What is your security setup these days?

Win 7 beta using standard user with UAC setting at default. As standard user I do not have to worry about the security certificate issue that has caused such a stir. Such system changes need admin password. And even if I ran with one account I would then move the UAC slider up one to prompt me for all changes.

I think the nice little secret about Win 7 is that the standard user account will run better than it did in Vista at least for me, and the standard user will now be the cheaper and smoother way to defeat malware and viruses.

With Win 7 standard-user-account you have an organic trajectory against security challenges. I would add that Paragon 9 Personal Backup works well with Win 7. I have several, successful restores in the last 3 weeks between Vista, Win 7, and XP Pro.

Key Scrambler is used with Firefox 3.05 plus certain addons.

I occasionally install Antivir free to run full system scans just in case I goof.

This is all part of how I keep my system secure.

 

Ah well, new setup https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1396830&postcount=31 after running some tests back to silent set up

MalwareDefender application + network protection, learning mode with user interface locked: only asking (denying, ignore others)
- new programs seeking internet
- direct disk/phisical access
- low level keyboard/registry access
- system shutdown
- kernel objects modification

GeSWall Pro 2.8.3
- on high, silent (no notifications), auto terminate malicious programs
- made Outlook Express folders and WAB confidential
- allowed browsers only write access to D:\Downloads directory (IE for banking + purchases, Chromium -incognito for normal browsing)
- allowed P2P programs only access to shared folder + incomplete downloads + SRP of no execute on these folders also

Avast Home
- only standard shield
- check on writes only

KeyScramble free on IE7

Very light on resources (+/- 1 sec combined total agrregated CPU time on every hour I surf the web, +/- 100 MB read access to disk in this hour, +/- 50MB write access, causing two second read and one second write delay in total in this hour)

 

Windows XP Professional SP2 (not 3)

Listing Only My Daily Routine Active Safety Measures for either purpose, research & surfing

EQSecure 4.0 Beta 3 (w/Alcyon's World Class Rules!)
ProcessGuard 3.5
ScriptTrap
Kerio 2.15 (w/Custom Rules)
Mamutu (Wonderful Behavioral Blocker)
SandboxIE 3.34
Returnil RVS
Firefox 3 (Portable)

 

no antivirus....running free, as in naked in the wilderness XD

 

cool

 

NEW SETUP: got rid of CIS Beta

Real-Time:

- Avira PE Premium
- Zemana AntiLogger ----> NEW
- Rollback Rx

On-Demand:

- SAS
- MBAM
- SpywareBlaster
- SandboxIE


Still thinking if i should add something else to the real-time, but for now this is it, its nice and light.

 

Folks,

Stay on topic. Thanks in advance.

Blue

 

do you know where to get the beta of comodo?thanks

 

I think here:
COMODO Internet Security 3.8.61948.459 BETA

https://forums.comodo.com/beta_corn...curity_3861948459_beta_released-t33533.0.html


EDIT: But you have to log in to the forum.

 

Tweaked my setup:

Vista Home Premium UAC enabled and system tweaked for security.

COMODO Internet Security 3.8.61948.459 BETA(AV on demand)
Avira AV Premium
A2 Anti Malware
Setup A2 BB and D+ to watch each other's backs,few custom rules in D+ also.

SandboxIE (on demand)
Comodo Diskshield (on demand)

Browsers:
Opera 9.63
Firefox 3 (Browser defender,Finjan,Dr Web,Noscript addons.

 

Avira
Sandboxie
Shadow defender Tried others but like this the best

 

Forgot to mention, and this might come as something of a concern for some but not to others, i also, along with running the HIPS eqsecure 4.0 Beta 3, have Real-Time Defender sitting in the tray as a standby whenever i go lurking for new malware samples. And yes, both are completely compatible on XP anyway and do not interfere with each other but rather compliment as a dual protection scheme during times when i landed a good catch. No instability problems while both are active. But normally, RTD just sits in the tray untill needed.

EASTER

 

On my desktop..

Online armor 3.0.0.190
ProcessGuard 3.5
Nod 32 Antivirus 3.0

On my laptop..

