What is your security setup these days?

That's fair enough as your testing. If it was for a set-up for regular home use then I would say it's being ultra paranoid.

 

Dumped AE.
Reason: Trial period end was closer and closer, and I was just without Returnil protection so I decided to remove it now.

Impressions on AE: liked it very much, it's a keeper.

I'm a little short on cash ATM, so AE will have to wait.

EDIT: This way I can test a more "bare-bones" approach... only Sandboxie and Returnil

 

hurst with SandBoxie youare able to block downloads like AE with the ClosedFilePath=!<restricted>,* option.very safe surfing blocking keyloggers.

 

Yeah, that's exactly how I have it configured (with some extra settings)

 

yes plus the simple the best.and you know in my own experience i will tell you this the more security apps you have,more problems you have.i think
that by closing the open doors with very effective anti malware in this case
sandboxie,it is able to protect you in real time.i always sandbox internet explorer with sandboxie using very tight configuration.and hotmail messenger and wmplayer these doors are guard by Defensewall hips.

 

UPDATE LIST JUNE 12, 2008 \ CHANGED, ADDED, REMOVED

Prior Full List found HERE

NETWORK

RESIDENT - XP MCE 2005 SP3 <--- Primary OS

RESIDENT - VISTA ULTIMATE SP1 <--- Backup OS
Online Armor AV+ 2.1.0.145 (Beta)**
- Custom Bluetach Blacklists Enabled (For Global and P2P Dependent)
- RunSafer Enabled for all Browsers, Email Clients, Messengers, Media Players
RVS 2008 Premium Edition 2.1.0.7067 (Beta)
- Session Lock is used when needed
Hostsman's HostsServer (MVPS Hosts File)
UAC: off, Windows Defender: off, Windows Firewall: off

HARDENING - XP

OTHER - XP & VISTA

BROWSERS - XP & VISTA
Firefox 3 (RC3), Opera 9.50, Internet Explorer 8 (Beta 1)

BACKUP

dja2k

**There is a beta version for Vista now available

 

A couple of MAJOR IMPORTANT coverages via small apps if ever conceived which i would like to see is a remake or something similar as ScriptDefender and also one tiny app that can restart any process when closed or crashed like SSM does with ease.

I think if both of those type new apps finally get the attention that they/we deserve, it would absolutely round out a near perfect defense setup. CyberHawk (old version) is working to perfection (Forget TF) and EQS for me is the ideal (HIPS) with way much in the way of specialized/customized coverages. Kerio 2.15 with special rules is IMO more than adequate and can match almost any of the newest firewall releases in my book, and where not, HIPS fills in nicely.

Talk about "Lite" with "Formidable" coverage with single individual apps, i don't see any other combos that can touch it.

SandboxIE is also an integral part of this "Super-Lite" defense strategy.

This is experimental in nature on my part foregoing the use of any ISR whatsoever or AV. I think it can be accomplished but only if the MBR is somehow included in the protection scheme. I'm not sure yet since i haven't tested it, but curious if SAMUARAI might offer something extra too, and it's also "Lite".

 

Yes, EQS is a great HIPS (and extremely light)... just waiting for 4.0 to go final to try it...

 

Hi

This is my first post on Wilders!

My security setup is:

Windows Firewall

Windows Worms Door Cleaner
Xpy

Sandboxie free
Avira AntiVir Personal
ThreatFire AntiVirus free

SUPERAntiSpyware Free
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware free

Linkscanner Lite

Mozilla Firefox - Adblock Plus, NoScript, CookieSafe
Opera

SyncBack free

 

Still running with the same here (ol' boring me)

Avast Home

Sandboxie (only used for IE now, Firefox with its frequent add-on updates and my bookmarking fanaticism has become too much of a pain to deal with using Sandboxie. Firefox is safe enough with NoScript and AdBlock Plus)

Router

SAS On-Demand

SpywareBlaster

I'll add Returnil back soon for those moments of wildness that I sometimes get a kick out of. Other than that, the heck with HIPS and all that. My common sense and I will continue surfing happily, safely, and painlessly.

 

Active
Look'n'Stop
DefenseWall
Sandboxie
AntiBot

On Demand
Dr Web Cure It
AVZ Antiviral Toolkit
Malwarebytes AntiMalware

Opera

 

A few changes (still behind Router)

Windows XP SP3 (nlited)

Resident
Avira Antivir Premium
PCTools Firewall Plus (Waiting for Outpost 2009)
EQSecure 3.41 (Alcyon’s Ruleset)
SandboxIE (Paid)

Backup
FD-ISR (Uncrippled version)
ShadowProtect

On-Demand
Superantispyware Pro
Gmer

Hardening
IE7 Pro
SpywareBlaster

Other
CCleaner
TrueCrypt
PeerGuardian (Only run during p2p)
Roboform

Windows Vista SP1 (Windows Defender disabled, UAC quiet mode)

Resident
Eset Smart Security
Superantispyware Pro

Hardening
IE7 Pro
SpywareBlaster

Backup
ShadowProtect

Other
CCleaner

Both extremely light setups, with XP machine pretty much bulletproof and Vista machine suitably protected for its use.

