What is your security setup these days?

yes still have 1gb ram and sharing memory to in-built gpu

 

Light and Effective, isn't it?

 

Yes indeed, as always

Try it you too, you won't be disappointed

 

After years of only really liking one security product, ESET's solutions, I am starting to doubt. Despite ESET for Windows generation 5 Beta is extremely good, light an unobtrusive, easy to use and a good user interface, and ofcourse effective protection; I am seeing the incredible potential Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 Beta has.

I have been trying the Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 Beta for a couple of days now (after trying ESET Smart Security 5 Beta) and I must say it is a huge improvement over last year's version. Kaspersky's protection has always been very good, although it had a little dip sometime ago, and it has been top-notch in the last tests again.
The biggest improvement is also the improvement which had to be made, since that was my biggest complaint about KIS 2011. KIS 2012 Beta is really much lighter on my pc, whereas KIS 2011 was the most bloated security product I had ever seen.
Although with KIS 2012 Beta I experienced one issue I also experienced with KIS 2011, slow scan speeds. A full scan takes more than an hour, whereas ESET completes it in about 35 minutes and products like avast! even faster. The problem is at the most important system folders (system32, etc.) where scan speeds on dll and exe files are really slow. For example scanning of two files, regedit.exe and notepad.exe takes four minutes! However after those files have been scanned scanning seriously speeds up again. Some scan reports, in which I see a lot of rootkit scans being performed (four in six hours!):

• Critical Areas Scan: completed 1 day ago (events: 2, objects: 4774, time: 00:17:42)
• Full Scan: completed 23 hours ago (events: 1229, objects: 424221, time: 01:01:09)
• Rootkit Scan: completed 22 hours ago (events: 2, objects: 2069, time: 00:21:47)

A great improvement is the new user interface in my eyes, which is really beautiful and easy to use, in fact I think it is the best user interface I have ever seen in a security product.
Next to that KIS 2012 Beta still has the strenghts it had: a great firewall, great application control, great advanced configuration possibilites. Thanks to the great firewall and great application control KIS is one of the few (maybe the only) internet security suites which is worth the upgrade compared to the antivirus version.

The configuration I am using is really simple, but in my eyes provides the best balance of performance, protection and usability. Perform a default installation of KIS 2012 Beta and make the following changes:

• change the run mode of updates to every 1 hour;
• enable proactive defense for keyloggers;
• enable detection of the 'other programs' category of threats.

So thanks to the these great improvements is on my top list of security products again (with ESET ofcourse, my two all time favourites), however to make me buy it again they have to make some improvements in the final release, additional to continuous protection improvements:

• further improve its impact on the pc, and;
• improve scanning speeds on my system, and most importantly;
• bring back the custom installation, since KIS 2012 Beta is still kind of bloatware with lots of features I don't want to install, such as: the virtual keyboard, all the tools except the rescue disk tool, parental control, vulnerability scanning, Safe Run for Websites (which is limited on 64-bit systems anyway) and any kind of browser extensions/plugins.

 

Hey Wilders
I have been using Eset and still using it for primarily defense. Shifted from Norton in 1998 -99 to Eset... oh my God that is a terribly long time.... and has been content with that choice. Like some others I can see great potential in KIS 2012, and will probably be my choice, (when my licence with Eset end in November), if Kaspersky just can bring back the custom installation... (please)..... and of course improve scan speed; but that is just a minor thing IMHO. Otherwise the beta 2012 runs fine, much better than KIS 2011, the most buggy version from kaspersky ever, but again, that's just my opinion.

Best Regards

 

Changed Avast to Eset Smart Security 5 Beta
Removed Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (real-time)

 

removed mamutu and CIS AV component.
Added EAM ver 6 beta.
As per the ever observant noob, it is faster than ver 5. Also seems a little lighter running and during startup.

 

Yeah a lot faster!
Also, they have enabled heuristics by default now (That's why there's not toggle for it)

 

Fresh install:
NOD 32 AV
Rising Firewall
Sandboxie

 

windows vista home premium
Avast Internet Security
Windows defender on
very well till now

 

Prevx w/ SafeOnline, Acronis , HMP, and MBAM paid

 

Browser protection:Sandboxie+Keyscrambler
System virtualization:Shadow Defender
AV:Avast free+Hitman Pro
System Restore:Keriver 1 Click Restore

 

In fact, I've been trying ESET NOD32 v5 Beta during the last four days...

 

I feel NOD v5 doesn't really brings anything new
I guess that's because i'm geeky

 

how can you tell?

 

What about its HIPS?

 

ESET+Keyscrambler/Zemana+Sandboxed browser

However I'm in dilemma.

Im thinking of adding 1 more layer, but dunno which. Probably itll be Shadowdefender, but still, should I get some registrydefence also or not - maybe some1 can suggest?

I think Regrun is overbloated, RegDefend's gui is just ugly and Im not sure about oldtimers like Winpatrol and S&D Teatimer.

Do I even need something for registry or can UAC handle it?

What about Hitman?

Regards

S

 

Ok, i decided to change my setup and sick to it until the release of Windows 8...

OS (Win7 x64):
- Admin. account, UAC[default], Windows Firewall on, Windows Update set to notify.
- Disabled: some services, auto-run, remote assistance, system restore, Windows Defender. Also disabled some other features in order to increase performance.

Browser (IE9):
- Fanboy´s TPL
- Deny 3rd part cookies
- Deactivated location aware browsing
- Keyscrambler
- Sandboxie [password protected]

Virtualization:
- Shadow Defender (.326 version). Password protected. Always on, except when is needed to install new software, updates, or change some system setting.

IMO, when it comes to a shared computer, the use of light virtualization software is more "user friendly" than SUA+SRP: allows any user to use or install new software without the system being compromissed, since all changes made are gone with a reboot. SUA+SRP or: 1- not allow other user to use or install new software; or 2- If the password is shared, LUA+SRP loses is importance.

AV:
- Avast [file, web, script, behaviour shields, password protected]
- Hitman Pro: scheduled daily scans.

System Restore:
- Keriver 1 Click to Restore

Other software:
- Secunia PSI, File Hippo Update Checker
- Advanced System Care, Ccleaner
- Puran Defrag free

 

suvaline,

as far as i now, if you use Shadow Defender you don´t need any other program to protect your registry. Once you reboot, all changes made during shadow mode are dropped. IMO, you´ll stay very well with ESET and Shadow Defender. if you want more control, maybe you can set UAC to max., or add something like WinPatrol.

If you dont mind to use a Standart accont, much easier now because of UAC (assuming your OS is Win7 or Vista), i suggest you to take a look here: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=297834

Hitman is a great on-demand scanner, surely worth to use!

regards

 

Well then you already knew that it was light I guess Or what do you think?

 

it is very light here

 

MJ Registry Watcher is a good choice, but unnecessary if you're going to get ShadowDefender.

 

tnx for the heads up on MJ.
it seems like a cool little app.

 

MJ is very nice program but if you want some thing hips likes and stronger,here you go
http://www.skyrecon.com/en/StormShield-Personal-Edition

 

added prevx waiting for version 4 with firewall