What is your security setup these days?

Thanks

 

almost two months
WSA
Avira Atnivirus pro ( webshield off)
SAS pro
Windows Firewall
Superlight and virus free

 

Emsisoft FireWall with run safer ready

 

Switched to CIS FW,Avira free and SBIE.I feel the system much lighter and snappy than with OA free and Avast free.

 

Nice setup joe.

 

Going for the HIPS?

 

Thank you KJ.I was thinking in adding Novirusthanks exe radar free but i hate its nagging screen.

 

I don't think you miss out on anything by omitting NVT in this instance.
Between the Firewall/HIPS, Sandboxie and AV you should be more than adequately covered imho.

 

Yes,you're right,but for a "paranoid one little thought",why not?
But i already choose not to.

 

A splash screen that cant be disabled but its only a nag for a few seconds on boot up and IMO not a big deal considering its protecion and features.

 

I've got to wonder (based on your signature)...since I've never used AppGuard, what does Exe Radar do that the other anti-executable doesn't?

Thanks for indulging me.

 

EXE radar has detail of whats trying to execute,also you can upload a process for Viral or Malware scanning from its UI and has a nice utilities from the UI that allows,Task manager - Registry editor - system restore - service manager - Security Center - CMD DOS Prompt - Explorer Shell - Windows Update - System properties and control panel.It has lot of features for free and very light weight.A lot more features included in expert mode as well.

 

I'm familiar with the (expert) features of Exe Radar in the free version. I had it installed on my wife's machine but decided that she was better suited with PrivateFirewall so that she'd have the benefit of an anti-executable (via the process monitor) as well as outbound firewall control at roughly similar CPU/RAM usage levels.

I guess my question was (beyond those nice features included in Exe Radar) more regarding the potential conflict of running two anti-executables side by side. (Sort of the way we've been advised to avoid running two HIPS at the same time.)

Thanks for sharing your info and experience.

 

Sorry I misunderstood.IF you mean AppGuard and EXE Radar I see your point.I did however put EXE Radar in the power Apps of AppGuard to avoid possiable conflick. When I install something to try I Always have to lower AppGuards settings to install so I will still be prompt the Excutable from Exe for viewing just in case something looks strange.

 

Thanks, djohn.

My own current setup is in my sig.

On my wife's XP Pro SP3 system I have a simple and low resource setup:

PrivateFirewall
Sandboxie
Shadow Defender

Her machine is essentially used for email/Twitter/browsing. She does no financial transactions and maintains no sensitive data.

Sandboxie and Shadow Defender together may seem repetitive and redundant but I have it setup so that Sandboxie keeps a tight leash on what is allowed to start and connect...and Shadow Defender is the last line of defense (upon reboot) if something were to somehow pass the barriers of Sandboxie and PrivateFirewall.

A "downloads" folder which is "forced" within Sandboxie is provided an exception in Shadow Defender so that its contents will not be removed upon reboot.
(However, nothing is permitted to run or connect from within that folder.) Hitman Pro scans all downloads prior to their being committed to the real system.

 

very nice setups.Shadow defender is a great addition on the slim chance something escapes sandboxie a reboot should be gone.Good going

 

Still hate this kind of practices.It's enough that the software is crippled,i understand this as i don't pay a dime for it,but please...a nag screen on boot?No thank you,novirusthanks.

 

I have heard plenty of good reviews about Shadow Defender, but can't afford it right now. What do you think about the free alternative...Toolwiz Time Freeze?

 

Yes joe its understanble,Not crazy about any nag or splash screens my self and is the first thing I disable when the option is there.I am dealing will it for now but for how long not sure.

 

I dont like toolwiz,I am not saying its bad but during installation a reboot is required.That caused my system never to boot back up again just to a black screen of empty space minus the stars and moon of course.

 

SpyShelter Firewall 1.0
AppGuard 3.3
Shadow Defender 1.1.0.325

Macrium Reflect ~ System Explorer ~ SeconfigXp ~ AdMuncher

[SIZE="+"]GMER ■ SpyReveal ■ Trojan Remover ■ HitMan Pro
DrWeb CureIt ■ Malwarebytes ■ AVZ Antiviral Toolkit
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OpenDNS ~ Opera
TuneUp Utilities ■ CCleaner

 

Oh no,No defensewall

 

i am giving a 14 day trial of SpyShelter Firewall 1.0
i dont know how strong this isin the firewall place(tab) i dont see how to make new rules or denny or allow applications maybe i dont know hopw to do it

 

Moved to Ubuntu....
Would I need an AV for this or what?

 

Most definitely not....