What is your security setup these days?

PC Tools Firewall. Until the Windows Explorer needs to close problem is fixed with Online Armor.

Avira Personal Premium. Until July when my six month trial is up. Then onto Avast 4.8

Mamutu. Until 2/27/09. By then though, hopefully I will be over my security software/security forum addiction. LOL.

 

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Ok now that SAS only uses around 400K in real time mode I added it to my arsenals.

NOD32 3.0
Comodo 3.0 w/D+
SAS Pro 4.0
Firefox w/No Script and Ad Block+

No need for Defensewall,Sandboxie,SafeSapce etc...........

 

Opps I forgot to add Spybot on demand and the all new Spyware Blaster 4.0.

 

Dieselman. Since you have said many times that you don't need an AS with Nod32 and Comodo Pro. I'll take your SAS license. LOL.

 

Due to some changes made to some of the software I used to use, I have decided to go with this set up in real time:

Avira free
OnLine Armor paid
SuperAntiSpyware Pro 4
WinPatrol Plus
Spyware Blaster
CookieWall - great little program
MailWasher Pro - have used this for yrs. now

EAZ-FIX 8.1 and BootBack for instant restore.

Router - Linksys WRT54GS

 

I never use to use a real time spyware scanner cause most of them slow your pc down way too much. Ever since I tired SAS 4.0 I am in love............you have no idea its even there.

 

Preparing for the new EQSecure release:

Home PC (XP)
- DefenseWall
- EQSecure with extra file/registry protection, application control without common intrusions of regular programs, being: (all set ignore)
a) execute
b) load library
c) load driver
d) memory modification
e) instal global hooks
- Avast 4.8 Beta (no check on read data, rest default settings)

No Mamutu and Comodo anymore

 

So is that a no? LOL. I agree SAS is lighter than any other AS I've used.

 

Current XP Setup

Online Armor AV+ 2.0 - Latest Beta (Paid)
Sandboxie 3.24 (Paid)
DriveSentry 3.01 (Free - Trial Expired)

*Was testing PRSC and Defensewall in a Virtual Machine

dja2k

 

Thanks Dja2k. Got curious about DriveSentry. While I decided it just was not for me. It did lead me to THIS Have downloaded it and am going to give it a spin on one of my flash drives.

 

Still waiting for a newer version which is suppose to come out shorty to fix a number of bugs, but its alright.

dja2k

 

Gave it a quick spin. Seems a little clumsie(?). Maybe the next release will be smoother.
Have been looking for a similar app. for quit some time now. Will hang on to it for my next flash drive. Hopefully the bugs will be worked out by then.

 

comodo 3, Sandoboxie, antivir, returnil.

 

good setup, of course you could get the Avira suite and sandboxie but, still a good setup.

 

Vista 32 SP1 set-up "changes" in bold as of 3/4/08:

Resident:

DefenseWall HIPS v2.21
LinkScanner Pro v2.7(w/SearchShield disabled)[Uninstalled]
Netgear RP614 v2 Router w/NAT & SPI
Primary Response SafeConnect v3.0.0.1443
Vista Firewall

Other "Paid" Security Applications at My Disposal(Not currently using):

DriveSentry Full
LinkScanner Pro
Look'n'Stop
RegRun Platinum

On-Demand:

Autoruns
AVZ Antiviral Toolkit
GMER
Prevx CSI+
Process Explorer
RootKit Hook Analyzer
Rootkit Unhooker
Runscanner
ShadowDefender(For testing purposes)
SUPERAntiSpyware Free

System Hardening:

Applied manual system hardening tweaks
Disabled non-essential Vista services
Enabled Software DEP for all programs and services
Disabled UAC
Disabled Windows Defender
Windows Worms Door Cleaner

Miscellaneous:

Primary Web Browser - Opera 9.50 Beta Weekly Build(w/UserJS scripts; Java disabled, JavaScript enabled, but with options disabled, Iframes disabled and plug-ins disabled)
Email - The Bat! Home


Peace & Gratitude,

CogitoErgoSum

 

<Security & Simplicity>

 

Resident

Antivir
Mamutu
Vista Firewall

On Demand
SAS

Safe Browsing

Either Sandboxie, FireFox & NoScript (easier if I don't want to have to fire up a full virtual machine but poorer surfing experience due to NoScript)
Or Virtualbox with Xubuntu & FireFox (richer surfing experience as NoScript is not used)

