What is your security setup these days?

It is virtually impossible to infect you something. Great setup!

 

Thanks!

dja2k

 

Thanks much. Sure has taken a good while to find a light/powerful combo.

 

Thanks moontan. I'm just not a believer in bogging down an OS especially if the OS provides the "bug spray" to neutralize the bugs.

 

My setup:

OS: WIN XP SP3(32bit)
RAM: 1GB

Antivirus- Avast antivirus free
Firewall- Comodo firewall with defense plus
Antimalware/Antispyware- Malwarebytes antimalware free and Superantispyware free
Browser- Firefox (adblock plus,betterprivacy and bitdefender quickscan)
Other- secunia PSI, Prevx free, Hitman PRO free, HiJackThis and Panda USB vaccine
Backup- Easeus Todo backup home free

My pc is running smoothly and no infection so far with continuous learning from great forums and ways to stay out of trouble.

I've tried bufferzone. Browser started acting funny and pc got slow and sluggish. So removed bufferzone.

Did not try sandboxie(not enough positive reviews, possible unresolved incompatibility with comodo defense plus sandbox and avast auto sandbox,etc) or returnil(not sure of the necessity of a virtual environment when I have my solid setup,possible clash of the realtime antivirus and antimalware protection component of free returnil with avast and when asked in forum I was advised to install returnil first and then avast or any other antivirus which I did not find convincing).


Any changes to the setup or suggestion is heartily welcome.

 

I suggest you try some different sources for reviews

Of all the applications that are geared towards security, Sandboxie would rank as a likely #1 tool in terms of usability, stability and performance. At least it would in mine and maybe one or two others

Sul.

 

Not enough positive reviews for Sandboxie? This forum is full of them (along with much of the Internet)!
It's not necessary if you're using Avast's and Comodo's sandbox correctly though.

 

@ Sully
I think you misunderstood me. I'm sorry I couldn't make myself more clear.
I was not trying to mean that I found few positive review on sandboxie and that its usability and performance is somewhat lower in comparison with others.

What I meant was I now have a security setup which I plan to keep for some months if not years. And I don't want to change more than two programs(Comodo firewall with defense plus and Avast free antivirus) to make way for one(Sandboxie).
So I meant I did not found enough reviews suggesting or rather ensuring me that I could add sandboxie without any changes to the setup and that it would definitely make a good additional layer of protection(not that its bad or no.2 or something) to my already good protection(Avast autosanbox,Comodo auto and ondemand sandbox).

@J_L

Yes I have read many reviews recommending sandboxie in this forum but I did not get what I was looking for.
As stated above I hope there will be no more misunderstanding.
You guys love Sandboxie because you use it. Maybe I'll do that when I'll also use it. I'm not degrading Sandboxie as an effective program but just need some strong assurance on my issue as stated above.
I agree with you that if I use those two correctly then sandboxie is not needed.

That is why I've come here. You guys are experienced and knowledgeable and so should help and guide silly people like me, don't you think so?

Please suggest or recommend any change, addition or removal of items(including Sandboxie) in my setup.

Thank you.

"You can prove Einstein a fool if you make yourself funny enough"

 

If I'm the only person using the computer, I'd use Sandboxie alone + some tweaking.
learn the attack vectors and try to mitigate them using least computer resources possible. it's fun. that's how I build my setup below (see sig.)

 

Yeah, the one of the product that I'll continue to use whenever I can

Sandboxie definitely is one of the best sandbox and I hope it will never die

 

I fully agree here Sandboxie is #1 security tool with plenty of possible combinations with stable and fast operations. A must have tool for me

 

@Konata Izumi
I see you use clearcloud dns in your sig. I also wanted to use but then I read users complaining on how it slowed their browsing session that is it took long time in loading pages.Even in their own forum clearcloud dns users posted their concerns. So how is your experience with it? Are you having the same problem? And do you recommend it to add to my setup?

@blasev and @boyfriend
Do you guys recommend me sandboxie to add to my setup which already includes comodo sanbox and avast autosanbox? Do you two really think sanboxie can give me a great extra layer of protection?

Thanks.

 

you can also try Norton DNS which is pretty good.

you already have enough sandboxes as it is.
if i had to use only 1 sandbox i'd chose SBie.

 

Do you really need both OA++ and Mamutu if you using Applocker? Just a thought. Great setup though.

 

not necessary, If you're already comfortable and secure
u can use what u like (maybe in this case comodo sandbox)
and that should be enough protection

but in term of sanbox protection, I'll bet my 2 cent on sandboxie quality
why don't u try the free version? its free and easy to uninstall if u change your mind

 

my security setup update:

1. added Chromium browser for regular browsing.
2. added Avast Antivirus FREE
   • Avast File Shield: Unchecked: scan when opening and writing. only scan scripts and libraries when executing. (sometimes I disable this completely)
   • Web Shield: to scan Privoxy Traffic.
   • Network Shield: Enabled
   • Script Shield: Enabled
   • Behavior Shield: Enabled

I did not encounter any problems from clearcloud dns yet.


make a clean image backup of your system so you can experiment creating different setups and then pick the setup you like.

 

@moontan
Are you sure norton dns is effective and does not slow browsing sessions?
And thanks for advice. I also think I do not need sandboxie with the other sandbox programs that I have.
I don't understand your last post. What do you mean by UAC?
@blasev
Thanks buddy. I'll try it later.Like you said I do not need it now, maybe later.
Any suggestion or advice on my setup is much appreciated. Please suggest me anything to add like moontan did about norton dns.

my setup: avast free, comodo fw/d+, mbam free, sas free, hitman pro free, prevx free, secunia psi, panda usb vaccine, hijackthis, firefox(adblock plus,betterprivacy and bitdefender quickscan), easeus todo backup home free.

OS: win xp sp3(32bit)
RAM: 1gb

 

no, nothing else. u'r setup is more than enough for me.
but like konata said, if u want to experiment. just use clean image backup

 

@konata izumi
Okay. I'll give clearcloud dns a try.
You asked me to make a clean image of my system. I have easeus todo backup home free.
Do you think it will get the job done or do you suggest anything better. If you do please keep it free.

I have planned to buy a software just for that job and I've already posted it in another thread and got the specific recommendation.
In the meantime I'll go with the free ones.

Thanks again for your help.

@blasev
Same question as to konata. You think todo backup free is good enough for that purpose momentarily?

 

+1. Sully told me about Sandboxie a year ago and helped me set it up and I've been grateful ever since. It is the core of my security plan.

 

there was no major changes for me after setting up Norton DNS.
if anything, my browing felt a little faster.

UAC = User Account Control.
i deleted that post because it was in the wrong thread...

 

@moontan
Oh....... Okay.

 

the only imaging program I've tried in XP is Macrium Reflect FREE.
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp

 

If you're scared go to church

 

Thanks! Mamutu was removed that's why it was highlighted in Red . OA++ (though HIPS not needed) is there to stay, but I am reviewing the ability of built in Win7 Firewall with Advanced Security rules.

dja2k