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<blockquote data-quote="Evjl&amp;#039;s Rain" data-source="post: 737669" data-attributes="member: 51905">I think I do have the best security for my purpose, maybe not for someone elseWhat areas do you think can be improved?don&#039;t know, maybe a little faster on startup speed and better BB, better firewall (not really needed for me)I care more about usability and performance rather than security. I buy my laptop to use and have fun, not to overly protected itThis setup seems to be complicated but no, it won&#039;t generate many popup or notification as you may think. It generates even fewer popups than UAC at default settingCan anyone use your security config and be as safe?yes, sureI may make a complete tutorial how to setup avast free to be almost bulletproof except being targeted by hackersLayers- 1st layer - web filters: Google Safe Browsing, Malwarebytes, Norton Safe web, Windows Defender Browser Protection, uBlock Origin, Avast Web Shield (tweaked for a bit better detection)- 2nd layer (a malware has to go through each sub-layers in order): Avast File Shield -&gt; VT Hash Checker -&gt; NVT syshardener, custom settings to patch avast&#039;s weaknesses -&gt; Windows Smartscreen with Runbysmartscreen by Andy_ful -&gt; Avast&#039;s Hardened mode aggressive- 3rd layer: Comodo Firewall with CS&#039;s settings, as an anti-exe and a reputation checker- 4th layer: Avast&#039;s Behavior Shield + Comodo Firewall&#039;s Virusscope (allowed to run outside the sandbox)I have tested this setup for months-years without any issue. They are whitelisted to each otherAvast free is tweaked to reduce telemetry as much as possible with hosts file and firewallThis setup is very very lightweightlittle CPU and disk consumption. RAM usage is also very low</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Evjl's Rain, post: 737669, member: 51905"] I think I do have the best security for my purpose, maybe not for someone else [B]What areas do you think can be improved?[/B] don't know, maybe a little faster on startup speed and better BB, better firewall (not really needed for me) I care more about usability and performance rather than security. I buy my laptop to use and have fun, not to overly protected it This setup seems to be complicated but no, it won't generate many popup or notification as you may think. It generates even fewer popups than UAC at default setting Can anyone use your security config and be as safe? yes, sure I may make a complete tutorial how to setup avast free to be almost bulletproof except being targeted by hackers Layers - 1st layer - web filters: Google Safe Browsing, Malwarebytes, Norton Safe web, Windows Defender Browser Protection, uBlock Origin, Avast Web Shield (tweaked for a bit better detection) - 2nd layer (a malware has to go through each sub-layers in order): Avast File Shield -> VT Hash Checker -> NVT syshardener, custom settings to patch avast's weaknesses -> Windows Smartscreen with Runbysmartscreen by Andy_ful -> Avast's Hardened mode aggressive - 3rd layer: Comodo Firewall with CS's settings, as an anti-exe and a reputation checker - 4th layer: Avast's Behavior Shield + Comodo Firewall's Virusscope (allowed to run outside the sandbox) I have tested this setup for months-years without any issue. They are whitelisted to each other Avast free is tweaked to reduce telemetry as much as possible with hosts file and firewall This setup is very very lightweight little CPU and disk consumption. RAM usage is also very low [/QUOTE]

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