What is your security setup these days?

Minor changes

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

AV/AT
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 6.0.2.614
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 11.1.2007

Block Lists
SpyBot Search & Destroy 1.4 (Immunize enabled)
SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 (Custom Blocking List: http://koti.mbnet.fi/pattaya1/swb3.htm 2/15/07)
MVPS Hosts File (2/16/07) with HostsXpert 3.8
IE-SPYAD (1/20/07)(and TNT block list 12/15/06)(ZonedOut 3.2)

Resident On Demand Scanners
Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06
SUPERAntispyware 3.4.1000
Kephyr Bazooka 1.13.03
A-squared scanner 2.1.0.5
Ewido Micro 4.0
Mischel TrojanHunter 4.6 928
UnHackMe 4.1 Beta 1
Sysinternals RootkitRevealer 1.71
F-Secure Blacklight Rootkit Elimination 2.2.1055
Gmer 1.0.12.12027
Resplendence RootKit Hook Analyzer 2.0
HijackThis 1.99.1

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

 

Hardened OS, SonicWALL, TinyWatcher, RegDefend, MJ Registry Watcher, and Snoopfree.

 

Is Look'n'Stop 2.06 out already or are you a tester?

dja2k

 

The beta is out here. Any one can download it if he/she wants it and becomes a tester
I have had no issues with it yet.

 

Just curious, what's the memory usage of Spyware Terminator on your machine Easter?

 

Added
Removed
Testing

Hardware: Netgear FVL328 Websafe Router

Resident:
LooknStop
Nod32
BOCLEAN
ProSecurity
Ghost Security Suite
Counterspy 2
Power Shadow

On Demand:
SuperAntispyware
Rootkit Revealer
Rootkit Unhooker
a-squared free
ewido micro scanner
Process Monitor
Process Explorer
Autoruns

Hardening:
Spywareblaster
IESpyad
WWDC
Seconfig
MVPS Hosts File

Browser:
Firefox w/No Script, Shazou, Adblock Plus, Form Fox, Site Advisor
SandBoxie
LinkScanner Pro

Backup and Recovery:
FD-ISR
IFW/BiNG

 

sp_rsser.exe=14,788

Spywareterminatorshield.exe=8,060


Real-Time Shield=ENABLED
HIPS=ENABLED

Hope that helps.

 

Indeed it does thanks

 

Thanks for the link...

I have changed my setup and is listed in my signature. I have two setups now switching at boot with FD-ISR, but I personally use the TESTING setup more often. The MAIN setup is usually for my friends and family whom don't know how to use any HIPS or even answer allow\block in any of the pop-up. They don't even know how to answer this, DO YOU WANT TO ALLOW ... TO ACCESS THE INTERNET, they answer NO and complain why Firefox doesn't work. Well anyways those are my up-to-date setups.

dja2k

 

Updated from a much earlier post:

In Realtime:
KIS 6.0.2.614a
BOClean
Prevx1
SpyWareBlaster
SpyWareGuard

On Demand:
SuperAntiSpyware Pro
Win Patrol Plus, just for info at this point.

Recovery:
Acronis True Image
Testing: RollBack RX Pro
Works well at this point.
Worth the price? Remains to be seen.

Misc.
Cookie Wall by Analog X
NoADs by South Bay Software

 

realtime:Kis6.0
on demand superantispyware pro,spysweeper and a squared free
hardware: BT home hub got yesterday to replace my bt voyager 2091 router.

 

Latest "changes" in bold as of 3/1/07:

Resident:

Avira AntiVir PE Premium[Added]
DefensePlus[Removed]
DefenseWall HIPS v2.0 Beta 4[Upgraded]
LinkScanner Pro[Upgraded]
Look'n'Stop 2.06 Beta 1[+Phant0m's latest r/s];[Upgraded]
Netgear RP614 v2 Router w/NAT & SPI
NOD32[Removed]
RegRun Platinum 5.0[Removed]

On-Demand:

A-Squared(free)
AVG Anti-Spyware(free)
Autoruns
Avira Rootkit Detector
CounterSpy v2.0[Added/Upgraded]
Gmer
IceSword
Process Explorer
Process Walker
RootKit Hook Analyzer
Rootkit Unhooker
Sentinel
Sophos AntiRootkit
SUPERAntiSpyware Pro[Upgraded]
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

