Anyone goes Russian with their PC/Laptop setup before?

[HarborFront]

Just thinking for my upcoming laptop.

With a Win 10 Pro Laptop use by me alone and running

1) Kaspersky IS - Will be using my own VPNs. And will be focusing more on its protection aspects so features like password manager, backup and encryption, parental controls, anti-theft, system tune up etc. are not my interest
2) Adguard for desktop
3) Yandex browser

Setting up of VM, use of double VPNs, TOR, BlackFog Privacy, use of Ungoogled Chromium/FF browsers can be considered

Surely Google will not touch me here, right? Like your frank inputs between BitDefender IS vs Kaspersky IS as well.

All comments are welcome.

 

[TairikuOkami]

Very nice setup, I am looking forward to your experience. I expect to do something that strict in the future, I do not want to be jailed for my opinions.

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I went Russian the day governments and big companies decided to censor "fake news". Like Google, Youtube, Twitter, Microsoft, FB, etc. I live in EU, so it only makes sense. Just yesterday Facebook did not allow me to post a link to a homeopathic webpage, talking about "fake" benefits of garlic.

I use Yandex and mail.ru. Gmail is used as a spam email, but because I am logged into youtube, Google is haunting me, showing ads on Facebook and other webpages with Google ads. I do not mind it that much, since they are usually spot on and I sometimes buy products from them.

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

Surely Google will not touch me here, right?

They will, Google Analytics is everywhere.

Like your frank inputs between BitDefender IS vs Kaspersky IS as well.

Go KIS, but personally i rather just use WD and harden my OS via GPO for better security.

 

[HarborFront]

They will, Google Analytics is everywhere.


Go KIS, but personally i rather just use WD and harden my OS via GPO for better security.

As far as Google analytics goes I'll take care with Adguard for desktop, BlackFog Privacy and some extensions.

Coming to think of using the right browser Ungoogled Chromium/FF with more extension support will be better than Yandex. Not all Chrome extensions are supported in Yandex browser.

I would want to try disabling WD, ransomware protection, exploit protection and firewall in Windows and let KIS do the job solely. Is KIS up to it? Any issue(s) you can see? Is KIS firewall independent or dependent on Windows firewall?

Thanks

 

[harlan4096]

Well tweaked KIS is strong...

When installed KIS -> WD and FW are disabled automatically... until You pause KIS protection... but You may disable completelly WD, nevertheless I would not disable WFW...

 

[Outpost]

@HarborFront
On a harden system where you also added Kaspersky IS (tweaked ), a VPN, Tor and Adguard, what does a program like BlackFog Privacy add?

 

[HarborFront]

@HarborFront
On a harden system where you also added Kaspersky IS (tweaked ), a VPN, Tor and Adguard, what does a program like BlackFog Privacy add?

As a second layer of defense especially on the privacy front

BlackFog Anti Data Exfiltration and Ransomware Prevention

BlackFog provides on device ransomware prevention using anti data exfiltration (ADX) technology.

www.blackfog.com

 

[RoboMan]

Surely Google will not touch me here, right?

If you want true privacy don't use any of these. To start with, don't use Windows 10. Go with Whonix or another privacy-oriented OS. The way Windows 10 is designed you will be sending telemetry every minute. To Microsoft, to Google, to everybody.

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

I would Choose Bitdefender Total Security & then use Syshardener or OSAmor or both.

 

[Outpost]

I would Choose Bitdefender Total Security & then use Syshardener or OSAmor or both.

If you use a suite like BItdefender TS or KIS, better Syshardener. I would avoid OSArmor because it adds unnecessary real-time control.

 

[HarborFront]

If you want true privacy don't use any of these. To start with, don't use Windows 10. Go with Whonix or another privacy-oriented OS. The way Windows 10 is designed you will be sending telemetry every minute. To Microsoft, to Google, to everybody.

Yes, I'm aware of Whonix, Qubes and Linux but I'm most familiar with Windows. As far as telemetry is concerned there are software to lessen its impact like O&O Shutup 10 etc

 

[HarborFront]

I would Choose Bitdefender Total Security & then use Syshardener or OSAmor or both.

Yup, system hardening is one of the good considerations

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

If you want true privacy don't use any of these. To start with, don't use Windows 10. Go with Whonix or another privacy-oriented OS. The way Windows 10 is designed you will be sending telemetry every minute. To Microsoft, to Google, to everybody.

Exactly, i still wonder why people concerned keep trying to deploy dozen of anti privacy intrusions tools on Windows while using Linux is the easy way to obtain what they seek.

 

[RoboMan]

Exactly, i still wonder why people concerned keep trying to deploy dozen of anti privacy intrusions tools on Windows while using Linux is the easy way to obtain what they seek.

I'd be a Linux kid if it wasn't because of how difficult is to play League of Legends there, and if obtained is almost unplayable. Everything else I got covered.

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

@Robbie If you use Windows mostly for gaming, then privacy should be the last of your concerns. Haha

 

[Handsome Recluse]

I'd be a Linux kid if it wasn't because of how difficult is to play League of Legends there, and if obtained is almost unplayable. Everything else I got covered.

*laughs in Dota 2

 

[RoboMan]

*laughs in Dota 2

I downloaded Dota2 on saturday and uninstalled it on Sunday. Low-budget LoL wannabe lmao.

@Robbie If you use Windows mostly for gaming, then privacy should be the last of your concerns. Haha

Yeah tbh I dual boot with Ubuntu (here I work, office garbage, youtube, random crap), and boot with W10 for gaming. Here all I have is antivirus, Edge Chrome and games. As well I try to reduce attack surface since security in Windows is like using a potato as a bullet shield.

 

[Handsome Recluse]

I downloaded Dota2 on saturday and uninstalled it on Sunday. Low-budget LoL wannabe lmao.

I haven't played the game. What didn't you like about it?

 

[HarborFront]

I would Choose Bitdefender Total Security & then use Syshardener or OSAmor or both.

But KIS's firewall has HIPS which is one up BitDefender IS which only has a firewall

https://media.kaspersky.com/pdf/Kaspersky_Lab_Whitepaper_HIPS_ENG.pdf

 

[Zorro]

I can say as Russian It is best if you go on the network according to the scheme: Your PC - VPN1 - Tor - VPN2 - Internet But isn’t it too difficult to just hide from Google?