Billcomputerman123 security setup
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- Dec 4, 2013
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Hello Billcomputerman123. I've found the following thread to be very helpful when I'd needed to update my own configuration: http://malwaretips.com/posts/374587/
..hope it helps.
..hope it helps.
I didnt have that option on my postHello Billcomputerman123. I've found the following thread to be very helpful when I'd needed to update my own configuration: http://malwaretips.com/posts/374587/
..hope it helps.
- Oct 23, 2012
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Your old config was removed from public view yesterday at your request
- Sep 9, 2013
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In my opinion Comodo + Mbam pro are enough.Heres my high security setup that keeps me safe
Installing so many software for real time protection can cause system slow down.
You are an experienced user, so you don't need all these.
- Aug 31, 2014
- 655
Hello Billcomputerman123. I've found the following thread to be very helpful when I'd needed to update my own configuration: http://malwaretips.com/posts/374587/
..hope it helps.
It's bit of a pain to find, but it's right at the top, just above your thread
way too much over-kill-bill ( sorry about this little word joke ) when you are as stated a professional you do not need so many security apps. comodo can make your computer like a stronghold on its own ( correctly configured that is ) , since you are a professionel you can do this on your own , without our help. too much will kill your computer and will make you more insecure , overlapping security is a big no no.its a miracle to me how it is possible , that you can keep your computer even workable with all of these in realtime!
( sorry about this little word joke ) when you are as stated a professional you do not need so many security apps. comodo can make your computer like a stronghold on its own ( correctly configured that is ) , since you are a professionel you can do this on your own , without our help. too much will kill your computer and will make you more insecure , overlapping security is a big no no.its a miracle to me how it is possible , that you can keep your computer even workable with all of these in realtime!I know lol I didnt have another computer for the webroot that I got for free lol im kinda parinoid about security
lol forgot webroots my on demand scaner
Update: removed webroot
I also got an i7 with 8 gbs of ramway too much over-kill-bill
lol forgot webroots my on demand scaner
Update: removed webroot
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- Dec 4, 2013
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MalwareTips is somewhat like having free reign inside of "Willy Wonka's" Computer App Factory where feeling safe can be as much a temptation as eating chocolate or having another drink (more than any of us really need!I know lol I didnt have another computer for the webroot that I got for free lol im kinda parinoid about security
I also got an i7 with 8 gbs of ram
lol forgot webroots my on demand scaner
Update: removed webroot
).By the way, I have had Webroot just sitting in my downloads for nearly a year but would rather have the need for it before deciding to install it without enjoying it. Since our community generously grants members the opportunity to test fly so many apps and realtime protections, it's more important (sometimes) that we resist not installing so many more than what we can actually use!! I have Avast! (Realtime) & AdAware Pro (non-realtime) on 8.1 after winning the latter's key here. Instead of the abundance of Realtime, you might satisfy your use of the variety of on-demand scanners you already have and thus increasing your performance.
Can I get an Amen?!Thanks!
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- Mar 15, 2011
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I suggest to keep some scanners to your USB and use in case of emergency, then retain CIS and Mcshield.
Also I think you don't need Avira Browser Safety as your realtime protection should take care for it.
Also I think you don't need Avira Browser Safety as your realtime protection should take care for it.
mbam free is more than enough , the premium version has few extra benefits imho. if you are nervous about your security , just pair up cis with voodooshield
- Aug 1, 2014
- 34
Wow! Pretty strong config, even for an i7. How's going your ram when your with 10 pages opened in ice dragon?
I'm an paranoic too, but right now i'm just working with comodo firewall, 360TS and EMET, and everything's goes like charm with no intrusions.
All your config does'nt slow down your work with the pc ?
I'm an paranoic too, but right now i'm just working with comodo firewall, 360TS and EMET, and everything's goes like charm with no intrusions.
All your config does'nt slow down your work with the pc ?
I'm computer tech and i have only Malware Defender on other PC Very aggressive, but good.
Very aggressive, but good.Hello @Billcomputerman123,
I am going to just blank out all the discussions on this thread, leaving me commenting here like I was the first person to try and help you improve your configuration. Of course any changes you make are entirely your decision, so at no point should you feel like I am telling you to do something other than suggesting based on my language.
"Operating System - windows 8.1" - Is Windows SmartScreen enabled on your system?
I see looking at the fields you submitted you download malware samples and visit phishing pages. Do you do this on a Virtual Machine? If not, I recommend you do. You may not believe me but many people accidentally execute malware samples unintentionally when scanning with Antivirus software. Using a Virtual Machine will protect you in the case of this occuring, and not only this but will allow you to do a more extensive detection test by checking if the vendor detects the sample upon execution.
