Whats your security setup?

Heres my setup:

Hardware
Linksys Wireless-G Router

First Line of Defense
NOD32
Outpost Firewall Pro(with Blockpost plugin)
Online Armor
BOClean
SpywareBlaster
MVP's Host File
IE-Spyad
Script Sentry(with ext's blocked)
WormGuard(with ext's blocked)

Second Line of Defense
Ad-Aware SE Pro
A-Squared Beta
Bazooka
SpyCop
Spybot S&D(immunize enabled/blocker)

Third Line of Defense
CCleaner
DiskCleaner
Registry Mechanic
RegSeeker
MRU-Blaster

Im running windows 9x

Any recomendations too my list or to any one elses list is welcomed

Regards,

Brandon

 

You seem pretty secure to me..the only thing I would recommend is upgrading your windows but you probably already know that.

See sig for security setup..

 

Yeah, Im going too be getting a custom built pc soon anyways, so Im not going to really worry about that too much

Regards,

Brandon

 

I have two machines behind a router/firewall.

One is a hardened OpenBSD, with all but the strictly necessary services turned off, run in securlevel 2, with all setuid/setgid executables plus all the 'important' binaries and configuration files defined system-immutable at kernel level, with all the configuration files, setuid/setgid files manually hashed in a system-immutable mtree definition (took me a like a week), with quotas set up to prevent disk-related denial of service, and with encrypted swapping. I'm quite proud of that one.

As for the other one, it's a Windows XP machine (just re-installed the whole system), with Deep Freeze standard, Kaspersky Personal Pro, Process Guard, Ewido Security Suite ('free' setup), Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware, Spywareblaster, and Sygate personal firewall. It must also be noted that I turned off all the unnecessary services, turned off all silly settings (like the Firefox default "save forms/passwords, etc") and that I keep all my passwords encrypted with Password Safe and important files with GnuPG.

 

Windows XP SP2 (Hardened)
I use avast! and Windows Firewall
and Firefox for surfing
and I image and re-image this partition.

That's it...

 

I use Windows Xp SP2,Bitdefender Professional Plus(Av Only),Mcafee Personal Firewall Plus 7.0.152 and firefox for surfing.

 

Here is my security set (estimated value = $0.00).

First Line of Defense :
1. Win2000proSP4 fully patched
I mentioned this only because it's the very first software, I have to install, but I have doubts to mention Windows as a first line of defense.

2. ZoneAlarm Free
I have neither the time nor the interest to learn how a rule-based Firewall works. So I took the easy way.

3. AVG Free
Each time I run it, it doesn't find anything, just like all the other AV scanners, I run occasionally.

4. SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard and MRU Blaster
They are so silent, I always forget them.

Second Line of Defense :
1. Discipline on the internet
- no P2P softwares
- no downloadings of softwares without verifying them
- no visits to websites (cracks, serials, porn, illegal softwares, ...)
- I don't download non-security softwares, I buy them on CD when I really need them
- I always download security softwares from the official home page.
- I'm a foreigner, which is also a form of protection.
I know it's pretty boring, but safer.

2. Discipline on computer
No personal files on harddisk, except the ones, I'm working on
No personal data on harddisk, except email-address, initials and first name.
I switch off my modem, if I don't need internet for awhile
I turn off my computer at night.
I re-install my harddisk every 6 months.

3. Firefox + extension Adblock/Noscript + no java + no java scripts + no cookies.
Safer and convenient.

4. MVPS Hosts File
To protect me against visiting infect websites, while I'm using Firefox.

5. Thunderbird
Safer, easier, faster to get rid of spam-emails ASAP.

Third Line of Defense :
I run these scanners when I have time enough, but it's a waste of my time, because they don't find anything because of my second line of defense.
I keep them, just in case and to impress the family members and visitors at home.

CCleaner
MSAS
Microsoft Malicious Tool
Ad-Aware Free
Spybot S&D Free
A2 Free
Ewido Security Suite Free
Bazooka
RootkitRevealer


As you can see, I'm not a security freak and I'm not a fan of the actual security solutions either.
I'm waiting for better solutions ...