System Hardening:

Applied manual system hardening tweaks
Disabled most WinXP SP2 services
Harden-It
Removed Netmeeting
Removed Windows Messenger
Samurai
Windows Worms Door Cleaner

Miscellaneous:

Primary Web Browser - Opera Weekly Build(w/UserJS scripts);[Upgraded]
Email - PocoMail


Peace & Love,

CogitoErgoSum

 

My system (I posted this earlier on "other antivirus" but perhaps this is a better place):

firewall: ZyXEL Prestige 334

F-secure IS 2007
Prevx1R
Winpatrol Plus
Processguard free (execution control disabled)

Analog X-Script Defender
Hostsman (updating 4 HOSTS-lists)
CCleaner (scheduled to clean HD every evening)

Firefox (Siteadvisor + Netcraft toolbar + Adblock Plus + NoScript + Cookie permit + Cookie culler + DrWeb)

Sometimes used:
Syncback
Actronis true image
Sandboxie
MS Baseline security analyzer
Secunia software inspector
Virustotal
Several on-demand scanners such as SAS, Escan, Gmer, Darkspy ...

 

Modified/Changed from my last config posted.

Dropped: Prevx1

Added: GhostSecuritySuite

 

Latest "changes" in bold as of 3/3/07:

Resident:

Avira AntiVir PE Premium
BOClean[Added]
DefenseWall HIPS v2.0 Beta 4
LinkScanner Pro
Look'n'Stop 2.06 Beta 1[+Phant0m's latest r/s]
Netgear RP614 v2 Router w/NAT & SPI

On-Demand:

A-Squared(free)
AVG Anti-Spyware(free)
Autoruns
Avira Rootkit Detector[Removed]
CounterSpy v2.0
Gmer
IceSword
Process Explorer
Process Walker
RootKit Hook Analyzer
Rootkit Unhooker
Sentinel
Sophos AntiRootkit[Removed]
SUPERAntiSpyware Pro
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

System Hardening:

Applied manual system hardening tweaks
Disabled most WinXP SP2 services
Harden-It
Removed Netmeeting
Removed Windows Messenger
Samurai
Windows Worms Door Cleaner

Miscellaneous:

Primary Web Browser - Opera Weekly Build(w/UserJS scripts)
Email - PocoMail


Peace & Love,

CogitoErgoSum

 

RESIDENT:
Comodo firewall Pro 2.4.18.184
NOD32 2.7
Prevx1 (expert mode)
Online Armor v1
SpywareTerminator (Realtime shield enabled)
Processguard v3.410 (free)

ON DEMAND:
Superantispyware Pro
AVG Antispyware 7.5 (free)
A-Squared (free)
RootkiUnhooker

BROWSER:
Firefox with no-scripts,adblock plus, cookiesafe, netcraft toolbar, mcafee siteadvisor, AI Roboform toolbar. Used with DefenseWall 2.0 beta and PowerShadow.

OTHERS:
Spywareblaster
CWShredder
Tiny watcher
ProcessExplorer
TCPview
xp-antispy
Sentinel 2.0
MRU-blaster
EULAlyzer
ERUNT
CCleaner
Eraser
Truecrypt

BACK UP:
Acronis True Image 10

 

How are you finding Ghost as compared to SSM?

 

Answered:Click Here

Regards EASTER

 

Okay, I have added some browser add-ons/extensions to help security/controlling purposes of my internet experience. The extensions added are:

Internet Explorer 7:
IE7Pro
McAfee Siteadvisor [for IE7]

Mozilla Firefox 2:
NoScript
Dr.Web anti-virus link checker
WOT
McAfee Siteadvisor [for MF2]
Download Statusbar

Anyone know any other recommended browser add-ons I should get ? I really want a NoScript-like add-on for IE7, but that won't happen anytime soon. Also, WOT said their add-on was for MF only at the time, so would there be any chance IE7 will be added onto the field ? Thanks for the feedback and sugestions, guys !! (Please no toolbars, I am not fond of them when I already have built-in searching in the browsers.)

Also, anything I should add to my setup ? I do not plan to remove or uninstall any of my current setup unless there was a complete major problem with it (like ZA Free ...). As long as it works and can co-exist with my other programs without any conflicts, I am alright with the program. I don't truly mind resource usage increases (as long as my PC still runs quitely). So, anything I should add ?

