Advanced Plus Security brambedkar59's PC Security Config

Current configurationWindows 11
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Device & operating system

, 4 answers
Operating system
Windows 11
OS version and support details
2 older laptops running Win 10 both running defender
Main use of this computer
For home and private use
Usage and exposure
Visiting familiar websites, Working from home, Making audio/video calls, Online shopping and card payments, Logging into my bank account, Downloading software and files from reputable sites, Sharing and receiving files and torrents, Requesting and accepting remote access, Gaming, Gaming with third-party mods, Streaming audio/video content from trusted sites or paid subscriptions

Protection & updates

, 13 answers
Real-time protection
Kaspersky Standard
Device firewall
Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
On-device encryption
Encryption not enabled
Device sign-in security
Windows Hello PIN or biometric sign-in (face / fingerprint / Touch ID), Account password
Security updates
Check for updates and Notify
Update channels
Allow stable updates only
User Account Control (UAC)
Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer
Smart App Control
Off
Network firewall
Enabled
Custom security settings
Folder exclusions
Periodic malware scanners
EEK
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Environment for malware testing
N/A

Browsing, accounts & privacy

, 4 answers
Browsers and extensions
Common extension/Search in all browsers: Bitwarden, Bing Search
Edge (Default): uBlock Origin (MV2), Shazam (enabled only on usage), Bypass Paywalls Clean ( (enabled only on usage))
Firefox (Secondary): uBlock Origin
Secure DNS
NextDNS
Desktop VPN
Proton VPN
Password and passkey manager
Bitwarden

Backup & recovery

, 2 answers
File and photo backups
Google Drive, OneDrive
System recovery
Hasleo Backup Suite

Apps, specs & notes

, 5 answers
Maintenance tools
Biweekly run: Windows Built-in, CCleaner, WiseCare 365 (Rarely used), Driver Store Explorer [RAPR] (for deleting old drivers not needed)
For finding program updates: UCheck & RuckZuck
HiBit Uninstaller
Subscriptions
None
Computer specs
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PC Specs - Brambedkar59's gaming laptop 2021

Recently bought a new laptop, pretty happy with it so far. Slightly larger 17.3" screen (compared to 15.6") really makes a difference, could be also due to the fact that I can use 100% display scaling instead of 125% scaling on 15.6" 1080p display. Colors are also much better than my previous...
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11400H (UV via ThrottleStop), 3050Ti (UV via G-Helper), 16 GB, 0.5TB + 1 TB NVMe, 1 TB & 4 TB HDD (for image backup and downloads)
Notable changes
Kaspersky Free to AVG IS
AVG IS to Kaspersky Free
Kaspersky Free to Avast Premium
Avast Premium to Kaspersky Standard
Feedback preference
Detailed suggestions and alternatives welcome
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Last updated
Feb 21, 2026
Main use of this computer
For home and private use
Operating system
Windows 11
OS version and support details
2 older laptops running Win 10 both running defender
On-device encryption
Not applicable
Device sign-in security
    • Windows Hello PIN or biometric sign-in (face / fingerprint / Touch ID)
    • Account password
Security updates
Check for updates and Notify
Update channels
Allow stable updates only
User Account Control (UAC)
Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer
Smart App Control
Off
Network firewall
Enabled
Real-time protection
Kaspersky Standard
Device firewall
Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
Custom security settings
Folder exclusions
Periodic malware scanners
Norton Power Eraser
EEK
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Environment for malware testing
N/A
Browsers and extensions
Common extension/Search in all browsers: Bitwarden, Bing Search
Edge (Default): uBlock Origin (MV2), Shazam (enabled only on usage), Bypass Paywalls Clean ( (enabled only on usage))
Firefox (Secondary): uBlock Origin
Secure DNS
NextDNS
Desktop VPN
Proton VPN
Password and passkey manager
Bitwarden
Maintenance tools
Biweekly run: Windows Built-in, CCleaner, WiseCare 365 (Rarely used), Driver Store Explorer [RAPR] (for deleting old drivers not needed)
For finding program updates: UCheck & RuckZuck
HiBit Uninstaller
File and photo backups
Google Drive, OneDrive
Subscriptions
    • None
System recovery
Hasleo Backup Suite
Usage and exposure
    • Visiting familiar websites
    • Working from home
    • Making audio/video calls
    • Opening email attachments
    • Online shopping and card payments
    • Logging into my bank account
    • Downloading software and files from reputable sites
    • Sharing and receiving files and torrents
    • Gaming
    • Gaming with third-party mods
    • Streaming audio/video content from trusted sites or paid subscriptions
Computer specs
malwaretips.com