Other
Hostman

 

Hardware Firewall: AlphaShield
Software Firewall: Look'n'Stop
Anti Virus: Avira AntiVir Premium
HIPS: ProSecurity
Sandbox: SandBoxie
Realtime AntiMalware: MalwareBytes AntiMalware
System Monitor: WinPatrol Plus
On Demand: SuperAntiSpyware, Rogue Remover, ADS Spy
Other helpful & handy tools: Spyware Blaster, Ad Muncher, Seconfig Xp, TuneUp Utilities, Rollback Rx

 

Firewall
Linksys Router RT31P2
Outpost Firewall Pro 6.0.2284.253.0485
Harden-It 1.2
Windows Worms Doors Cleaner 1.4.1

Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 7.0.0.125 (extended databases enabled)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.06 and RogueRemover Pro 1.20 (immunized enabled)

HIPS
Ghost Security Suite 1.110 (AppDefend 1.000 and RegDefend 2.050 with revised custom Ghost Group from Tony Klein 5/29/06)
WinPatrol Plus 14.0.2007.1
DiamondCS WormGuard 3

Block Lists
MVPS Hosts File 2/9/08 + hpHosts File 2/28/08 (with HostsXpert 4.2)

Resident On Demand Scanners
SUPERAntispyware 4.0.1154
Kephyr Bazooka 1.13.03
Dr. Web CureIt Anti-Virus 4.44.4
Mischel TrojanHunter 5.0 (962)
A-squared scanner 3.1.0.23
Ewido (AVG) Micro 4.0
UnHackMe 4.7
AVG Anti-Rootkit 1.1.0.42
F-Secure BlackLight 2.2.1067
Gmer 1.0.14.14116 (Catchme 0.2)
Resplendence Rootkit Hook Analyzer 3.02
Trend Micro Rootkit Buster 1.6.0.1052 Beta
Trend Micro HijackThis 2.0.2

Online Scanners
HijackThis log file analysis & Networktechs HJT log analysis (HijackThis log analyzers)
VirusTotal
Jotti's malware scan
McAfee Freescan

 

IMO, some of those setups are totally outrageous. There must be some questionable activity going on to justify some of those? I know there are some who like testing and that is fine but there is a lot of overkill going on.
For instance why would anyone want the hassle of two HIPS other than to test? And that's on top of behaviour blockers and AVs and AS's. Paranoia gone mad.

 

Probably apprentices of the arcane technical Janitorial arts...

 

Vista 32 SP1 set-up "changes" in bold as of 3/5/08:

Resident:

DefenseWall HIPS v2.21(Compatible w/Vista SP1);[Upgrade]
Netgear RP614 v2 Router w/NAT & SPI
Primary Response SafeConnect v3.0.0.1443
Vista Firewall

Other "Paid" Security Applications at My Disposal(Not currently using):

DriveSentry Full
LinkScanner Pro
Look'n'Stop
RegRun Platinum

On-Demand:

Autoruns
AVZ Antiviral Toolkit
GMER
Prevx CSI+
Process Explorer
RootKit Hook Analyzer
Rootkit Unhooker
Runscanner
ShadowDefender(For testing purposes)
SUPERAntiSpyware Free

System Hardening:

Applied manual system hardening tweaks
Disabled non-essential Vista services
Enabled Software DEP for all programs and services
Disabled UAC[Undo]
Set UAC to "quiet mode" with TweakUAC[Reset/Update]
Disabled Windows Defender
Windows Worms Door Cleaner

Miscellaneous:

Primary Web Browser - Opera 9.50 Beta Weekly Build[Uninstalled]
Opera v9.26[Installed](w/UserJS scripts + PhishTank SiteChecker script[Installed]; Java disabled, JavaScript enabled, but with options disabled, Iframes disabled and plug-ins disabled)
Email - The Bat! Home


Peace & Gratitude,

CogitoErgoSum

 

Remember some like to play with this many just for the fun of it,guess adequate protection is not their first priority.

So give the boys their toys !

 

aka "Frustration by Information", "Paralysis by Analysis" etc. etc.