Davhag's Config - Safe or Sorry

[davhag49]

Tinywall does not bugger you with pop-ups, you should try it.

I have Eset Smart Security for now. When it expires I may give it another try being I have SAS Pro Lifetime and Malwarebytes Lifetime, throw in a free antivirus with a decent firewall, I should be safe I think?

 

[davhag49]

Tuneup and AVG's Tuneup both are useless. I recommend CCleaner.

What do you do or use for delay start ups, internet speed optimizer, registry defrag, and all the other stuff, or is it just pretty much junk in general. I took it off the last time I formatted my harddrive because it seems to drag. I won a giveaway from a site of Advance System Care, but it freaks me out at times.

 

[illumination]

Config is looking good. Eset is enough, no need to throw it out for CFW or Private firewall.
I would recommend using some sort of back up, as hardware failures and corruption can and do happen, and always best to be "safe then sorry"

I would also recommend removing "Super Antispyware Pro" as it is not needed and really not an effective software.

Personally i do not use nor recommend using "cleaning utilities" other then Ccleaner, as most of the others can be quite destructive.

 

[davhag49]

Aura almost all time sounds rude. He's a cold man.

I can be too, I have been trying to be a person who does not get offended unless it comes to my core beliefs, then it can roll off my back at times. Too much hate in the world to get mad over small things.

 

[davhag49]

Config is looking good. Eset is enough, no need to throw it out for CFW or Private firewall.
I would recommend using some sort of back up, as hardware failures and corruption can and do happen, and always best to be "safe the sorry"

I would also recommend removing "Super Antispyware Pro" as it is not needed and really not an effective software.

Personally i do not use nor recommend using "cleaning utilities" other then Ccleaner, as most of the others can be quite destructive.

Yeas I like Eset for now til my license expires then will shop around. And yes SAS Pro does get on my nerves at times. I think I have a little overkill right now, but before I do a makeover I really do need to do a backup and am just not that smart in figuring out what all I should backup and how is the best way.

 

[illumination]

Yeas I like Eset for now til my license expires then will shop around. And yes SAS Pro does get on my nerves at times. I think I have a little overkill right now, but before I do a makeover I really do need to do a backup and am just not that smart in figuring out what all I should backup and how is the best way.

If you do not keep many personal files on the system, backing them up on a flash drive is usually the best method.
I would use the windows 7 built in back up and restore to create recovery media, to back up the whole system.

 

[Exterminator]

looks good,thanks for sharing your config

 

[Ink]

I would consider slimming down on what maintenance software you use, at most 1 or 2 products to be used.

ESET Smart Security is a solid product, with PUP detection should prevent unwanted toolbars or adware from being installed.

You could uninstall Zemana Anti-Logger and SAS Pro. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can be used on-demand, aka free version is sufficient.

 

[NullPointerException]

I would consider slimming down on what maintenance software you use, at most 1 or 2 products to be used.

ESET Smart Security is a solid product, with PUP detection should prevent unwanted toolbars or adware from being installed.

You could uninstall Zemana Anti-Logger and SAS Pro. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can be used on-demand, aka free version is sufficient.

Zeaman has become good?

 

[Ink]

Why should you use Zemana, if the programs on your PC are not tracking or monitoring you?

 

[NullPointerException]

Why should you use Zemana, if the programs on your PC are not tracking or monitoring you?

Oops I am sorry, my fault. I read "Install Zemana".

 

[Aura]

I would consider slimming down on what maintenance software you use, at most 1 or 2 products to be used.

ESET Smart Security is a solid product, with PUP detection should prevent unwanted toolbars or adware from being installed.

You could uninstall Zemana Anti-Logger and SAS Pro. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can be used on-demand, aka free version is sufficient.

I have no idea about ESET SS, but I don't use any Anti-Logger, as Kaspersky have an in-built virtual keyboard that takes over the protection whenever I type a password on a website or application. I guess that ESET SS have the same kind of feature.

 

[NullPointerException]

I have no idea about ESET SS, but I don't use any Anti-Logger, as Kaspersky have an in-built virtual keyboard that takes over the protection whenever I type a password on a website or application. I guess that ESET SS have the same kind of feature.

Nope.

 

[Aura]

Nope.

Sucks for ESET, I wonder what they have against keyloggers then.

 

[NullPointerException]

Sucks for ESET, I wonder what they have against keyloggers then.

Anti-exploit and vulnerability shield.

 

[Aura]

Anti-exploit and vulnerability shield.

What if the malware bypass those and still manage to install a keylogger on the system ?

 

[Ink]

@Aura Windows has it's own On-Screen Keyboard, but it's effective can be seen in the link below.
Posted 6 months ago, 5 VK tested: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-beat-keyloggers-to-protect-your-identity/ (see results!)

However, if OP has only installed Trusted software, what is the risk? (Unless unknown)

 

[NullPointerException]

What if the malware bypass those and still manage to install a keylogger on the system ?

No software is perfect. ESET should detect and remove it, but there's no guarantee. Even Kaspersky's virtual keyboard could be exploited.

 

[Aura]

@Huracan : I don't think that we are talking about the same kind of virtual keyboard.
@NullPointerException : True, except that I was wondering if ESET had some kind of rescue feature that was used if the system ever gets infected with a keylogger.