Divine_Barakah's PC Security Config 2026
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I am waiting for my Eset subscription to end (mid Dec) and I will revert back to MD and pair it with OS Armor.
I've read your 2026 configuration settings and noticed that your primary browser is Vivaldi in both. I'd like to know what you like about it. I'm asking because I'm currently using Vivaldi as well, but I'm torn between it and Brave, so I'd like to know your opinion on it compared to Brave as well.
I also noticed that your secondary browser is based on Firefox. I used to be a Firefox user for a long time, but I think it's almost dead now, so why are you using Firefox ESR specifically? And what do you think of the Zen browser?
Thank you.
I also noticed that your secondary browser is based on Firefox. I used to be a Firefox user for a long time, but I think it's almost dead now, so why are you using Firefox ESR specifically? And what do you think of the Zen browser?
Thank you.
Yes Vivaldi is my main browser and I trust it. But it is cluttered, but at least you can disable what you do not want (such as email and other stuff). As for Brave, I do not trust it for past incidents (such as when they injected their referrals in links) and I hate their business model and the crypto stuff. Brave Origin (a one-time payment) which gives you Brave without the nonsense is a welcome idea.
Vivaldi is Fast for me and I mainly use it for study and work (different profiles). Memory consumption is also acceptable. I like that you can sync your data to their cloud.
As for Firefox, I am not using Firefox ESR now, but I am using Floorp and currently trying Zen Browser. Zen is not for me. It is a workplace not a browser for me.
Mozilla has lost the way. That is why I am using forks. The same goes to Thunderbird. I am using Betterbird and I like it.
Moreover, I am currently testing Helium and it is a pleasant experience. I hope they keep improving. It would be the perfect browser if they continue developing this way.
Are you asking about a specific feature? Privacy concerns? Resources consumption?
Not really, I want a browser that is fast, compliant with web standards (I've noticed that Firefox has started to have some issues with some sites), respects user privacy, and doesn't write huge amounts of data to the SSD or significantly increase CPU consumption with heavy websites.
Vivaldi is the answer. It is not perfect, but it is less evil.
Are you still using ESET with default configuration ? Change something, use the HIPS. Or else you will be the kind of victim with a default OS wirth a default AV - hackers are prepared for those setups.
Yes I am using Eset on default settings. I will certainly ditch Eset for MD + OS Armor when my subscription ends.
I have always been paranoid, but now I see it as a hassle and I aim to keep my config as simple and efficient as possible.
But thanks for your advice and I would love to hear your suggestions.
It definitely has; the news website I used to read everyday disaplayed incorrectly while using Zen.
Reminds me of LibreOffice; too much features but half baked.
You do not own the resoureces for such featuers; keep it simple and limited to be able to maitain.
Onlyoffice is much better than Libreoffice.
Agree, but more resource hungry and less stable.
Where have you been? For a minute there I thought you were conscripted and sent to the front line?
I wrote my whole dissertation on it. Never experienced what you're saying.
They need to move away from being a web wrapper.
It is not an ordinary web wrapper. It works offline.
Crashed several times after opening a large number of pd files; never happened with Pdf-xchange or even Foxit.
Honeslty, I do not use Onlyoffice to open PDF files. Instead I am using Wondershare PDFelement and Swifdoo.
Vivaldi is my main browser. Lately I have been experiencing an increased amount of Cloudflare security checks. Now I was trying to change the email address of my Norton account and I kept receiving the error msg "your device is sending too much data". This only happens in Vivaldi and not in any other browsers.
In my attempts to find the culprit, it seems that Eset https scanning is the root cause. Disabling Eset's protection does fix the issue.
I believe it is time to ditch Eset and look for sth that does not force https scanning. It is either MD or Trend Micro for me. Kaspersky, Eset, Bitdefender and Norton use https scanning
In my attempts to find the culprit, it seems that Eset https scanning is the root cause. Disabling Eset's protection does fix the issue.
I believe it is time to ditch Eset and look for sth that does not force https scanning. It is either MD or Trend Micro for me. Kaspersky, Eset, Bitdefender and Norton use https scanning
I use vivaldi intensively and am using kaspersky without any issues.
