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Operating system: Windows 11 Devuan Peppermint and Mac OS 26
Real-time protection: WD with DefenderUI 2.x paired with hardening rules from Andy Ful. On some Windows 10/11 I have added Kaspersky Standard MultiDevice 3Yr License
Device firewall: Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
Operating system: Windows 11 2 older laptops running Win 10 both running defender
Real-time protection: Kaspersky Standard
Device firewall: Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
Browsers and extensions: Common extension/Search in all browsers: Bitwarden, Bing Search · Edge (Default): uBlock Origin (MV2), Shazam (enabled only on usage), Bypass Paywalls Clean ( (enabled only on usage)) · Firefox (Secondary): uBlock Origin
Operating system
Windows 11 2 older laptops running Win 10 both running defender
Real-time protection
Kaspersky Standard
Device firewall
Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
Browsers and extensions
Common extension/Search in all browsers: Bitwarden, Bing Search · Edge (Default): uBlock Origin (MV2), Shazam (enabled only on usage), Bypass...
Staff assessment Advanced Plus Security
Matches the current setup
Real-time protection: AVG Internet Security with all shields disabled except the file shield
Device firewall: Microsoft Defender Firewall
Browsers and extensions: Google Translate · Gemini in Chrome · Save Image As Type · AdGuard AdBlocker · Turbo Downloader for Instagram · Adobe Acrobat · Google Network Speech · Page load time · URL Shortener · AdGuard VPN · ChatGPT Exporter · WhatFont · Grammarly · Shazam · Popup my Bookmarks · IDM Integration Module · Save for later · Bitwarden Password Manager · Context Menu Search · Clear Cache for Specific Site · Enhancer for YouTube9
Operating system
Windows 11 26H2
Real-time protection
AVG Internet Security with all shields disabled except the file shield
Device firewall
Microsoft Defender Firewall
Browsers and extensions
Google Translate · Gemini in Chrome · Save Image As Type · AdGuard AdBlocker · Turbo Downloader for Instagram · Adobe Acrobat · Google Network...
Staff assessment Advanced Security
Matches the current setup
Device firewall: Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
Browsers and extensions: Google Chrome (1Password, uBlock Origin Lite and Internet Download Manager extensions) · Microsoft Edge (1Password, uBlock Origin Lite and Internet Download Manager extensions) · Firefox (1Password, uBlock Origin Lite and Internet Download Manager extensions) · Brave (uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger and Internet Download Manager extensions)
Operating system
Windows 11 26H2
Real-time protection
ESET Security Ultimate
Device firewall
Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
Browsers and extensions
Google Chrome (1Password, uBlock Origin Lite and Internet Download Manager extensions) · Microsoft Edge (1Password, uBlock Origin Lite and...
Staff assessment Review outdated
Level before the setup changed: Advanced Plus Security
Operating system: Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms)
Real-time protection: No Realtime AV running (Microsoft Defender disabled) · NextDNS as AV - Windows via DoT & Browsers via DoH
Device firewall: Microsoft Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
Browsers and extensions: No extensions installed, Edge locked down via policies · Edge for browsing, TCP 443 allowed, the rest is blocked · LibreWolf for Facebook, the rest of the internet is blocked · Brave for Google/YouTube, the rest of the internet is blocked · Chromium for streaming, TCP 443 allowed, the rest is blocked
Operating system
Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms)
Real-time protection
No Realtime AV running (Microsoft Defender disabled) · NextDNS as AV - Windows via DoT & Browsers via DoH
Device firewall
Microsoft Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
Browsers and extensions
No extensions installed, Edge locked down via policies · Edge for browsing, TCP 443 allowed, the rest is blocked · LibreWolf for Facebook, the...
Staff assessment At-Risk
Matches the current setup
Security and privacy apps: AdGuard Premium · Samsung Security powered by McAfee · Samsung AutoBlocker (Maximum Restrictions), which protects me as followed: Forbids installation of new apps outside trusted App Stores · Blocks 2G Networks and Insecure Wi-Fi Connections to Prevent Interception · Disables Hyperlinks, Previews, and Automatic File Downloads in Messaging · Blocks Device Administrator Privileges and Prevents Work Profile Setup · Strips Location Metadata from Photos and Disables Shared Gallery Albums
File and photo backups: OneDrive
Device
Android 17 - OneUI 9 · Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Security and privacy apps
AdGuard Premium · Samsung Security powered by McAfee · Samsung AutoBlocker (Maximum Restrictions), which protects me as followed: Forbids...
File and photo backups
OneDrive
Staff assessment Advanced Plus Security
Matches the current setup