 

With changes and greetings : Hello , forgive my ignorance , sometimes ... MY SECURITY : Windows XP SP2 , 1 Go RAM , IE 7 , Windows Firewall ... # HARDENING of Windows ( hardeners : Advanced WindowsCare Personal ; SEEM )... In Windows Task Manager , I have 13 Processes Windows + 7 other Processes = 20 ! In system tray ( near clock ) - 5 icons . In Services , I have 33 services started . This is starting point . ## SECURITY SOFTWARES ## # ACTIVE ( all free ; effectives and very , very light ) : Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus ( Configuration : EXPERT Mode / enabled : all additional settings , all files , Guard - heuristic on High ) ; Comodo BOClean ; # PREVENTIVE ( all free ) : DEP enabled on all Programs ; SpywareBlaster ; Seconfig XP ; # ON DEMAND ( all free ) : CCleaner ; RegSeeker ; Advanced WindowsCare Personal ; MBAM (Malwarebytes AntiMalware ) ; BugHunter ; A - squared HiJackFree ; SecCheck ; Secunia PSI ; ToolbarCop ; Hijack This - version 1.99.0.1 ; SREng ( System Repair Engineer ) ; SEEM ( System Eyes & Ears Monitor ) ; Process Explorer ; ESET SysInspector ; SysProt AntiRootkit ; RootAlyzer ; USEC Radix ; kX-Ray ; GMER . And sometimes : Windows XP disque defragment , CHKDSK ( check disk ) . My little TRUSTWORTHY list ... There we are ! Thanks PS . Now : forest ... photo ...

 

I must be getting old having trouble to read this post

Gerard

 

I agree Gerard, that wasn't the best listing method . Sorry PROROOTECT, but that list is hard to read and follow. On the other hand, I like TVH listing method, it's like mine though be careful, I might sue for copyrights .

dja2k

 

Having tried AE I agree that this "bare-bones" approach is a good idea. The only
suggestion that I would make is that it might be even better without Sandboxie

 

Same here. But then again I'm old enough to think that Bloat begins with a second security application.

 

Oh no..I'm absolutely NOT READY yet for that. It's hard enough to feel confortable with just those 2 on board...

 

Windows XP SP3

ISR\Boot to restore:
FD-ISR Pro
ShadowDefender

Browser:
Opera 9.50

HIPS:
Norton AntiBot

Backup:
ShadowProtect

This is the lightest security setup i´ve ever had

 

Just looks like PROROOTECT is a coder and has listed in his native coding language style. Maybe he lives in the code!
It's cool all the same.

I like the minimalist approach to security, less is more.
My dream is to whitelist with out a program to do it for me.
Maybe setup a proxy in my lan connections for 127.0.0.1;
then add what is allowed one by one.
or
I could determine threats with Process Monitor and TCPView as I surf
Dreaming is cool.

My real security setup

• 
  Sunbelt AV+AS
  Spybot S&D
  SAS free
  OA FW
  Lots of ondemand scanners

I like the thought of Virtualization istead of imaging.
Imaging allows you to archive and Virtualization allows you to return to a clean state, all changes lost.

Things I would like to learn about;

• 
  How to flash bios
  How to flash video bios
  How to flash nic bios
  How to flash router bios
  How to flash cmos
  How to flash modem bios
  How to replace x:\windows\system32\drivers\(The ones that appear in safe mode)

100% cleaning!

 

The programs that I use to make a system images allow me to return to a clean state - that is what they do. so don't see your point.

 

Thank YOU very much , Searching . It's COOL ! PS. Little present for you ( and everybody ) : Process Lasso .

 

Dreaming is cool, but make it true like me is even better.

 

VISTA ULTIMATE SP1 SETUP:

Windows Firewall
Windows U.A.C, Hardware D.E.P.
Windows Defender
Avira AntiVir Personal (waiting for the final release of AntiExecutable for Vista)
DeepFreeze
First Defense ISR Rescue
ShadowProtect Desktop
Firefox NoScript

 

Osaban,
Do you combine FDISR Rescue and DeepFreeze without any problem ?