PC Specs - Brambedkar59's gaming laptop 2021

Recently bought a new laptop, pretty happy with it so far. Slightly larger 17.3" screen (compared to 15.6") really makes a difference, could be also due to the fact that I can use 100% display scaling instead of 125% scaling on 15.6" 1080p display. Colors are also much better than my previous...
malwaretips.com malwaretips.com
11400H (UV via ThrottleStop), 3050Ti (UV via G-Helper), 16 GB, 0.5TB + 1 TB NVMe, 1 TB & 4 TB HDD (for image backup and downloads)
Notable changes
Kaspersky Free to AVG IS
AVG IS to Kaspersky Free
Kaspersky Free to Avast Premium
Avast Premium to Kaspersky Standard
Feedback preference

Suggestions on the main improvements

From the setup owner View current setup
Asterixpl said:
I had MBAM already installed and during BD installation a message to remove MBAM.
Now I do not have MBAM
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Ohh that's normal. In the screenshot I posted Kaspersky is asking to remove Malwarebytes which was installed after installing Kaspersky, this behavior is new.
 
From the setup owner View current setup
  • Updated to 22H2 Build 22621.105 (Release preview channel)
  • Removed: Malwarebytes (few days ago)
  • Changed DNS from Adguard DNS to NextDNS, I was getting weird routing to Adguard DNS servers with ping above 250 ms for servers in Singapore, which normally is around 70-80ms from Delhi.
  • Added: enabled Enhanced Security in Edge with Strict Mode
 
brambedkar59 said:
Changed DNS provider: Using Adguard DNS now

Reason: Really bad routing with NextDNS, even though the DNS servers are very close to my location the webpage loading performance get tanked overall. Reddit loading takes several seconds longer than it should.
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Did you try turning on anonyzed ECS? It will help with geolocation of some CDNs. It may or may not help. Honestly since my ISP implemented DNSSEC and stopped redirecting misses on DNS lookups (because it breaks DNSSEC) I mostly use them. I haven’t found DNS adblocking to be the best route.
 
KSC: Script injection disabled, Do not scan encrypted connections- enabled, Secure input disabled
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I tried your setup of Kaspersky and it's super light. Kaspersky's caching is unbeatable. Everything was very fast. Only downside that I found is when I browsed a malicious site, Kaspersky showed 37 notification of blocking the site one after another. Next time it showed 39 times. So that's the only downside of disabling script injection, HTTPS scanning and not using their browser extension. Shouldn't be much of a problem unless someone like me who often test malicious site.
 
From the setup owner View current setup
SeriousHoax said:
I tried your setup of Kaspersky and it's super light. Kaspersky's caching is unbeatable. Everything was very fast.
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Yup, it's really fast. Only the internet speed take a hit though even with my config, Bitdefender is much better in that regards.

SeriousHoax said:
So that's the only downside of disabling script injection, HTTPS scanning and not using their browser extension.
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I am using the browser extension. I saw that behavior few times and it's annoying. Haven't found any solution to it so far. I really don't wanna enable the script injection/https scanning cause browsing suffers so much because of that.
 
brambedkar59 said:
Yup, it's really fast. Only the internet speed take a hit though even with my config, Bitdefender is much better in that regards.


I am using the browser extension. I saw that behavior few times and it's annoying. Haven't found any solution to it so far. I really don't wanna enable the script injection/https scanning cause browsing suffers so much because of that.
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Last time I checked in default settings, using the extension caused even higher CPU usage while browsing sites where K does HTTPS scanning. I discussed with harlan about it and even wrote it in K's forum. But I didn't check with script injection and HTTPS scanning disabled.
 
From the setup owner View current setup
SeriousHoax said:
Last time I checked in default settings, using the extension caused even higher CPU usage while browsing sites where K does HTTPS scanning. I discussed with harlan about it and even wrote it in K's forum. But I didn't check with script injection and HTTPS scanning disabled.
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With script injection and HTTPS scanning disabled, I am only seeing 3-6% CPU usage in Edge task manager by Kaspersky extension when page starts loading, after that it goes down to 0%.
 

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