As for phishing pages, they may collect information such as your IP address. You may want to add some more protection for your IP address via using VPN (Virtual Private Network). One I know of which provides a free version (with paid options available via upgrade) would be CyberGhost. You can get it from here: http://www.cyberghostvpn.com/en_gb
(I also recommend having VPN enabled for malware samples. If you accidentally execute them (or intentionally for a more extensive test whilst scanning samples to test the detection ratio), they may send information such as your IP address).
UAC is enabled based on the fields you submitted. Good. Make sure to always keep it enabled. Should you wish an explanation as to why you should always keep it enabled, feel free to ask me if you do not already know. As well as this, make sure you watch what applications you grant the UAC alert to (allow to run with Administrative rights).
For your Real-Time protection, I personally believe you have overdone it. Firstly, I do not recommend using more than one Antivirus product on your system. Comodo Internet Security consists of an Antivirus engine, therefore it counts as one; Webroot Antivirus is also another one. This means you have 2 Antivirus products installed on your system. They may not cause a conflict by default (and if they do may not after whitelisting each other), however just because you have 2 Antivirus software does not necessarily mean you are "ultimately" protected. I feel that using both of them is unncessary.
I recommend you decide upon if you wish to use Comodo Internet Security or if you wish to use Webroot Antivirus.
Now to continue the list: Mbam pro+unchecky+mcshield+hitman pro alert +keyscrambler
Since you already have an IS/AV product running in real-time, I do not believe that it would be necessary to use Malwarebytes for Real-Time protection. However, if you wish to and do not encounter any issues then of course it's no issue. However I would recommend using Malwarebytes on-demand as opposed for Real-Time.
Unchecky is a good product to help evade Adware/PUPs. Good decision.
HitmanPro.Alert - it has some good features and can be useful on your system.
Keyscrambler - I cannot comment on this option properly, however it seems to be a good product therefore I will say it's a good decision.
For your on-demand scanners, you have a good set. How often do you use them?
HitmanPro is a nice and quick product to scan with. Emsisoft Emergency Kit has a fast scanner depending on how many files it needs to scan (so the scan mode chosen) and both are quite effective. Although, I recommend removing HerdProtect. I believe that HitmanPro, Malwarebytes and Emsisoft Emergency Kit are enough without HerdProtect.
HerdProtect has a lot of Antivirus scanners. You may just look at this as an advantage, but it's also a disadvantage. Think about all the False Positives each Antivirus product may have. Depending on how much HerdProtect has of that Antivirus engine incorporated into their engine will corrospond to the amount of False Positive detections you may experience. For example, let's say one Antivirus company have 500 False Positive detections which are known - then a cloud scanning company adds some of their engine, meaning you may experience some false positive detections from that list of 500 known False Positives (let's say they are known but not fixed for this example). (a reason why you should check detections by scanners before removing them, although I recon you do this already).
As well as that, HerdProtect may have long scanning times due to the amount of engines they have incorporated into their product. This is a disadvantage, but at the end of the day it's always important to let a scanner work so you can see if it can find any infections or not. However, it's still a disadvantage, but one which is irrelevant to "protection" or "false positive" detections.
For your Privacy software, you mentioned Keyscrambler. If you mentioned it on the Real-Time protection field, you could remove it from the Privacy software field.
CCleaner is a good option. I have found it to be one of the decent system optimisation products which has less chance of messing something up as opposed to the other competitors out there... I have yet to experience an issue with CCleaner. If you would like to add another product to your privacy software, you may want to look into a product called PrivaZer: http://privazer.com/
However, please only think about using PrivaZer if you really are an advanced/experienced user, and as like with any product you use, check before you allow a product to remove/clean something up!
For browser extensions you may be interested in WOT (Web of Trust). You can find more information about it here: https://www.mywot.com/
I recommend you remove Avira Browser Safety like @jamescv7 suggested. Your main real-time product should have good web protection to protect you.
For backup software, I recommend you look into Paragon Backup & Recovery (free unless you want to purchase). As well as the External HDD, you may want to take advantage of free cloud storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, SkyDrive. This is a good idea since documents on an external HDD may become corrupted. You'd then have 3 backups say on case this happens.
If you are unsure of a download, you may want to scan it at https://www.VirusTotal.com/and check what other vendors and not just what your main security software thinks of the program. Bear in mind false positives are possible.
As an alternative or even addition, you may want to look into sandboxing new programs before running them on your system: http://sandboxie.com/ or using a Virtual Machine. (If you continue using Comodo Internet Security, it has a Sandbox you can use).
Below in the spoiler I have written out a configuration based on the fields available you may want to use:
Remember that no Antivirus product can protect you fully. It's down to you just as much as the products.
Avoiding suspicious websites you are unsure of, illegal downloads/piracy/cracks & keygen related utilities, running any application on your system you do not know about ... Will help you stay protected. ("Avoiding").