Former post #903 [Adding new programs/stuff info with CAPS LOCK]---->
Well, my security setup is as follows:

Antivirus- Avast! Home Edition
Firewall- Comodo Personal Firewall
Router Firewall-Westell VersaLink 327 Built-In Firewall Active
Antispyware- Resident: Windows Defender
Antispyware- On Demand: Spybot S&D [with Immunize feature on and, I think, TeaTimer off]+Ad-Aware+A-Squared Free+AVG Antispyware Free
Active HIPS- Winpatrol+Cyberhawk
Browser Protection- SpywareBlaster
Browsers- Internet Explorer 7+Mozilla Firefox 2
BROWSER ADD-ONS:
IE7: IE7PRO+MCAFEE SITEADVISOR
MF2: NOSCRIPT+DR.WEB ANTI-VIRUS LINK CHECKER+WOT+MCAFEE SITEADVISOR+DOWNLOAD STATUSBAR
Operating System- Windows Service Pack 2 [with all updates installed]
On-Demand Activity- Once every month
Note: For a great security setup, customizing the programs are absolutly needed (I customized the Windows XP interface, IE7 and MF2 for optimized security) and constant updates should be active and monitored.

The reasons for this setup:
-All programs have a simple interface.
-All programs can be customized easily.
-All programs have great protection.
-All programs have easy updating and update well.
-All programs have been recommended.
-Most programs have dedicated fourms, which means the company is trying to make quality products.
-All programs have great overall rating and reputations.
-All programs have simple and easy intergration with the Windows XP OS.
-On Demand activity is easy and simple.

Overall, the physical memory usage of the active protection is about 312 MB of 768 MB (without browsers open). With a single browser, it usually jumps to about 350 MB, and with both browsers open, it jumps to about 400 MB. Not bad, considering the active protection doesn't consume much resources.

P.S-
Also, some other programs I recommend that are not necessarily security related, but help in many OS areas and better than many other programs, are:
-Trillian Messenger Client
-EasyCleaner
-CCleaner
-WeatherPulse
-7-Zip
-REAL ALTERNATIVE
-QUICKTIME ALTERNATIVE
-PROCESS EXPLORER
-SIW SYSTEM INFORMATION UTLITY

 

Thanks!

 

I've dumped so much, I feel guilty posting here.
Active:
K-meleon (JAvascript disabled)
AOL AVS
Spywareblaster
Powershadow (for browsing)
Router/FW
Jetico 1.0 BC_filter removed (outboud)
On demand:
SAS
A-squared

 

Anytime.

I often wonder when this will all end, i mean some of us can't get enough of piling on as many protections as possible as long as they work together smoothly and don't interfere with the system speed of simple chores like opening explorer folders and files.

I think i overload explorer a lot more than most because on top of all these security programs i use Vanimator and UberIcon for opening folder special effects and more attractive progress bar colors, eye candy to some, an absolute necessity for others. Take also into consideration nearly every icon on my computer is customized/differently from the XP defaults courtesy the Iphile program and not to mention Stardock's LogOn Studio plus BootScreen.

Without those nifty extras i would throw an otherwise boring and drab looking box in the dumpster and be done with it.

 

If you feel guilty then I feel ashamed. I added more than I had, just can't keep away from a lot of security and software conflicts. Look at my signature for my latest lineup. My main one, even running all that, is way faster than my testing snapshot. Main snapshot doesn't have any conflict nor any noticeable slowness whatsoever. Yet I am probably safer while running inside my testing snapshot which gives me more control over things.

dja2k

 

Why should it? I look at it this way, as long as you do no harm to others (passing malware to others, malicious hacking, destructive advice, etc.), it's your world. Make of it what you will.

 

Heh, i was referring to this endless cat and mouse game that ping-pongs back and forth between malware released in the wild en masse distributions via web sites versus AntiMalware/AntiVirus development where every so often another program is core updated in order to better detect and where possible completely remove malicious encounters.

Thats why i feel like HIPS and other behavioral blockers have really made a tremendous impact on Shielding users PC "BEFORE" the fact instead of the user and/or security AS/AV having to deal with matters "AFTER" the fact of some malicious or otherwise potentially destructive intrusion.