What is your security setup these days?

my usual system hardening applied and tweaks applied.
Standard User Account - UAC deny elevation for users + SRP: for default-deny security
SuRun: to elevate apps
Sandboxie FREE: for testing softwares
Malwarebytes FREE: for manual scanning.
Spyshelter FREE: to auto-block suspicious behaviour.

Windows Image Backup: self-explanatory

uhh maybe I can lend your ad muncher license

 

Thats great news J. wish you all the best my good friend God Bless you

 

IMO Ad Muncher is simple and effective for my needs. They have been called into question in the past, mainly because of incompatibility with other 3rd party software which they have a usual policy of ignoring and their prior policy of forcing licensed users to use beta products or not receive daily updates. The forced beta policy does not seem to be the case for now but at the time it was being enforced it was pretty sleezy IMO. I didn't purchase a product to end up as a laboratory rat for their beta projects. As long as AM continues to operate as a decent company then their product will be good for most users. If AM decides to pull another sleezy policy such as the previous forced beta use then they will be nothing but a pain and should be avoided.

 

there's a new game just out and i think it'd be perfect for J.

it's called "The Baconing"!

-http://www.thebaconing.com/-

 

moontan awesome find man

 

Good to see another SUA

 

For this very reason is why I gave up on Admuncher several years ago.

 

Thinking about trying AppGuard as a compromise for getting rid of my AV & HIPS. Anybody know anything about it? Is it light? Real-time components?

I'm wondering, is this something that could supplement my setup with Sandboxie and fill that gap I left, lighter, or would I be better off simply keeping Avira than using this?

I'm going to give it a test run myself, but would still like to hear opinions. I did post this in the appropriate AppGuard thread first, but figured it'd get more attention here.

 

If this is your first baby, call on me for advice since I'm a veteran on that matter. Your wife will be alright, God willing.

P.S.: Ask the doctor what kind of endpoint security software they are currently using at the hospital and let us know later, ok. .

Thanks

 

I'm also concerned about this problem, which has appeared lately (I've always thought it was my antivirus (although I use it most of the time on demand) but I'm now quite certain that AM is somewhat slowing down my system.

 

Installing FreeBSD - anyone know of ways to secure it? Not interested in AV's and I'm looking for sandboxing type methods and other various OS-based methods.

 

All the best for this wonderful event!

 

And yet, I have no doubt that many more of us could post here and say that AM is not slowing their systems.
Because of this I want to be very careful, and very clear, that I am only saying that on my XP, SP3 systems (and I tried AM on them both to be sure), the slowdown was noticeable, and it went away when the software was removed.
And still, it is very likely that it all comes down to not only operating system, but also security setup, and probably a few other variables that I am overlooking.
A knowledgeable user was giving me valued advice via PM on how to overcome the slowdown, but it wasn't helping.
Hopefully I've made it crystal clear that I am not bashing AM.

 

A few changes

 

I understood what you meant Page. It didn't see like bashing at all. From what I read, you had issue and couldn't be solved so you removed the software, nothing wrong with in my eyes. Slowdown is definitely not something you when adding a new app to your security setup. I've shifted my setup many times because of the same reason.

 

J did you're son named spyshelter?

Spyshelter is very solid, too bad it won't work well with sandboxie.

 

it's a boy yay
i am running my browser in restricted mode

 

Congrats my friend.

 

wow...that's wonderful J congrats
is he stronger than mbam and spyshelter?

 

Fantastic news, congratulations indeed. I am so happy for you man
Give your little Son a from all the members of Wilders

 

Congratulation..very happy for you

 

Congratulations jmonge

 

Congratulations. Now you'll be running your life in restricted mode too (in a good way).

 

Congratulations jmonge and good job It didn't happen to take place at the Foothills hospital did it (we had our son there in 2002)?

 

J I am so happy for you my good friend.. All the best.. I hope ya'll have a great experience seeing him grow have unrestricted fun being with your family my friend