Battle Free Security Setup Discussion

[MrExplorer]

If I ever want to switch to free security setup this would be my choice.

For Me & My Suggestion: avast! Free + Windows Firewall + Smart Screen + UAC + AdGaurd + DoNotTrackMe + WOT + LastPass + K9 Web-Protection + VirusTotal Scanner + Secunia PSI + MalwareBytes Anti-Exploit + OnDemand Scanner

Setting For Above Apps:

• avast! Free: Enable Hardened Mode & PUP Detection.
• AdGuard: Enabled Malicious Web-Blocking.
• K9 Web-Protection: Customize it how you want.
  
• OnDemand Scanner: MalwareBytes | Hitman Pro | EEK etc...

Please Instead of Posting which free av you will use please post the whole security setup you would use if you ever want to switch to free security setup

 

[rupeshkj]

I would recommend you 360IS or 360TS its better than avast .

 

[Circe]

Almost the set up I am currently using, K9 web protection is a very nice product. I used K9 on both my two son's PC's a few years back now, a great product. I should really use it again as it is a very nice product.
I am not normally an Avast user but I am currently using it ( Rejzor set up) which I am liking.
Also currently using windows 7 firewall with this set up, which is more than good enough.
I do have a lifetime license for Outpost Firewall Pro which I use from time to time.
Current set up: Avast, IE 11 (Smartscreen) , Windows 7 Firewall. (K9 web protection is on my list to use again)

*Edit* I've just added K9 WebProtection, I've forgotten how good it was. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[WinXPert]

Avast, Threatfire, Windows FW for me. On demand MBAM

 

[soinvisage]

i prefer free, like 360TS and tiranium

 

[Purshu_Pro]

I would like a combination of, AVG Free AV + Windows Firewall + Smart Screen + UAC + Bitdefender Traffic Light + An On demand scanner + A privacy washer like ccleaner

 

[Kate_L]

I use free software, I am more for Open Source, not really like to paid for software if there is a good free version.

Now I use:
- Comodo Internet Security Free
- HitmanPro.Alert
- Malware Bytes Free (Quick Scan once week)

 

[Nico@FMA]

Hmmm
- Common Sense
- Great Browsing habits
- Windows firewall
- Windows build-in security features

= winner

 

[Cowpipe]

I don't recommend LastPass, an alternate free service such as PasswordBox is more secure

 

[XhenEd]

I don't recommend LastPass, an alternate free service such as PasswordBox is more secure

why? what's wrong with lastpass.. i'm now tempted to ditch it and use your suggestion given your God-given talent in cybersecurity.

 

[omidomi]

360IS or 360TS

 

[Cowpipe]

why? what's wrong with lastpass.. i'm now tempted to ditch it and use your suggestion given your God-given talent in cybersecurity.

Essentially it's to do with the way the LastPass login system works, there are for example 'account recovery' options such as "One Time Password" which allows you to change your master password if you forget it. This may allow your passwords to be recovered by a malicious third party (it's fairly easy to spoof a phone number for sms verification for example). What I like about PasswordBox is that you have a master password which acts as your decryption key and this is never stored so if you lose your master password (or if a malicious third party doesn't know what this is), it's much more difficult to access your data (impossible for an average user / hackers etc).

 

[Oxygen]

I don't recommend LastPass, an alternate free service such as PasswordBox is more secure

I don't trust anything besides lastpass

 

[Cowpipe]

I don't trust anything besides lastpass

I'm guilty of recommending LastPass, but diving into the technical whitepapers and doing a security analysis I found it was actually pretty insecure

 

[Kate_L]

Black Ice PC Protect is the only product I really loved and trusted. Nowadays if you read the EULA and so on you will see that they don't really care, they lie you, they don't say what it is in the "Ads" not in EULA ... it is like VPNs.

That is why I asked the CEO of Tiranium Internet Security that I wanna see the source code, then I can use the product. It is not that I don't trust but this way when I say to a friend (or company), I am 100%, this is why I don't recommend and I always say that you should search your own answers.

 

[Nico@FMA]

Black Ice PC Protect is the only product I really loved and trusted. Nowadays if you read the EULA and so on you will see that they don't really care, they lie you, they don't say what it is in the "Ads" not in EULA ... it is like VPNs.

That is why I asked the CEO of Tiranium Internet Security that I wanna see the source code, then I can use the product. It is not that I don't trust but this way when I say to a friend, I am 100%, this is why I don't recommend and I always say that you should search your own answers.

Lmao you are asking Dubseven to see the source code? Really? omg FAIL <facepalm>
So you are going to make a phone call to Malwarebytes, Symantec, Sophos (Or any of your favo brand) and you ask them: Sir i got trust issues can i see the source code? Otherwise i will not buy your product.

REALLY?

You got to be kidding me m8, this is just a joke right?

Make a educated guess what the CEO of any of those companies would tell you?

 

[Kate_L]

No joke because back then was the issue with Dr Web and stealing signatures + virustotal. His software is not sign. There is a difference between him and others.

 

[Malware1]

No joke because back then was the issue with Dr Web and stealing signatures + virustotal. His software is not sign. There is a difference between him and others.

The stealing issue still persists, the difference is that Tiranium uses its own proxy servers.

 

[Cowpipe]

Lmao you are asking Dubseven to see the source code? Really? omg FAIL <facepalm>
So you are going to make a phone call to Malwarebytes, Symantec, Sophos (Or any of your favo brand) and you ask them: Sir i got trust issues can i see the source code? Otherwise i will not buy your product.

REALLY?

Whenever I don't trust a product I phone them up, spend all my savings buying an OEM license for the C libraries and then spend a few weeks to a month carefully de-obfuscating the source-code to be absolutely 100% sure that they're telling the truth.. Honest

 

[Manzai]

I recommend (Free):

- Avast with PUP and Hardened Mode
- Qihoo 360 Total Security with Avira & Bitdefender
- AVG Free with Identity Protection

Paid :

- ESET Smart Security (with my rules Here )
- Bitdefender Internet Security
- Norton Internet Security (SONAR Max)
- Kaspersky Internet Security
- Trend Micro Titanium (Extreme Sensibility)