What is your security setup these days?

Resident

Comodo w/ D+
Comodo BOClean
ThreatFire
Avira Free

On Demand

a-squared Free
PREVX CSI
Spybot S&D
SUPERAntispyware

Virtualisation

Returnil RVS

Other
Firefox w lots of Add-Ons & Tweaks
CCCleaner
Secunia PSI


Greetz

 

Resident

Avira AntiVir 8 Premium - heuristics on high
DefenseWall 2.40 RC Paid

On Demand

SuperAntiSpyware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Browser

Firefox 3 b5 with Noscript, Adblock Plus w/ EasyList
Opera 9.50 beta as secondary browser

 

SafeSpace RC

other then that, who cares.

 

Read the signature...Scanner free and loving it!!

 

Well MRU Blaster is set it so is sort of in the LIVE category. Though not sure why if your using sandboxie

Biggest question is if you NEVER scan then you NEVER know Yes or No if you have or have had an infection. Which is okay if that's the way you want it as it's your box. But certainly possible for something to get through that, but you'd not know it since you say you don't scan.

 

IMO it's clear thar n8chavez DOES scan...why would he have that on-demand tools otherwhise?

I think he's saying he's not scanning real-time...

BTW, also loving it over here, PC runs light as a feather!

 

Perhaps - he's been around - But he didn't list any real scanners so thought I'd mention it.

IMO if you're fully aware of consequences and what's going on then do what you want. - it's your system

But don't come crying if you lose data and the wife sticks you in the dog house because you no longer have all her pictures, and you thought you could do the no scanner, little protection too, but didn't really realize what was going on.

 

I see CureIt and AVP Tool, which are scanners.

But I'm not here to speak for other members setup...

Regarding to my setup, don't worry, I don't use real-time scanners and I'm enjoying way better protection that when I had one.
I do use on-demand every 2 weeks/1 month, but since I adopted this setup, never found anything.

No real-time scanner != little protection


(And I won't loose my data, thanks to an image kept in an external HDD and weekly backups with Karen's replicator)

 

I do run a scan every so often with some on demand scanners; namely AVP Tool, CureIT, and ewido micro. So I will be aware of it if I get infected.

I guess a lot depends on how you have things set up. I prefer tools that take other appoaches, other than scanning via signature, because they can often be behind the curve and are too dependent on things I have no control over, such as updates.

In my opinion, malware scanner represent and 'old school' way of looking at things. I'm not sure scanners are the right approach to be safe today; anti-malware scanners don't seems to be keeping up with constantly more complex and ever-evolving threats.

A properly configured Sandboxie, EQS and a tight rulest along with a tight firewall rulset is better than most everything else because you are in control of everything that happens of your system.

However, just to be safe, I semi-frequently make and restore from ATI images.

Extremely secure yet light as a feather.

 

Family PC (XP-MCE/SP2)
FSIS 2008
My PC (XP-PRO/SP3)
Avast (IM & Standard Shield)
ThreatFire (advanced rules)
and betas that I don't dare put on the above
Both are using
HijackThis
D-Link router
IE7-PRO
various on-line scanners

 

Resident:

Kerio 2.5.1
EQS
DefenseWall

On Demand:

Dr.Web CureIt
SuperAntispyware Pro

 

The weather must be getting warmer. I see much less "layering" lately...

 

snowbound

 

AV
Avira Personal 8

Antispyware
Superantispyware [on demand]

Browser
Firefox 3b5 [adblock plus]
Opera 9.50 b2 [fanboy's urlfilter + element lists]

Extra
Spywareblaster

 

All Behind NAT+SPI Router

Resident
Comodo Firewall Pro w/D+

On-Demand
Avira AntiVir Premium 8

Virtual/Sandbox
Returnil
SandboxIE

I'm enjoying the no realtime av as well

 

Browser/s.
Main: Firefox, Noscript & AdblockPlus.
2nd : IE7, properties changed to prompt for scripts/activeX in the internet zone.
MVPS Hosts file, Hostsman, SpywareBlaster.
Firewall
Comodo 3.0.22.349, with D+.
AV
Avast Home 4.8
Other resident
Threatfire (free) Boclean 4.26, Comodo Memory Firewall.
OS
XP Home SP3
Demand
SAS, A2, MBAM, HJT, Sophos antirootkit, and a few others, like Rogue Remover, CCleaner.

The PC (desktop, AMD 3500+, 2G RAM) runs very well, no slowdowns/conflicts. Haven't seen malware for well over a year.

 

RESIDENT:

F-Secure PC Protection Plus on my Vista Laptop.

Online Armor Firewall Paid, Antivir Premium and Threatfire on my XP Desktop.

On Demand:

SuperAntiSpyware Free - On both machines.

Webroot Spy Sweeper - XP Desktop.

Sandbox:

Sandboxie (Non-Registered) - On both machines.

 

Update:

PC: Router / Dreamlinux

Laptop: OA Free / Sandboxie

 

Updated in BLUE, due to SP1

Vista64 box
- Comodo FW/D+ reduced https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=207773
- Primary Response Safe Connect -
- AVG 8 free with linkscanner BHO's disabled in IE (icon displays normal, but slowdown of retrieveing central rating data base disabled)

XP box
- Comodo FW/D+ reduced https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=207773
- DefenseWall 2.4 beta
- ThreatFire

Behind a router with Nat/SPI firewall

 

Returnil Virtual System Premium Edition v2.0

Eset AV

 

I find Returnil really useful when I want to run an Eset Online scan. Turn on protection run the online scan, find nothing, reboot and back to normal with no trace.

Others may say that Reurnil is not a security application but I wouldn't trade it ( or deepfreeze, or shadow defender) for any realtime protection that I have ever tried.

 

I agree. It has really become very stable. Looks like the leader for sure in this area.

 

The only reason I would not recommend Returnil, as opposed to some other imaging software like ATI, is that if a user were to have their harddrives wiped out imagin would help whereas Returno; would be useless. The user could create a bootable disc with an image and keep it seperate from the machine and be okay in all types of emergencies.

 

I don't see recommending just one - they are both a good idea. Acronis or Shadow Protect to make system and data images with Returnil, deepfreeze, of shadow defense to restore the system following (a) contamination or (b) user error.
(a) has never happened to me (b) happens all the time.

 

Where you pointing to IMO is the very basic that need to explore first,if he got that right then adding anything to the system is basically a matter of routine and confidence.The other way around is basically a road of pain and complain !