For a completely different approach from me on how you can strengthen up your security configuration, you may want to see my thread dedicated to it (http://malwaretips.com/threads/how-to-strengthen-up-your-security-configuration.44663/). The reason I wrote this out for you here instead of just linking you to the thread is because I didn't want to just tell you that another product is better in my opinion (for e.g. real-time), but to keep the options open for my suggestions based on the software you already had, but trying to keep it more minimal with some additional tips included.
Cheers.
I am going to just blank out all the discussions on this thread, leaving me commenting here like I was the first person to try and help you improve your configuration. Of course any changes you make are entirely your decision, so at no point should you feel like I am telling you to do something other than suggesting based on my language.
"Operating System - windows 8.1" - Is Windows SmartScreen enabled on your system?
I see looking at the fields you submitted you download malware samples and visit phishing pages. Do you do this on a Virtual Machine? If not, I recommend you do. You may not believe me but many people accidentally execute malware samples unintentionally when scanning with Antivirus software. Using a Virtual Machine will protect you in the case of this occuring, and not only this but will allow you to do a more extensive detection test by checking if the vendor detects the sample upon execution.
As for phishing pages, they may collect information such as your IP address. You may want to add some more protection for your IP address via using VPN (Virtual Private Network). One I know of which provides a free version (with paid options available via upgrade) would be CyberGhost. You can get it from here: http://www.cyberghostvpn.com/en_gb
(I also recommend having VPN enabled for malware samples. If you accidentally execute them (or intentionally for a more extensive test whilst scanning samples to test the detection ratio), they may send information such as your IP address).
UAC is enabled based on the fields you submitted. Good. Make sure to always keep it enabled. Should you wish an explanation as to why you should always keep it enabled, feel free to ask me if you do not already know. As well as this, make sure you watch what applications you grant the UAC alert to (allow to run with Administrative rights).
For your Real-Time protection, I personally believe you have overdone it. Firstly, I do not recommend using more than one Antivirus product on your system. Comodo Internet Security consists of an Antivirus engine, therefore it counts as one; Webroot Antivirus is also another one. This means you have 2 Antivirus products installed on your system. They may not cause a conflict by default (and if they do may not after whitelisting each other), however just because you have 2 Antivirus software does not necessarily mean you are "ultimately" protected. I feel that using both of them is unncessary.
I recommend you decide upon if you wish to use Comodo Internet Security or if you wish to use Webroot Antivirus.
Now to continue the list: Mbam pro+unchecky+mcshield+hitman pro alert +keyscrambler
Since you already have an IS/AV product running in real-time, I do not believe that it would be necessary to use Malwarebytes for Real-Time protection. However, if you wish to and do not encounter any issues then of course it's no issue. However I would recommend using Malwarebytes on-demand as opposed for Real-Time.
Unchecky is a good product to help evade Adware/PUPs. Good decision.
HitmanPro.Alert - it has some good features and can be useful on your system.
Keyscrambler - I cannot comment on this option properly, however it seems to be a good product therefore I will say it's a good decision.
For your on-demand scanners, you have a good set. How often do you use them?
HitmanPro is a nice and quick product to scan with. Emsisoft Emergency Kit has a fast scanner depending on how many files it needs to scan (so the scan mode chosen) and both are quite effective. Although, I recommend removing HerdProtect. I believe that HitmanPro, Malwarebytes and Emsisoft Emergency Kit are enough without HerdProtect.
HerdProtect has a lot of Antivirus scanners. You may just look at this as an advantage, but it's also a disadvantage. Think about all the False Positives each Antivirus product may have. Depending on how much HerdProtect has of that Antivirus engine incorporated into their engine will corrospond to the amount of False Positive detections you may experience. For example, let's say one Antivirus company have 500 False Positive detections which are known - then a cloud scanning company adds some of their engine, meaning you may experience some false positive detections from that list of 500 known False Positives (let's say they are known but not fixed for this example). (a reason why you should check detections by scanners before removing them, although I recon you do this already).
As well as that, HerdProtect may have long scanning times due to the amount of engines they have incorporated into their product. This is a disadvantage, but at the end of the day it's always important to let a scanner work so you can see if it can find any infections or not. However, it's still a disadvantage, but one which is irrelevant to "protection" or "false positive" detections.
For your Privacy software, you mentioned Keyscrambler. If you mentioned it on the Real-Time protection field, you could remove it from the Privacy software field.
CCleaner is a good option. I have found it to be one of the decent system optimisation products which has less chance of messing something up as opposed to the other competitors out there... I have yet to experience an issue with CCleaner. If you would like to add another product to your privacy software, you may want to look into a product called PrivaZer: http://privazer.com/
However, please only think about using PrivaZer if you really are an advanced/experienced user, and as like with any product you use, check before you allow a product to remove/clean something up!
For browser extensions you may be interested in WOT (Web of Trust). You can find more information about it here: https://www.mywot.com/
I recommend you remove Avira Browser Safety like @jamescv7 suggested. Your main real-time product should have good web protection to protect you.
