What is your security setup these days?

I dont know, as much as I try to head in the other direction, this suite keeps drawing me back. I like it.

 

I had to uninstall KIS 2011, fw rules not consistent. Replaced with:
OP fw Pro
Avast free (netshield,webshield not installed)

These, runs with Prevx/safeonline, Keyscrambler,Sandboxie.

Seems as a great shifting.

 

back to chrome...
installed hitman pro 3.5

 

Did i say i have Hitman Pro 3.5 as second hand opinion and On-Demand scanner

 

it is very strong on demand scaner

 

i remenber Samurai version 2.7 how good this was

 

Yes.

But we don't mind. It's worth shouting it from the roof tops.

 

Ugh, Prevx on my mind.

 

Turned hardware DEP on for all programs and services.

I scan with Hitman Pro and Malwarebytes on certain downloads. (Not always both.)

 

Looking at the new tests Zemana Antilogger deserves a try

 

Updated in my sig. My Norton beta trial ran out

 

Windows 7 x86

Built in:-
DEP
Win7 FW
LUA
Max UAC
SEHOP
Applocker
No autorun

3rd Party:-
Sandboxie

It feels like running linux now...

Open DNS, Router...

 

My first post ever! But I've been reading this forum for quite a while now =)

RT: ESET NOD32, Online-Armor Free, WinPatrol Free, PeerBlock
OD: MBAM Free, Vba32 Antirootkit
MISC: Firefox, CCleaner, Secunia PSI, OpenDNS

On Windows XP SP3. Cheers!

 

Running XP Pro SP3 under Limited User Account,
hardening system with the use of built-in windows security. (gpedit.msc)
DEP ON for all. Software Restriction Policy: ENABLED.

Comodo Time Machine - (rollback software. I have a fresh windows xp installation as baseline, a snapshot for stable LUA/SRP/GPEDIT implementation, and another snapshot for testing softwares and improved hardening.)

Hitman Pro (set to scan at startup, and a keyboard shortcut (ctrl+alt) to scan some pre-configured folders)

 

Welcome kerykeion looks like a nice setup, Google "Hitman Pro" it is an invaluable asset to one's On-Demand scanner collection.

 

Could you give more info on that please I also used gpedit.msc for SRP, do you know any more "tricks" for hardening

 

I'm just playing around gpedit.msc reading the description of each option then enabling and disabling options which might be useful....

you could try improving your scores in Belarc Advisor first.

 

Removed Avast and replaced with Microsoft Security Essentials

 

Thanks AlanMcAlan! It's a nice tool! I'm adding this to my set up. Cheers!

Updated Setup:
RT: ESET NOD32, Online-Armor Free, WinPatrol Free, PeerBlock
OD: MBAM Free, Vba32 ARK Free, Hitman Pro Free
MISC: Firefox, CCleaner, Secunia PSI, OpenDNS

 

Giving Avira AntiVir 10 Premium a spin in place of avast! 5 Pro. So far so good.

 

Enabled SEHOP.

 

Definitely running without real-time scanners on Windows XP SP3:

Active:

Hardware firewall / NAT Router, disabled UPnP and remote administration, OpenDNS (with content filtering enabled)

running LUA (with SuRun) + SRP (default deny) + DEP + Windows Firewall

Sandboxie Free for my internet facing apps, carefully whitelisting apps allowed to run ad to access internet while sandboxed. Direct access to a single folder to make more convenient file downloading for my wife (obviously execution for that folder denied by SRP)

WOT and Adblock in my browsers (Firefox and Chrome)

Common sense


On demand:

Hitman Pro Free (scheduled scan at startup)
Avira Free (no Guard module, only on demand and weekly scheduled full scan)

Scheduled C:\ drive Imaging with Macrium Reflect
Data Backup with SyncBack Free
(both imaging and backup are done on a 2nd internal hard drive and on a external disconnected one)

The (really not too) sensitive data is stored in Keepass or in files encrypted by AxCrypt


After a few years without infections and AV warnings I feel I'm pretty covered; wondering about dropping Windows Firewall too because for inbound I'm already covered by router (with my setup I feel unsolicited outbound is very unlikely).

I'm very open to your suggestions
Thanks

 

Online armor premium and EAM 5. THinking about adding geswall back in and maybe Panda cloud.