Advanced Plus Security blackice's PC Security Config

[blackice]

No real changes since last year, except using Malwarebytes ad blocking and Privacy badger. I already had malwarebytes for web filtering, so this way I can block youtube ads.

 

[blackice]

Moved to F-Secure and Ghostery.

 

[blackice]

Added DarkReader finally. Some sites were just burning my eyes out. Also using ISP DNS for router which improves streaming experiences and Quad9 DoH in my browsers. Quad9 DoT wasn't stable enough for whole router. Had random drop outs, and the ISP gets me to the edge hosted CDNs for streaming sticks.

 

[Burrito]

Added DarkReader finally. Some sites were just burning my eyes out.

DarkReader.

Hmmmmm...

I'm in front of screens probably way too much... I'm a gonna check that out.

Thanks blackice.

 

[blackice]

DarkReader.

Hmmmmm...

I'm in front of screens probably way too much... I'm a gonna check that out.

Thanks blackice.

Glad to help! Good to see you around.

 

[ForgottenSeer 94943]

May I ask how you setup DoH?

 

[blackice]

May I ask how you setup DoH?

In the browser settings they are a set to quad9 with ECS. (9.9.9.11)

For Firefox I set TRR mode to 3 so it forces DoH with no fallback (mostly works). I don’t use Firefox much these days.

 

[ForgottenSeer 94943]

In the browser settings they are a set to quad9 with ECS. (9.9.9.11)

For Firefox I set TRR mode to 3 so it forces DoH with no fallback (mostly works). I don’t use Firefox much these days.

So you do not have DoH set system wide?
Firefox is a disappointment. Vivaldi is much better, at least for me.

 

[blackice]

So you do not have DoH set system wide?
Firefox is a disappointment. Vivaldi is much better, at least for me.

No, for downloads hosted on edge CDN servers inside my ISP I rely on my ISP dns.

 

[blackice]

Back to Microsoft Defender for my main desktop. Mostly for compatibility and ease of use. I like F-Secure and will keep in on my laptop while we see how the WITH Secure changeover shakes out.

Back to Malwarebytes Browser Guard for url filtering.

 

[SeriousHoax]

*You mean compatibility.
Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks malicious sites as soon as I try to access it. Ridiculously fast. I heard it's not cloud-based, downloads data locally. This could be the reason behind its speed. Do you know anything about it? I think checked it in the past in Firefox and didn't see it making network requests while visiting webpages.

 

[upnorth]

see how the WITH Secure changeover shakes out.

Also curious on that even if they officially flagged about it on the investor levels, but I doubt it would suddenly break either of them and leave one in the dust and useless. It's been a round a little too long and it's integration even in the home user market is still huge, either one like it or not. They are still far from market tactics like McAfee, but it's much more common today to see them being offered then just a few years ago. I'm of course thinking about F-Secure and their SAFE and TOTAL solutions. 1 year free subscriptions along with a new PC/laptop purchase is very common here in Scandinavia. WITH Secure is today their new business/corporate brand for those that missed out.

F-Secure Corporate Security relaunches as WithSecure™ | F-Secure Press Room

www.f-secure.com

 

[blackice]

*You mean compatibility.
Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks malicious sites as soon as I try to access it. Ridiculously fast. I heard it's not cloud-based, downloads data locally. This could be the reason behind its speed. Do you know anything about it? I think checked it in the past in Firefox and didn't see it making network requests while visiting webpages.

Thanks for the catch on my autocorrect mistake!

I’ve always found the Malwarebytes extension to be very fast. And a long time ago in a thread with Fabian Worsaw he mentioned it was one of the few extensions that respected privacy the most. I have no idea how they store the data though.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Thanks for the catch on my autocorrect mistake!

I’ve always found the Malwarebytes extension to be very fast. And a long time ago in a thread with Fabian Worsaw he mentioned it was one of the few extensions that respected privacy the most. I have no idea how they store the data though.

Yeah, they do respect privacy. I checked again today in Edge. After installing, on the very first and second visit to a webpage, it downloaded separate data for phishing, malware, whitelist, etc. categories. After that, no more connection was made upon visiting other sites. So it's a bit like Google Safe Browsing. Database are downloaded on the disk at certain intervals. That's why it's superfast with basically no measurable delay. It used to have an impact on CPU, but I'm not seeing that anymore.

 

[Trooper]

Yeah, they do respect privacy. I checked again today in Edge. After installing, on the very first and second visit to a webpage, it downloaded separate data for phishing, malware, whitelist, etc. categories. After that, no more connection was made upon visiting other sites. So it's a bit like Google Safe Browsing. Database are downloaded on the disk at certain intervals. That's why it's superfast with basically no measurable delay. It used to have an impact on CPU, but I'm not seeing that anymore.

This one right?

Malwarebytes Browser Guard - Chrome Web Store

Block malware, scams, phishing and trackers for safer, cleaner, and ad-free browsing.

chrome.google.com

 

[SeriousHoax]

This one right?

Malwarebytes Browser Guard - Chrome Web Store

Block malware, scams, phishing and trackers for safer, cleaner, and ad-free browsing.

chrome.google.com

Yes, this one.

 

[blackice]

Oh I also had to switch to 9.9.9.9 instead of 9.9.9.11 with ECS. It seems there are one or two authoritative name servers that aren't compatible with ECS and just fail. I had never noticed until two different sites in one week wouldn't work. Unfortunately one of them was part of my bank, so I have to give up some streaming snappiness on my desktop to use Quad9. But, I really like their approach so I am using that for now.

 

[blackice]

Giving DefenderUI a shot. Not that it changes anything. Recommended looks identical to ConfigureDefender High.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Giving DefenderUI a shot. Not that it changes anything. Recommended looks identical to ConfigureDefender High.

Yes there any advantage of using it over Configure Defender? I never tried it as I didn't see the point of keeping another program always running just to manage MD.

 

[blackice]

Yes there any advantage of using it over Configure Defender? I never tried it as I didn't see the point of keeping another program always running just to manage MD.

It has some experimental protection for protecting Defender from being disabled. It also will re-enable Defender when it get's disabled intentionally or maliciously.