aquarius's config

[aquarius]

Online Virus Scaners: VirusTotal, Joti's, VirScan, Comodo CFI/FVS/IMA, Anubis, URLVoid, Zscaler Zulu
Virtualization: Sandboxie free
Anonymity: Tor, Tails
Password Protection: KeePass
Content Protection: TrueCrypt
File Hashes: HashTab, EasyHash
Startup/Registry: Sysinternals Autoruns
Process Monitor: Sysinternals Process Explorer/Monitor
Cleaning Utility: CCleaner + CCEnhancer
Delete (wipe) sensitive content: Eraser
PDF Reader: Sumatra
File Manager: Total Commander x64
Uninstaller: Revo Uninstaller Pro
Disk Defragmenter: MyDefrag
Backup: Paragon Backup & Recovery free

After CIS v6 update maybe I will remove avast! real-time monitoring and replace Sandboxie with CIS kiosk/sandbox :huh:

 

[Deleted member 178]

Hi,

Erroneous config, because:

- You have set Avira free and MSE on-demand, you meant you have them alongside Avast? if yes this is a mistake, it is highly not recommended to install 2 or more standalone AVs not designed to be "companion" in same time, even if you disable the real-time functions, the drivers may conflicts and so lessen your security when an in fection will occurs.

the rest is ok.

 

[NSG001]

CIS is strong enough alone.
As umbra says too much overlap and likely to lead to severe issues.

Welcome to the forum by the way

 

[Alien]

Why have two Chromium based browsers??

 

[aquarius]

Thank you guys for the quick audit!

 

[aquarius]

Why have two Chromium based browsers??

I was a big fan of SRWare Iron but no more...
I think I will remove it in the future.
Schematic:
IE->Firefox->Chrome->Opera->Safari->Opera->Chrome->Opera->Dragon->Firefox->Opera->Iron->Chrome

 

[aquarius]

Hi,

Erroneous config, because:

- You have set Avira free and MSE on-demand, you meant you have them alongside Avast? if yes this is a mistake, it is highly not recommended to install 2 or more standalone AVs not designed to be "companion" in same time, even if you disable the real-time functions, the drivers may conflicts and so lessen your security when an in fection will occurs.

the rest is ok.

Avira and MSE are just installed and disabled with Autoruns -> logon/services.
If I'm in serious doubt with somethig and online scan is not a solution I reactivate one of them, disable avast!, reboot and scan; all this mumbo-jumbo is done offline (no internet).
From my tests:
- MSE and avast! with real-time monitoring disabled are ok, no complains
- Avira is a little bit trickier, you have to enable only 2 services; better to disable avast! from logon (autoruns or msconfig), reboot and do the scan.

I know, the best solution is to keep a CD/usb stick/external drive with all the tools you need but (Murphy don't sleep!) sometimes ýou just missed to take it...

 

[aquarius]

CIS is strong enough alone.
As umbra says too much overlap and likely to lead to severe issues.

Welcome to the forum by the way

Thank You!

There is no overlap but only in functionality
MSE & Avira are completely muted.
I would like to believe CIS is strong enough ... still digging.
Looking for something light with only one icon in the taskbar

 

[Ink]

Malwarebytes Free and HitmanPro (Unactivated) are sufficient on-demand scanners.

I can recommend ESET Online Scanner to replace both Avira Free Antivirus and Microsoft Security Essentials. Click here for my Review of ESET Online Scanner.

I know you can choose not to install the Guard of Avira during a Custom install, but unsure about MSE. Also updating both manually can take time and really wasted bandwidth if you know your PC is clean of malware.

 

[Deleted member 178]

There is no overlap but only in functionality
MSE & Avira are completely muted.

You don't seems to understand that even if you disable the services, processes and muted them, their drivers are still active since they works at a kernel level and their simultaneous existence may reduce your security and even screw your system in long-terms.

i will use this fancy analogy:

When you have sex, do you wear 3 condoms at same time?

 

[Alien]

i will use this fancy analogy:

When you have sex, do you wear 3 condoms at same time?

LOL, some might..

 

[softwareFREEk]

have you ever seen the use by dates on the bottom of condoms?

No?

maybe you don't roll it down as far as me :lol:

laughter is good medicine

 

[aquarius]

There is no overlap but only in functionality
MSE & Avira are completely muted.

You don't seems to understand that even if you disable the services, processes and muted them, their drivers are still active since they works at a kernel level and their simultaneous existence may reduce your security and even screw your system in long-terms.

i will use this fancy analogy:

When you have sex, do you wear 3 condoms at same time?

Of course you wear just one but you have spares in your wallet

I think I have quite a good understanding, for a plain user, of the OS, what services, processes and drivers mean and I believe I know what's running and what's not in the system, at least in my system. Of course I don't recommend, especially when you are married :angel:, to keep so many "condoms" in your wallet unless you are looking for something nasty.
BTW, most of the configs I have seen here are on top of disabled Windows Firewall and Windows Defender, disabled (I presume) at the application level not from the OS guts. Is the security compromised or the system screwed up on the long term because of that?
To be sincere I have so many AV apps because I'm still looking for the ideal combo; Comodo FW is a staple (after Zone and Outpost). Unfortunately there is no such ideal combo, at least a la longue.
(sorry for my english)

 

[Deleted member 178]

Of course you wear just one but you have spares in your wallet

but in your case, the one in your wallet (the on-demand scanner) are not designed to run alongside another AV. Mostly all the O-D scanners (CCE, HMP, DrWeb,etc...) never need an installation except companion ones (EAM, MBAM, etc...)

BTW, most of the configs I have seen here are on top of disabled Windows Firewall and Windows Defender, disabled (I presume) at the application level not from the OS guts.

because they are built-in windows.

Is the security compromised or the system screwed up on the long term because of that?

it happen to some of my customers, some others are lucky and don't have issues...yet...

To be sincere I have so many AV apps because I'm still looking for the ideal combo; Comodo FW is a staple (after Zone and Outpost).

tSo try them one by one, not all at same time.

Unfortunately there is no such ideal combo, at least a la longue.

are you native french speaker?

 

[aquarius]

Unfortunately there is no such ideal combo, at least a la longue.

are you native french speaker?
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... on the long run if you prefer

No, I'm not a native french speaker.