Brainiac Configuration

Windows Edition
Pro
User Access Control
Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer
Real-time security
Emsisoft Internet Security 11 with the Emsisoft Firewall
Firewall security
Periodic malware scanners
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Browser(s) and extensions
Slimjet (uBlock Origin, LastPass, Magic Actions for YT)

Smoke

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@OneDay No I don't use a backup currently, do you have any suggestions?

@Riddick I have the personal firewall in ESET disabled and use the Online Armor firewall instead, not too sure which is best in terms of doing its job but I prefer the usability of OA.

@Everyone else I'll be sure to take a look at the extensions you recommended. Thanks :)
 

tonibalas

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My suggestion is to add another on demand scanner like Emsisoft Emergency Kit or Hitman Pro just to safe
Very good config and thanks for sharing
 

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@exterminator20 Thanks for the tip. In your opinion would using Nod32 + OA provide the same protection as ESS because I would really like to keep OA if possible.
 
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ryb0rg, I second Riddick's suggestion of Sandboxie.:cool:

Understanding the main effect of how the program works can help it make it uncomplicated.
With the use of Sandboxie's "sandbox", for your browsers, all changes made (added extensions, updates to both extensions & browsers, & downloads not recovered) disappear as though they'd never occured while protecting your system from unwanted changes.:)
A more secure method than the built in password managers provided by either FireFox or Chrome for organizing passwords is called LastPass. It securely accesses all passwords with the use of a single master password. It's free, utilizes encryption security, and makes this part of my computing life far less involved with suffering the headaches I no longer have!:D
Thank you for sharing, and allowing us to enhace you configuration (by your leave!).;):D
 
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