What is your security setup these days?

SafeSpace

Eaz-Fix

 

How did you manage that one? Some giveaway? Couldn't locate any free version.

 

ProSecurity has a free version (with less features) and the full paid version.

 

Hmm! Nary a mention on the hoemepage Sire! Thanks a lot. Lesson learnt: always click on the download link (in virtual mode).

 

As you can see from WSFuser. I didn't pull a fast one and go to a Warez site! I only really need it to monitor outgoing connection's but I use the rest of it's capabilities as well. A really excellent app.

muf

 

New (Test) Setup :

- Ghostwall
- Returnil
- CBOC 4.25

On demand after Install in the box:
- Virustotal ( for
.exe etc.)
- Dr.Web CureIT
- PrevX CSI
- Ewido Microscan
- Panda Antirootkid
- System hardening

It is the fastest and lightest Setup I have on my machine since I have buy it for four years, very good for old Laptops.

 

I'm just using the Windows Firewall and Avast. It does it's job just fine.

 

Thats actually the same minimal setup I just put on a friends computer running Vista.

dja2k

 

-I have a 3-yr. old desktop Celeron D 2.53 GHz. with 2GB RAM.
- I run Win XP Pro SP2.
- My Internet Connection is a 1Mbps dial-up adsl.
- I am not a Gamer, but I am a heavy Surfer.

My Security Setup is:
-Mozilla Firefox 2.0
-Sanboxie 3.22 (free)
-Online Armor 2.1 (free)
-Rollback Rx 8.1 Pro
-For my e-mail, I use Gmail and Yahoo! Accounts.

After finishing each Internet session,
I empty my Sandboxie and
Rollback my system to a Partition-Clean snapshot
created on the day I formatted my PC.
To test my setup, I have downloaded and tried the evaluation version
of the best Antivirus /Antispyware scanners.
Up to now, nothing was found.

I already tried ThreatFire, but it had a conflict with Online Armor.
I used to have Spybot Search & Destroy, but I found it unnecessary
when I abandoned Internet Explorer; with Firefox it found no threats.

[ Apart from an Antivirus and Antispyware scanner,
is there something else I can use to support my security? ]

 

Testing out PRSC again, with my new setup of course.
Don't know if it's really needed.
Running very smooth though with OA,Avira and SandBoxie.

 

Do you really need PRSC if youre already running OA?

 

Not sure
Do I
Is there any added benifit?

Really just testing a few apps while i'm waiting for SAS 4 Final.

 

Comodo 2.4 use this fire wall to keep ports closed
by preventing all other applications from accessing the internet.

Look n stop advanced drive based packet filtering rules for inspecting all incoming packets.

Nat router with firewall with mac address spoofed

Opera browser with all 3rd party cookies and referrer blocked.


Sandboxie isolates and quarantine's all incoming files downloaded from browser preventing the instal of malware.

AdMuncher I use admuncher because it isn't just an ordinary ad blocker it filters out lots of other crap, it has a hugh list of web filtering rules and makes browsing faster and participates in filtering out malware. Also Admuncher is the only software that blocks "Web Bugs" which is good for privacy.

Antivir this antivirus has a very high detection rate, and is the "fastest" anti virus program that I have tested in detecting viruses and trojans in my sand box. any trojan which may come into my sandbox would only last 3 seconds before Antivir nails it.

HIPS Safe n Sec I use safe n sec because it is the easiest hips program to use I have tried, it has hardly any popups when installing other software. It has been tested by av comparitives and passed 100 percent. and it is one of a few Hips which prevents Dll loading.
http://wiki.castlecops.com/HIPS/IDP_programs/services I think blocking ddl loading is an important thing to have in a HIPS.

Hardening Software

Security & Privacy
Seconfig xp
regprot
Bug off
Harden it
Snoop free privacy shield
xp-antispy
Samurai
I also have ports 445,135-139 and all trojan+ back door trojans ports disabled/Blocked.

 

Two software firewalls

 

yes because they both have different Strengths, and they don't conflict with each other because one of them is driver based.

comodo is good for blocking stuff acccessing the net ie passing leak tests and look n stop is good for inspecting/blocking incoming packets

 

It still doesnt seem a good idea to run two firewalls at once.

I would run LnS and then add a HIPS if youre really concerned about leaktests.

 

why isn't it a good idea to have 2 firewalls??

and I allready have a HYIPS, HYIPS programs isn't designed to pass leak tests. if I uninstalled comodo I would fail a leak test.

 

Having 2 firewalls can cause conflicts and make the firewalls work less effectively.

Some HIPS do very well at leaktests btw.

 

I'd have to agree.
Not a good idea running two FW's together.

 

You don't need that much security. I have been virus, malware and spyware free for atleast 5 years now. I have only ever used a good firewall and good av. I am currently using Online Armor and NOD32. I scan once a week with SAS and Spybot only on demand. Like I said never 1 infection and I surf and download everything. I also use Free Download Manager and I have it set up so NOD32 scans whatever I download. Then I also scan whatever I download for spyware ever before I open it. I tried Sandboxie but I hate the wait to open up FF or IE.

 

Going back to my old setup

Ghostwall
SafeSpace

On demand:
VirusTotal
Dr.Web CureIT

SafaSpace has a very good handling,
Returnil was not my thing.

 

On XP box

1. DefenseWall (2.20)
2. CFP/D+ in this setup https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=199867
3. Avira AV PE free with check on write only

Changed Avast for Avira, because updates are okay again.
Replaced EQsecurity with CFP/D+. just for fun

Dropped Mamutu (lisence experises per mid june), just to see whether wife complains about Comodo (security should not pop-up on normal circumstances is her opinion).

 

LoneWolf, I noticed you already removed Online Armor, can I ask why you decided to remove it?

dja2k

 

Well a few issues I guess.
Not sure if it was OA's fault or another app.
But it did not happen before OA and has not happened since after OA.
I would get what I call system "burps". When your desktop icons as well as your tray icons would flash on and off for no reason. As well as every so often explorer exe. I think it was would say they was a problem and it needed to close and again the desktop and tray icons would shut down , they would come back on but very irritating. There was also a few times(not many) where my PC would just reboot for no reason.
When I get to it I would like to rollback to a snapshot where no security apps are installed and just install OA for a few days, (well that and SandBoxie)then add others one by one to find out just who is to blame.

 

I think I've found the ultimate in security and ease of use for my taste:

Windows XP SP2:

SP2 firewall (no more two way firewall or HIPS for me!)
Avira Antivir free
SAS Pro
Sandboxie

Oh, and my brain (ding ding ding!). Some people I know could have every security application known to man and they still get infected. Case in point - my Dad. I try and tell him, don't download all these BS attachments and click on every link in every email (he's on about a bazillion email lists for insurance/investment sales etc. - 99.99% of them are total BS). But nope, each week I scan his machine and it's loaded to the gills with spyware, adware, and sometimes a few trojans...

Some people just don't get it.