For backup software, I recommend you look into Paragon Backup & Recovery (free unless you want to purchase). As well as the External HDD, you may want to take advantage of free cloud storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, SkyDrive. This is a good idea since documents on an external HDD may become corrupted. You'd then have 3 backups say on case this happens.
If you are unsure of a download, you may want to scan it at https://www.VirusTotal.com/and check what other vendors and not just what your main security software thinks of the program. Bear in mind false positives are possible.
As an alternative or even addition, you may want to look into sandboxing new programs before running them on your system: http://sandboxie.com/ or using a Virtual Machine. (If you continue using Comodo Internet Security, it has a Sandbox you can use).
Below in the spoiler I have written out a configuration based on the fields available you may want to use:
Operating System: Windows 8.1
OS Architecture: 64-bit (x64)
Computer Knowledge: Professional (I am qualified)
Last malware infection date: Never
Malware Samples and Phishing sites: Yes, I download Malware samples
Yes, I visit Phishing sites
Number of users for this PC: Single user account (Private)
User Account Control settings: Always notify
Real-Time Protection: Comodo Internet Security, Unchecky, HitmanPro.Alert (if you really feel this is necessary - CIS has the sandboxing feature/auto-sandboxing feature if enabled), MCShield (to enhance system performance you could just disable autoruns and then scan the removable devices with Comodo - otherwise if you do not wish to do this, then MCShield could stay) and Keyscrambler.
On-demand Scanners: HitmanPro, Malwarebytes and Emsisoft Emergency Kit (or to have it all faster you could just use HitmanPro and either MBAM or EEK. Although if you have the time and want them both, you can use both MBAM and EEK).
Privacy software: CyberGhost (VPN), CCleaner and PrivaZer (if you decide to use it)
Backup and Recovery: Paragon Backup & Recovery, External HDD and Cloud Storage
Web Browser(s): Comodo Ice Dragon and Firefox (Firefox for if I experience issues with Comodo Ice Dragon)
Extensions and Plugins: uBlock, Ghostery, NoScript security suite, HTTPSEverywhere, LastPass, VTzilla
The configuration above is a bit more enhanced for system performance, slightly minimal in some areas and with some additions. I didn't change much as it's down to you to what you want on your system at the end of the day and I didn't want to wipe out your whole config options to what I would do - I wanted to leave the options you chose there on the example above.
OS Architecture: 64-bit (x64)
Computer Knowledge: Professional (I am qualified)
Last malware infection date: Never
Malware Samples and Phishing sites: Yes, I download Malware samples
Yes, I visit Phishing sites
Number of users for this PC: Single user account (Private)
User Account Control settings: Always notify
Real-Time Protection: Comodo Internet Security, Unchecky, HitmanPro.Alert (if you really feel this is necessary - CIS has the sandboxing feature/auto-sandboxing feature if enabled), MCShield (to enhance system performance you could just disable autoruns and then scan the removable devices with Comodo - otherwise if you do not wish to do this, then MCShield could stay) and Keyscrambler.
On-demand Scanners: HitmanPro, Malwarebytes and Emsisoft Emergency Kit (or to have it all faster you could just use HitmanPro and either MBAM or EEK. Although if you have the time and want them both, you can use both MBAM and EEK).
Privacy software: CyberGhost (VPN), CCleaner and PrivaZer (if you decide to use it)
Backup and Recovery: Paragon Backup & Recovery, External HDD and Cloud Storage
Web Browser(s): Comodo Ice Dragon and Firefox (Firefox for if I experience issues with Comodo Ice Dragon)
Extensions and Plugins: uBlock, Ghostery, NoScript security suite, HTTPSEverywhere, LastPass, VTzilla
The configuration above is a bit more enhanced for system performance, slightly minimal in some areas and with some additions. I didn't change much as it's down to you to what you want on your system at the end of the day and I didn't want to wipe out your whole config options to what I would do - I wanted to leave the options you chose there on the example above.
Remember that no Antivirus product can protect you fully. It's down to you just as much as the products.
Avoiding suspicious websites you are unsure of, illegal downloads/piracy/cracks & keygen related utilities, running any application on your system you do not know about ... Will help you stay protected. ("Avoiding").
For a completely different approach from me on how you can strengthen up your security configuration, you may want to see my thread dedicated to it (http://malwaretips.com/threads/how-to-strengthen-up-your-security-configuration.44663/). The reason I wrote this out for you here instead of just linking you to the thread is because I didn't want to just tell you that another product is better in my opinion (for e.g. real-time), but to keep the options open for my suggestions based on the software you already had, but trying to keep it more minimal with some additional tips included.
Cheers.
works easy hardly any slow downs lol and I use cyber ghost and its just comodo no webroot anymore
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