What is your security setup these days?

In Memory:
- Antivirus: Nod32 2.70.39.
- Firewall Outbound: System Safety Monitor Pro 2.3.0.612.
- Firewall Inbound: Routeur Linksys.
- HIPS: System Safety Monitor Pro 2.3.0.612.
- Virtualisation: PowerShadow 2.6.

On Demand:
- Rootkit: Rootkit Unhooker
- Ports: Nirsoft CurrPorts
- Registry Scanner: HiJackThis & Autoruns
- Virtualisation: VirtualBox 1.4.
- Unlocker.

Hardening:
- Windows Post SP2: Updated with Nlite 1.4
- Disabled useless windows services
- Registry Tweaks: I use a lot of personal registry tweaks
- HashTab

Cleaning:
- Files/Registry: Acelogix System Tuneup 1.1.

Restriction of administrator privileges:
- StripMyRights

Alternative software:
- Browser: Opera 9.2
- Instant IM: Miranda IM 0.70
- Media Player: GOM Player 2.13 (Video) / XMPlay 3.4.1 (Audio)
- Task Manager: Process Explorer 10.21
- PDF Support: Foxit Reader 2.0
- Notepad: NotePad++ 4.1
- Defragmentation: O&O Defrag Professional 10
- Image Viewer: IrfanView 4.0

 

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XP setup #2

Resident:

Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Look 'n' Stop
PeerGuardian

On-Demand:

SUPERAntiSpyware Free

Other Security / System Hardening:

nLite'd Windows XP SP2 (with service tweaking based on TweakHound's guide)
RyanVM's Post-SP2 Windows XP Update Pack
Harden-It
Samurai HIPS
Seconfig XP
SocketLock
xp-antispy
Process Explorer
Firefox extensIons: AdBlock Plus, CookieSafe, Cookie Button (in the status bar), and NoScript

 

A few changes.

 

Firewall
Linksys Router RT31P2
Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1007.7323 (591)(anti-spyware enabled)
Harden-It 1.2
Windows Worms Doors Cleaner 1.4.1

AV/AT
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 6.0.2.621
BOClean 4.22.002

HIPS
DiamondCS ProcessGuard 3.410
DiamondCS WormGuard 3
RegDefend 2.001 (with revised custom Ghost Group from Tony Klein 5/29/06)
WinPatrol Plus 11.3.2007

Block Lists
MVPS Hosts File (6/14/07)(with HostsXpert 4.0)
SpyBot Search & Destroy 1.4 (Immunize enabled)
PeerGuardian 2 (spyware blocked)

Resident On Demand Scanners
Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06
SUPERAntispyware 3.9.1008
Kephyr Bazooka 1.13.03
A-squared scanner 3.0.0.318
Ewido (AVG) Micro 4.0
Mischel TrojanHunter 4.7 (932)
UnHackMe 4.5 Beta (May 25, 2007)
Sysinternals RootkitRevealer 1.71
F-Secure Blacklight Rootkit Elimination 2.2.1061
Gmer 1.0.13.12540
Resplendence RootKit Hook Analyzer 2.0
AVG Anti-Rootkit Beta 1.1.0.42
HijackThis 2.0 Beta

Online Scanners
CounterSpy spyware scan
X-Clean Micro (Facetime.com) spyware scanning
Prevx HijackThis analyzer; HijackThis log file analysis (HijackThis Log Analyzers)
VirusTotal
Jotti's malware scan
McAfee Freescan

 

NAT router with firewall
AntiVir PE
Power Shadow
Kerio 2

 

Avast free
Boclean
Natrouter
as redundency--windows firewall with no inc. connections,allowed only Avast and Boclean.
on demand SAS
Firefox with Noscript

 

After trying NOD, PCCillin, Comodo, SAS Pro, A Squared, Spyware Terminator, Spyware Blaster, GW, Cyberhawk, etc which make my computer slowdown and software conflict...i just select only one security.


My security setup these days......only KIS7

 

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XP setup #1


Vista setup

Resident:

Look 'n' Stop
NOD32

On-Demand:

SUPERAntiSpyware Free

Other Security / System Hardening:

vLite'd Vista (with service tweaking based on TweakHound's guide)
Vispa
Process Explorer
Firefox extensIons: AdBlock Plus, CookieSafe, and NoScript

 

Avira PE Premium
Look 'n' Stop 2.06
Returnil
GeSWall Pro
Nat Router

 

Permanent:

- -That good old ever present high quality router - -

Active:

ZAP 7.0.362.000 (liking the later 7.xx releases for XP a lot)
SAV Corporate 10.1.6.6010
Comodo BOClean 4.24
Sana Security's Primary Response SafeConnect 2.2.0.1187

Passive:

a2 free
SAS Pro (on demand for now)
SpywareBlaster
RootkitRevealer

This grouping is providing good security without impinging upon my 20 MBPS cable connection.

