Post your security setup

+1 internetz

 

With the help of a NBR member:
Microsoft Security Essentials
Comodo Firewall and Defense +
MBAM
Firefox (Ad-Block Plus and WoT)

 

NORTON 10 charrr

 

Avira Antivir 10 Personal + Windows Firewall + Unlimited common sense

 

microsoft security essentials, malwarebytes, windows firewall. kinda waiting for spybot to release their final version of 2.0.

 

What's so special about spybot 2.0?

 

Router firewall, Windows firewall, Norton AV, PC Tools Spyware Dr.

 

mcafee, malwarebytes, windows firewall, of course the router firewall.

 

Added Mamutu.

 

dunno. haven't used it yet. just kind of waiting.

 

Mcaffe!? Why!?!

You at least have one virus from Mcaffe now: Itself and perhaps even more

Unless your testing it out or just want to use up the trial, I would suggest uninstalling and moving to a different anti-virus.

God, why do I have such a hate against Mcaffe?

 

I've seen many computers infected while running McCaffee and the performance isn't great.

 

And its quite the resource hog compared to free applications that do a better job of detecting nasty software such as MSE or even Avast!

 

New security setup:
Comodo Firewall And Defense+
Mamutu
Avast! Anti-virus internet security (Firewall disabled, letting Comodo use it's firewall at the current time)

 

I accidentally posted this in what was a dead thread ("How paranoid are you about security"), so I'll move it to this current thread. Mods can delete my post in the previous thread if there's a problem.

To login into my laptop, you would need one of my ten fingers (and no, fingerprint scanners don't work with dead, cut-off fingers ). Otherwise, it's a long, long password of all sorts of characters.

On my hard drive, I have a 8GB TrueCrypt file, protected by AES+Twofish and Whirpool hash. To generate its password (as well as all my other passwords), I used a randomly-generated 32-character password with all possible characters (or, for websites that don't accept 32 characters or special characters, whatever is the highest and most secure). My Keepass is AES protected with a long, but easy to remember password (though most people don't know much about what I like in my private life, so it's easy for me to remember a password based on something other people wouldn't know about me). Keepass-stored passwords are mostly used for secure websites, like email and online banking; for online forums, I still type in my username/password.

I use Microsoft Security Essentials for real-time virus protection, and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware free version for more in-dept scanning.

With Firefox, I have Adblock-Plus, NoScript (I have to admit that this is annoying when you first use it, but most of my most-visited sites are white-listed), HTTPS-Everywhere, and BetterPrivacy. Sure, my internet performance is slowed down on an already slow connection (1.5Mbps DSL), but I don't game online, nor stream video, nor use torrents very often.

And, probably the most important security feature in my opinion, is that I never allow anyone other than myself to use my laptop. Nobody. Period. No ifs, ands, or buts. Another common sense idea is that I don't post personal contact information on my Facebook account (or anywhere else, for that matter), except for the required email address (one that I don't use often). No phone number, no address, and obviously no other information that I am not 100% comfortable with sharing with the rest of the internet.

Another practice I have, though not strictly a security feature, is to have multiple backups of everything information (school work, legal, photos of things dear to me, etc). Aside from my laptop's drive, I have another two laptop drives laying around that I can attach via a hard drive dock, and I have a portable hard drive and flashdrive as well, plus a Dropbox account (with my data encrypted, of course). Each solution has its own TrueCyrpt file

Paranoid? Maybe, but I feel safe that it's next to impossible for anyone in the world to harm my data or myself using technology as an attack vector (I'm still suspect to someone physically attacking me, but there's not a lot anyone could do about that).

 

Are you sh*tting me about the fingerprint scanner? I didn't even know a laptop could do that And what's this about dead fingers not working? You've got to be some sort of government agent. If so, don't say yes. I value my life.

lol at the second part, though

 

Lol, I'm not a government agent, just a (rising) college (engineering) student who has a lot of free time to learn about random things. Dead fingers won't work because most modern scanners also check for a pulse and the fancy ones also detect body heat, both of which are lacking in cut-off fingers.

 

Except.... I don't need your actual finger to use your fingerprint reader. Its capitative. Not as easy as optical scanners (heh.... lotsa fun with those), but still not that hard.

 

I'm an incoming freshman myself. Seems I have a lot to learn about modern technology, though Granted, if you want to see something scary (or at least I thought it was) look up "Big Dog" on Youtube.

*enter computer jargon here in an attempt to stay on topic*

 

Currently using Norton after switching from Avast free. O and windows firewall of course.

 

This is my security setup:
-Panda Cloud
-Ad-aware
-Spybot Search & Destroy

 

MSE + Comodo Firewall & Defense+
I've got MalwareBytes installed but I hardly ever use it. Although I do update it weekly, I just never actually...scan. lol.

