Basic Security Dhruv's Dell Vostro Security Config 2020

[Dhruv2193]

Hi, this is my 2020 config. for my Dell vostro.

Please advise if MBAM and HMPA is enough because I believe they are enough. I don't visit shady websites and hardly get any virus- like once or twice or nil in 1-2 years.

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

Please advise if MBAM and HMPA is enough because I believe they are enough. I don't visit shady websites and hardly get any virus- like once or twice or nil in 1-2 years.

Enough for most Users .
But you should be warned that Hitman pro Alert didn't do good in my tests especially against scripts .

If you would update to windows 10 you could replace it with configure defender + hard configurator it would offer better protection + performance.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Add: No Virus Thanks OSA if needed.

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

Replace slimjet with a modern broswer like edge or chrome Wich both offer better performance and much better security!

 

[EndangeredPootis]

Malwarebytes is not worth paying for, it has one of the lowest detection ratios yet the highest performance impact and resource usage out of any product, even free antiviruses have more features, is lighter and has better protection, stick to the free version of MBAM, same goes for hitmanpro (trial version)
Also get a password manager such as Bitwarden and a adblocker like uBlock Origin.

 

[Dhruv2193]

Replace slimjet with a modern broswer like edge or chrome Wich both offer better performance and much better security!

Slimjet is based on chromium only like Edge.

 

[Dhruv2193]

Malwarebytes is not worth paying for, it has one of the lowest detection ratios yet the highest performance impact and resource usage out of any product, even free antiviruses have more features, is lighter and has better protection, stick to the free version of MBAM, same goes for hitmanpro (trial version)
Also get a password manager such as Bitwarden and a adblocker like uBlock Origin.

MBAM does consume RAM but I have not noticed a significant impact. Will uninstall if face slowness and HMPA is quite light-in fact one of the lightest apps i have ever seen.

 

[EndangeredPootis]

MBAM does consume RAM but I have not noticed a significant impact. Will uninstall if face slowness and HMPA is quite light-in fact one of the lightest apps i have ever seen.

From my personal experience and testing it has the biggest performance impact ive seen, it slowed down my computer so much, and in my testing it achived a detection ratio of 55%.

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

MBAM does consume RAM but I have not noticed a significant impact. Will uninstall if face slowness and HMPA is quite light-in fact one of the lightest apps i have ever seen.

Yeah HMPA is so much lighter in comparison to Malwarebytes.

 

[Ink]

Do you have Windows Defender for Windows 8.1 turned on or off?

Lifecycle: Report

 

[Dhruv2193]

Do you have Windows Defender for Windows 8.1 turned on or off?

Lifecycle: Report

It is off.

 

[harlan4096]

Follow advices about password manager and browser adblock add-on...

You may consider also to use some cloud service for Photos and Documents...

 

[Moonhorse]

browser adblock add-on...

Slimjet has built-in adblocker

 

[LDogg]

Avast has you covered on the AV/Firewall front and you have backup sorted. Basic setup but most important things are covered.

As for your browser not sure if it can have extensions. Try some adblockers.

~LDogg