Comodo Firewall
Nod 32 Antivirus 3.0

 

This tells me that you know that there is some stuff out there that can bypass EQS so you have Real-Time Defender to fill in the gaps.

So what features is EQS missing? I know one of them is that EQS doesn't have block or allow "Send Messages" or "code injection"%wyg=0

 

Windows XP Pro SP2 with Embedded Theme

- Router w/ NAT & SPI

- Firefox 3.0.5 with Adblock Plus

- Sandboxie 3.34 (Registered)

- AyRecovery 6.0.3 (1 yr. License)

- TrendMicro HijackThis
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Since the last 12 months, I've downloaded and used
the following on-Demand scanners (which have found Nothing):

- Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool
- Dr.Web CureIt!
- A-Squared Free
- Norman Malware Cleaner
- SAS
- MBAM
- Panda, F-Secure (BlackLight), Sophos, TrendMicro (Rootkit Buster), AVIRA AntiVir, and avast! Anti-Rootkit scanners
- Autorun Virus Remover
- Trojan Killer

 

PC #1: XP SP2* (w/ security hotfixes and unnecessary services disabled)

Realtime:
NAT Router
CIS
Returnil

On-Demand:
Sandboxie
MBAM
DriveXML
HijackThis
Flash Disinfector

Web Browsers:
Google Chrome
Firefox 3 w/ various security addons

System Hardeners:
SpywareBlaster
WWDC
BugOff
Seconfig XP
xp-AntiSpy
Security & Privacy Complete

Utilities:
CCleaner
RegSeeker
Auslogics BoostSpeed
cFosSpeed


PC #2: ReactOS 0.3.8

Realtime:
NAT Router
DriveXML

 

CIS.. (full)

thats pretty much it..

on demand I go with
a-squared
SAS
sometimes something else, heavier..

Nothing found except tracking cookies in last 2 years.. so I rarely scan

 

I am running these days

Real Time:

OA3 latest beta
Avast!
Prevx Edge 3 latest beta
Windows Defender just because its there

About the only malware I see comes from Avast! warnings about malicious websites, so probably don't visit the right neighborhoods Not a P2P or IM user, not sharing, so pretty straightforward except for worrying about open wifi links.

I also do an image weekly with Acronis True Image, and copy to a separate offline disk drive. Aren't others using imaging as part of their security profile?
Run SAS/MBAM at the same time just for fun, but have never seen anything.

 

Win Xp Pro SP3

Realtime:
- LUA, SRP
- Real Time Defender
- PrevxEdge

OnDemand:
- MalwareBytes
- Superantispyware Free
- System Safety Monitor Pro (only when need to monitor partocular low level access to disk)

Other:
- Opera
- Acronis TI 8
- SandboxIE

 

New Setup:

Real-Time:

- Avira PE Premium
- Zemana Antilogger
- Winpatrol PLUS ---> NEW
- Rollback Rx

On-Demand:

- SAS
- MBAM
- SpywareBlaster
- Sandboxie

got rid of my prevx edge trial and installed winpatrol PLUS.

 

i also added winpatrol plus beta version to my arsenal

 

cool, im not using the Beta, just the most recent stable release.

 

running 7 computers- combination of xp pro sp3 and vista
home premium sp1
also beta testing windows 7 (on 2 computers) on virtual pc 2007 sp1 and virtualbox (both running avira free)
Real time:
AVG 8 free 0n 4 computers, Avira free on 2, Avg Pro with firewall on one computer
Superantispyware Pro/Free
Windows Defender

On Demand
Malwarebites
Spywareblaster
Ccleaner
Spyware Search and Destroy
Firefox 3.06

robin

 

I gave my lifetime DW license to mum.

I kept the lean and clean one:

Windows Firewall
LUA
SRP
on my two laptops

On the Xp one, deep group policy tweaking
On Vista, simple. I managed to get SRP on a premium version: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=232857

 

Removed my all anti- software and using only:

router with SPI firewall
windows firewall
system safety monitor


I feel light as a feather