Was a longtime user of NIS...we'll see what happens when the 2012 version goes gold and ESET 5 hits...

 

Its a shame you don't do a weekly scan with Malwarebyte's, I could live without MSE and rely on Malwarebyte's to fetch anything with a simple scan. There are countless threads here and on other forums similar to this one that involves people solely relying on their anti-virus to fetch any and most viruses yet they don't. Or people like you who just don't bother using it. I highly recommend you reconsider scanning with Malwarebyte's.

 

Thank you for giving me nightmares for the rest of my life. I will never take up hunting because of that dreaded dog (Jk)


Added Sandboxie to my setup

 

Going to try DefenseWall soon. Looks great but I'm not sure how much I'll like it.

 

i got the fingerprint thingy on my malibal. software wise i run microsoft security essentials. first line of defense is me though. you gotta get past me to touch my laptop.

 

Is it okay to have both MSE and Malwarebytes? Do they conflict in any way?

 

I use windows 7 antivirus 2012

 

No. Malwarebytes does not run any type of real time shields nor do they scan any type of files unless you manually tell it to.

I personally had MSE, Comodo, and Malwarebytes all installed and it worked flawlessly.

 

Thanks for letting me know. I guess I'll have that in addition to MSE.

 

Windows 7, ESET Smart Security, Google Chrome.

Kaspersky and Norton Internet Security are just as effective as ESET and therefore good alternatives.

I am in the process of reviewing new security software for NBR, so keep an eye on the front page.

 

Home:
OpenDNS with web filtering
Router firewall
ESet Smart Security
No-Script / Ad-Block
Common sense ftw!

Sidejob setup:
OpenDNS with strict web filtering
Sonicwall T210 w/ strict inbound - outbound filters
Server w/ Symantec SBE and client machines
Web filtering on 2 levels, first being the firewall, second being OpenDNS
No user can install anything, with the exception of me

 

Nothing at all besides windows firewall and any built in security measures on my home router. So basically nothing.

 

Are you running based on the link in your signature? Those are definitely security methods whether they're antiviruses or not.

EDIT: I also agree with that article. I don't use an antivirus and I rely on other security methods, which I find to be more effective in every way.

 

Like Hungryman, I'm curious which measures from the sig link you've implemented.
Very decent advice by the way in that post.
I think it could be usefull to add it to the ' Security and Anti-Virus Software Kdawgca sticky'; link.

 

The virtualization approach would be nice if it weren't for the toll it would take on resources for a lower end machine. Beyond that, over time I'm sure people would get tired of booting up a computer in a computer to browse the web.

However, it would be nice to have your Windows machine, with a Linux virtual machine (low resource usage) just for FF.

 

Full OS virtualization via VM is heavy on resources but using something like Sandboxie is not.

@Baserk, it would need a serious update before it gets stickied.

 

That's true it could use an update

As for what I'm using, I can't use opendns due to ATT blocking any dns servers but their own. I still use ccleaner. I still use common sense. My chrome installation has adblock and Web of Trust add ons installed.

Those aren't what I would call "traditional" anti-virus methods, but you are correct, I am using some protection even if it's minimal.

My laptop doesn't have any of my personal files stored on it other than my password protected Thunderbird email accounts. Everything else is in the cloud or on an ftp server. If my laptop were stolen/infected/hijacked/hacked it would not matter much since I have very strong master passwords for chrome (last pass add on) and Thunderbird.

I still wipe the hard drive at least once a year as well.

 

Up to date windows updates, Kaspersky 2011 internet suite, Open DNS, Spoofed email addresses, Firefox and Chrome, anti-malware bytes and CCleaner.

 

How does Open DNS keep you safe ?

 

See here for explanation and details: Opendns
**EDIT~ see here for latest threats - Qakbot and Angry hacker. Just 2 examples, better safe than sorry.

 

Changed my DNS from Bellsouth servers to DNS Advantage servers (p: 154.156.70.1, s: 154.156.71.1). In case Bellsouth/AT&T has any ideas of telling me where I can surf on the internet.

 

Make sure you verify opendns is working. Go to this page: http://www.opendns.com/welcome/

 

Hey folks,

When you post your "Security Setup", please also mention what OS you are running!

Thanks,

G!

 

OS is in my sig (Win7Pro, SP1)

To add to my post here, I also always turn off my wireless when I'm on the move with the physical switch on the left side of my laptop.

 

Comodo Internet Security
Mbam Pro (real time & web flter)
Norton DNS
EMET
Applocker
UAC at max. settings

 

Unnecessary and annoying. The best anti-anything is the user.

 

Are you guys doing anything like trying to hack hackers or something? Preparing for an impending hacker onslaught?
lol...

I got MSE.

 

Nah, I just bank online