 

Here is mine:

NOD32
Netveda Firewall
Processguard
Portexplorer
Firstdefence ISR (New version!: 1.04 build 164 with the ability to freeze the system and backup on another drive)
Firefox & Thunderbird with extensin noscript and java turned off.
Common sence

This is probably a bit overkill. After been a security junkie for a couple of years I have learned that until this date I have not been attacked with anything so I have cut down my use of security apps a lot.
Well, a couple of java exploits is all that NOD32 has found, but then I turned off java in Firefox and gone was that last thrill
None of the security apps caught anything during these years.
And yes I do p2p a lot (what else is there to do with a 100Mbit line?
But I dont use warez or cracks.
I´ll keep these apps (since I paid for most of them ), they are sufficient for me. But I probably wont by anything new tho, unless some new and horrible threat, that I have atleast some chance to get affected by, appears.

 

browser

firefox

anti spyware

Adaware SE personal

Spybot 1.4

spywareblaster 3.4

Microsoft anti spyware beta

Anti viruses

Norton anti virus 2005 on the PC and Mcafee on the laptop

Firewalls

microsoft windows firewall on PC and mcafee firewall on laptop

 

Linksys RT31P2 Router
Outpost Pro
KAV Personal
UnHackMe
ProcessGuard (full)
RegDefend
WormGuard
SpyBot S&D (Immunize enabled)
Spyware Blaster
IE-SPYAD
MVPS Host File

Resident Scanners:
Ad-Aware SE Personal
Kephyr Bazooka
HijackThis 1.99.1
DllCompare
A-squared free
TrojanHunter

C/Cleaner
MRU Blaster

 

Hi,

Linux:
Suse 9.3 with built in firewall and BitDefender anti-virus, unreadable by Windows.

WinXPs:
Setup differs a bit from machine to machine, but generally:
Firewall (ZoneAlarm, Sygate and Jetico)
Anti-virus (AVG and maybe soon Kaspersky!)
MSAS resident
SG resident
SpywareBlaster
Attack Shields Worm Suppression
SnoopFree anti-keylogger
AntiHook (on some machines)
PG Free (on some machines instead of AntiHook and vice versa)

Hardening includes: BugOff, HTAStop, SafeXP, WSH, WWDC, Steve Gibson's tools, many ugly services turned off, DropMyRights for IE and Firefox

Extra hardening includes: Adblock, Flashblock, Noscript, Spoofstick extensions for Firefox; Proxomitron web filter on some computers with extra packs.

Other browsers: Opera and K-Meleon

On demand: AAW, SD, Ewido, A2, Spyware Doctor
Less on demand: Xcleaner, Bazooka and some other
Weirdos: ADSSpy, RootkitRevealer, LVN Search, Blacklight and some other

Far far down the line: utilities by TrendMicro, Kaspersky and such...

Extras:
Bootable Live Windows CD rescue
Bootable Knoppix CD rescue

Behavior:
Tons and tons and tons of pron through p2p . . .

BUT ... no cracked software ... everything legal!
BTW, I'm the only guy at my workplace of 100+ people with legal Windows at home, what more I have LEGAL Win98 and TWO copies of WinXP and now I'm buying another comp and ANOTHER legal WinXP... I'm crazy...
Mrk

 

What is Firstdefence ISR and what does it do? Is it like Deepfreeze and Shadowuser in a way or more like Norton's GoBack?

dja2k

 

I have not tried any of the other programs you mention, but I have read that they are somewhat similar.

With Firstdefence you make up to ten snapshots of your c: drive.
With this new version you are able to freeze the system like in Deepfreeze.
And you can archive snapshots on another drives.

But do not use it if you have Kaspersky products installed. I tried kaspersky AV while having Firsdefence installed - It messed up my system really bad. Raxco do warn about Firstdefence not being compatible with KAV. But I forgot about that when I decided to try KAV

Some links if you want to know more:
http://www.raxco.com/products/FDISR/fdisr_features.cfm
http://www.raxco.com/support/windows/fdisr/fdisr_faqs.cfm
http://www.raxco.com/support/windows/SupportOptions.cfm

 

Suse 9.3, integrated firewall and bitdefender AV for linux..

 

Mne is in my sig I also use the Blockpost plugin for Outpost for a few blacklists.

My setup is leaner than what some of you others use but plenty strong enough and effiective enough for me.