What is your security setup these days?

Last time I checked, it wasn't compatible with the latest Firefox. As far as I know...It only works with Internet Explorer.

 

Heh, on the website it says they are "working" on support for FF4

 

Added Norton ConnectSafe to my setup.

Rollback Rx|Sandboxie|SUA|UAC|Applocker|WFC|ConnectSafe

 

Been a few months since the last time i formatted my Laptop.
Just wiped it all a few hours ago and now i'm gonna reinstall my previous setup.
EAM + OA

 

I just got through doing this to my main desktop

 

Operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1
OS architecture: 32 bit
Non-admin account: No
Real-time protection: Avast Internet Security with some personal tweaks.
On-demand scanners: Hitman pro
Mbam on demand
Browser(s): Chrome with adblock + wot + Do not track Plus + no script + lastpass (always open in sandboxie)
Backup=Windows Image Backup
DNS=Provided by my isp
Hardening=Emet
Misc=Ccleaner and smart defrag
Few Personal settings for security like autoruns,remote registry are applied.

 

I've removed Comodo and returned to PrivateFirewall.

Comodo FW ran very well on my system but there were things about it that I couldn't quite wrap my head around at times or that weren't intuitive when it came to managing the settings and/or protection levels. (It also gave me fits on one of the MS security updates I needed to install yesterday and several repeated attempts were fruitless with this one item. I don't need to spend my day wrestling with my FW/HIPS and so it made my decision a bit easier.)

PF may have a "simple" user interface and less bells and whistles overall but it's always gotten the job done, scores well on available tests and I can figure out how to make the tweaks I want.

To each his own I suppose...that's why there are several options available to us.

That's all I got...carry on...smoke 'em if you got 'em.

 

Thanks dave. I also try to avoid dark corners of the web.

 

trying out the new Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 beta it is light and fast

 

Thanks adult. Nice to know I'm in good hands.

 

Does it have any kind of bb?

 

Good going . Now you only need HitmanPro, imaging software and you're all done. Btw, what's wfc in your sig?

 

Privatefirewall . You're in good hands.

 

Problably Windows Firewall Control which is not included in my solid setup, see signature

 

Changes in red

Running as Admin on Windows7 x32 ultimate with no third party real time security

-------------- on network (pre-PC protection) --------------------
ISP service includes email scanner and spam-filter. Wireless Router with WPA2, SPI with Flood/Poisoning/Spoofing protection and Norton DNS (malware).

----------- from network stack to process stack ------------------
Use Windows FW both for inbound and outbound. Added a deny execute on all threat gate folders (browser download, e-mail and media player using Access Control Lists deny execute/traverse folder for Everyone).

--- from Low Rights (Protected mode) to Medium Rights (LUA) ---
Using Chromium (unsigned application) with Chrome sandbox and build in safe browsing. Running PDF and Flash plug-in with Mandatory Low Rights. Using startpage as search engine, vista basic/windows7 skin, no extentions only Chrome no-script like tricks of Hungryman/M00NBL00D (see https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=323783)

-------- from Medium (LUA) rights to High (Admin) Rights ---------
User is only allowed to execute signed executables (AppLocker) plus Chromium and 7-Zip, Admin is allowed to run all from safe places (SRP). Unsigned programs can't elevate to Admin (UAC). Running browser, mail, media player "As Invoker" (file and registry virtualisation) with EMET 3.0 memory overflow protection.

--------------------------- On demand -----------------------------
- Grand parent (USB drives), Parent (NAS, 2nd HD), Child (HD) backup scheme with Win7 Image and Synctoy Data backup
- Running CCleaner through scheduled task (/run /tn) to evade UAC pop-up
- HitmanPro Free (coud) scan and Avira cloud scan

 

@kees1958,

may I know why you don't like firefox + Noscript on win 7?

 

Your welcome

 

LOL. Thanks Kees.

 

@Kees1958
do you use the free version of Synctoy or the paid one?

 

When you put Firefox (on Vista or Win7) in a low rights container using icacls it is fine (also Adobe helped with providing sandboxes for flash and pdf). NoScript seems to add a layer of security on FF, but whitelisting is to much trouble. I just prefer using low right container of IE (protected mode) and the low rights/job object/alternate desktop container (sandbox) of chrome. With EMET (and chrome's hidden classes) I think it is pretty hard/nearly impossible for malware (coded in Javascript) to break through these security layers.

 

Free version (did not know there was a paid one). I used the free Syncback in the past, but Synctoy seems to run faster with my NAS.

 

There is indeed no paid version. My bad.

 

This is definitely the lightest protection I ever had

 

Windows 7 64bit
UAC at max
EMET
HitmanPro.Alert
HitmanPro
TinyWall
OpenDNS+DNSCrypt
WinPatrol Free

 

dropped MSE and added a one click file upload to VT in my totalcommander which is really nice.