 

Netopia NAT router w/ firewall
Online Armor v.2 w/ av
NOD32
Ad Muncher
Spyware Blaster
Drop My Rights
CyberHawk Pro

On demand-
AVG Anti-Rootkit
F-Secure Blacklight
SuperAntiSpyware
Trend Micro House Call

 

Philips router
BitDefender Antivirus Plus 10.247
Prevx 2.0
Spywareblaster
Ad-Watch 2007

on demand
Ad-Aware 2007
spybot search & destroy

 

Real-time

Netgear router
NOD32
ZA Free
Counter Spy
Prevx2
BOClean
SpywareBlaster

On demand

SuperAntiSpyware (free)
A-squared (free)
SpywareTerminator
Ad-Aware SE
Spybot

Other

Firefox with NoScript + CookieSafe + Adlock Plus + Finjan Secure Browsing
Sandboxie (when needed)

 

Avira PE Premium
ZA Pro
CounterSpy
Spyware Doctor, which does not hog my unit

 

Active:

NAT router w/firewall
Outpost Firewall Pro 4
Avira AntiVir Premium
Cyberhawk
CA Anti-spam
Bluecoat K9 Web Protection (kids)

On-demand:

SAS
Ad-Aware SE
Dr. Web Cureit
Panda Anti-Rootkit
Trendmicro Rootkit Buster
CCleaner

 

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XP setup

Resident:

GhostWall
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Look 'n' Stop
NOD32

On-Demand:

SUPERAntiSpyware Free

Other Security / System Hardening:

nLite'd Windows XP SP2 (with service tweaking based on TweakHound's guide)
RyanVM's Post-SP2 Windows XP Update Pack
Harden-It
Samurai HIPS
Seconfig XP
SocketLock
xp-antispy
Process Explorer
Firefox extensIons: AdBlock Plus, CookieSafe, and NoScript

 

yeah ok

 

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WINDOWS XP SETUP

ACTIVE

Ksspersky Internet Security (7.0.0.125)
- File, Mail & Web Anti-Virus Enabled
- Anti-Hacker Firewall Enabled
- Proactive Defense Enabled
- Privacy Control Enabled
- Anti-Span Enabled
Comodo BOClean (4.24)
Geswall (2.6)
- Isolate Know Applications
- All Browsers Automatically Isolated
PeerGuardian 2.0 (Beta 6b)
- Anti p2p list Enabled
Hostsman (3.0.0.25 Beta1)
- MVPS Host File \ Overwrite
- Auto Updates

ON DEMAND
HostsXpert 4.0

dja2k

 

Resident

ZA Free
McAfee AV
Spyware Terminator (No HIPS)
Hostsman
BOClean
SSM Free
Spyware Blaster

On Demand

Spybot
Ad-Aware SE
AVG
A-squared
SUPERAntiSpyware

Other

Firefox with NoScript, AdBlock+,Scrapbook,Site Advisor
Sandboxie
CCleaner
Filemap by BB
FingerPrint
WhatsRunning
RegShot

Considering Returnil

 

NOD32
Outpost firewall
Prosecurity
opera

 

KIS 7.0.0.119a
ProSecurity 1.30 (Full)
Firefox
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Netgear DG834GT (Nat+ SPI)

 

Current set up. All realtime behind router with hardware firewall.

Windows firewall
NOD32
Cyberhawk
DriveSentry
Browser Sentinel 2
Ad Muncher
Realtime Cookie & Cache Cleaner

Not sure if this is going to be my setup for long. Always seem to encounter one problem or another at some point. This is why over the last year i have occasionally changed things about. But for now everything co-exists and my pc is not encountering any slowdowns.

One thing i do find is that as software is updated then the newer version can cause problems that weren't there with the previous version. This is true for me of the latest Prevx. Before the latest update - no problems. Now, unusable. This is why i can never say i'm sticking with a product. Change is not always for the best. Plus i'm always on the lookout for "something better". And that can mean many things from faster, more compatible, wider coverage of protection, easier to use etc etc.

muf

 

This setup keeps my computer running quickly, no lag whatsoever:

1) Vista Home Premium (using standard account)

2) Router (firewall enabled and excellent encryption setup)

3) Vista firewall (public mode)

4) Antivir free

5) Windows Defender

6) FirstDefense ISR for recovery/removal

7) IE 7 in protected mode with IE7 pro for filtering ads

Grand Paradiso 3 Alpha build with AdBlock and NoScript

9) Ccleaner

10) Spybot (immunize)

11) A-squared free

12) All latest updates for windows, etc.

13) Secure Gmail

14) K9 Bluecoat Web protection (great free program)

 

Router
dual boot with:
WinXP with Avast Home only (when needed)
PCLinuxOS 2007 for daily use

That's it!

 

Netgear DG834 Router and nothing else