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<blockquote data-quote="Der.Reisende" data-source="post: 1005321" data-attributes="member: 32430">I thought it was time to update my previous config, as I stumbled across it.Actually, there <s>hasn&#039;t</s> has changed a lot NOW, <s>apart from Win 10 -&gt; Win 11, and AppCheck AntiRansomware Free joining the party.</s> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Ditched McAffee GetSusp (2nd opinion scanner) however, and set HitmanPro to perform EWS (EarlyWarningScoring, which is meant to show and rate unknown files (possible 0-days), however not that useful IMO, it found lots of M$ entries, which it still deemed safe).<s>QuickHeal has been ditched long time ago, K7 has become my long-time love.</s> Notable changes as described above.<s><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></s>As for the question on Network Firewall: I use a mobile phone hotspot (iPhone).My laptop connects to the internet behind a VPN, and <s>K7 is equipped with a software firewall</s> is enhanced by Evorim Firewall (which complements built-in Windows Firewall).When malware is tested, it is being tested inside ShadowDefender environment.For that reason, no personal data at all is stored on the machine.Traces (Temp files,...) are cleaned up regularly, the machine is scanned by 2o quite often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Der.Reisende, post: 1005321, member: 32430"] I thought it was time to update my previous config, as I stumbled across it. Actually, there [S]hasn't[/S] has changed a lot NOW, [S]apart from Win 10 -> Win 11, and AppCheck AntiRansomware Free joining the party.[/S] :) Ditched McAffee GetSusp (2nd opinion scanner) however, and set HitmanPro to perform EWS (EarlyWarningScoring, which is meant to show and rate unknown files (possible 0-days), however not that useful IMO, it found lots of M$ entries, which it still deemed safe). [S]QuickHeal has been ditched long time ago, K7 has become my long-time love.[/S] Notable changes as described above.[S]:)[/S] [U][COLOR=rgb(250, 197, 28)]As for the question on Network Firewall:[/COLOR][/U] I use a mobile phone hotspot (iPhone). My laptop connects to the internet behind a VPN, and [S]K7 is equipped with a software firewall[/S] is enhanced by [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Evorim Firewall[/COLOR] (which complements built-in Windows Firewall). When malware is tested, it is being tested inside ShadowDefender environment. For that reason, no personal data at all is stored on the machine. Traces (Temp files,...) are cleaned up regularly, the machine is scanned by 2o quite often. [/QUOTE]

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