Which solution would you add to this setup?

My setup:

Nod 32
Windows XP Firewall
Cyberhawk free
Firefox with NoScript

I'm thinking of Comodo PF and/or DSA. I most likely will install DSA because I like it, tried it before and believe it offer good protection. But I also like what I read about Comodo PF and it is also free.

What would you do, and why?:

1. DSA
2. Comodo
3. DSA and Comodo
4. DSA and Comodo, and disable one or more feature in one or both of them

Personally I think of solution 1. Just add DSA. But running both DSA and Comodo sounds interesting too since that would probably offer stronger protection. Specially since I dont want to use one of the strongest HIPS applications like SSM and Prosecurity for now. I wait until I am a more experienced user

Just looking for opinions

 

Comodo -> easy to use.

DSA is kind of weird to configure. Also you have cyberhawk, so while some might say layered protection is good, I personally wouldn't layer 2 behaviour blockers together.

 

Nod 32
Windows XP Firewall
Cyberhawk free - Replace with DSA
Firefox with NoScript run through Sandboxie
Returnil
Norton Ghost, True Image or Paragon HD manager for image backups and or clones.

 

Comodo instead of Windows firewall.
DSA instead of Cyberhawk.

 

Why would you use DSA over Cyberhawk? Is DSA as easy as it sounds to use? I have used SSM Free without incident in the past, and DSA sounds much easier. I'm just concerned a mistake can be made and boom no Windows access.

 

Thanks to all of you

My experience: Cyberhawk is the easiest one. DSA is much easier than SSM.

I will keep Cyberhawk. I will add DSA. I know they can run together in my system.

Only one more thing for me to decide: Keep XP FW or use Comodo?

Would be easier to keep XP FW. Never tried Comodo or any other firewall. I think Comodo would offer stronger protection, but then I have to do some work/reading to learn how to use it, and how it works. They say it is easy to learn, but I dont know. I am not familiar to rule settings.

 

Windows firewall does not filter bi-directional.Only inbound.
You don't have to set rules manually in Comodo.
Just use the learning mode on the Component Monitor.

 

Hello,
After testing the two software mentioned, I would say Comodo.
Mrk

 

Thanks for reply Mrkvonic and the Tester

I have decided to go for this:

Nod 32
XP firewall
Cyberhawk
DSA

and later I will probably change XP firewall with Comodo. First I must visit the Comodo forum and also read the following thread:

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=176866

Does it matter if I install Comodo after the others? DSA also has a learning mode. And should I disable the network part of DSA, or it does not matter?

I also have other questions about DSA and it's learning mode, but I think I put it in it's own thread later.

 

sorry guys but what is DSA?

Thanks

 

Dynamic security agent
http://www.privacyware.com/dynamic_security_agent.html

 

DSA - Dynamic Security Agent

http://www.privacyware.com/dynamic_security_agent.html

This will give you an idea of what it does compared to others:

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Host_Intrusion_Protection_System_-_Comparison

You can also search this forum for DSA

Hope this helps