What is your security setup these days?

@Dragonsteel
Using another AV like Panda with Comodo suite is a bad idea. They're bound to conflict. No need if you tweak Comodo correctly and make use of its sandboxing, auto-sandboxing, HIPS, etc. Throw in Hitman Pro and a good imaging software to the mix and you're good to go.

A friendly advice: stay away from SAS, even from researching about it. Waste of time.

 

You have to use Dragon cause it's part of your nickname....

 

Lol! I'm lousy with making names.

 

@Amit- Gotcha, thank you for the advice, I'll stay away from SAS then and consider turning HIPS on. I know Chiron advised against it, but I don't see it necessarily hurting. Besides if I feel it's too chatty I can just turn it off again.

 

You could try running MBAM Pro along with CIS.

 

The Anti-executable monitors all execution, Comodo does not, unless in paranoid mode, even then ERP gives me more control.
The Anti-executable can password protect any process, Comodo does not.
The Anti-executable can prevent execution from USB, CD-ROM, RAM-Disk, etc., Comodo does not

Basically ERP is there to catch what Comodo might miss.

Plus, I constantly love beta testing ERP, it's always on my systems and I love being involved.

*EDIT* Plus ERP offers Lockdown Mode, where the system forbids all execution's, good when people use your computer, etc.

 

I'd love to, but I'm cheap

 

Also don't forget lockdown

 

Just run the trial and check how they're working together....

 

Not familiar with Lockdown. Adding that to my research list

 

Great idea! Will do that for sure.

 

Trying out the new ESET Smart Security Beta...nice so far. Light!!!

 

I concur

 

Nope. And you're right... they'd probably just steal the thing, not screw with it. But they may try to screw with it once they get it back to their lair. And they'd be SOL... especially after guessing the wrong password 6 times, lol... *poof* --- formatted.

I'd love to be able to take it even a step further and have it self destruct.

 

Removed Mamutu added EAM, the rest is in my sig

 

I literally laughed out loud at this

 

Please, give me your vote....

Light Setup:

System security (Built-in):
Windows SmartScreen, UAC on (No notification)

System other (Built-in):
Windows Update set for manual checking, Windows System Restore on

Third-party Real-time security:
Comodo Internet Security 6.2 (Chiron’s Guide, but with HIPS), NoVirusThanks EXE Radar Pro

On-demand Scanners:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Comodo Cleaning Essentials, Emsisoft Emergency Kit

Lightest Setup:

System security (Built-in):
Windows Defender, Windows SmartScreen, Windows Firewall, UAC on Max

System other (Built-in):
Windows Update to Automatically check, Windows System Restore on

Third-party Real-time security:
NoVirusThanks EXE Radar Pro, Sandboxie (Lifetime), EMET 4.0

On-demand Scanners:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Comodo Cleaning Essentials, Emsisoft Emergency Kit​

Out of these two choices that I picked, Which one would you vote for?

I'm not looking to add more, or replace anything in these setups, I just simply need your vote.

Your vote will be greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

My vote goes to number 2. VERY similar to my setup

 

Thank you CrusherW9 for your vote, I greatly appreciate it

Have you put your setup to the test? If so, What are your thoughts?

 

I vote for #2 as well

 

Thank you MRF71, I appreciate your vote

 

Your welcome, I think it's all you really need

 

Thanks for the feedback

 

I haven't put it through any tests for a few reasons. The first being that it's rather difficult to test a setup like this (or at least, beyond my knowledge). You're either testing for something to break out of Sandboxie, or testing for malicious code that is able to run, which would be prevented by ERP and/or EMET. It's not like with an AV you can run an executable and see if it catches it or not. The second reason being that EMET, ERP and Sandboxie are known to be rock solid. I feel safe enough just with everything I've read. Honestly, I would like to test it myself but I have no idea where to start

I really like the setup though. I like ERP because there aren't too many popups like a hips, but enough to make you feel like you're in control. Sandboxie is great for some reasons that might not even be apparent at first. Yes, it is fantastic protection, but one of the other things I like is that when I close my browser, I know all of my history and cookies are gone. It gives me a clean feeling. Because of this, I use the FF addon xmarks to sync my bookmarks to their servers. Then, whenever FF starts, it automatically retrieves whatever information is needed. I was having issues with this the other day though and have been using the built in sync. Not sure if the issue was with EMET 4.0, Sandboxie 4.02, or Xmarks. It's also nice for testing out programs or running separate instances of programs and not having them interact with each other. Plus, you can sandbox all external drives to prevent other people's drives from infecting you. It's just really versatile. Overall, it's a really light but highly effective setup.

 

I would choose #2 setup. Just won't use CIS and ERP together. SBIE and EMET seem strong enough to replace CIS.