Hardened Protection

[Duotone]

4/10/2016

Minimum Set-up(Test for a Month+)
Update:
UAC=Max

Re-installed:
Tinywall

Disabled:
Zemana Anti-Malware (start-up)
Shield USB Shield (start-up)
Uninstall Privatefirewall

 

[Duotone]

4/30/16
Removed:
HitmanPro Alert
HeimdalPro(next in line)

Going for a Simple but VERY SECURE config...
Sandboxie<>Zemana AM<>AppGuard

 

[shmu26]

how do you like AX64 time machine?

 

[Duotone]

Added "Overkill" to title, really hard to removed some very good security software's, my only problem with this setup is a little delay in startup due to VoodooShield.

UPDATE:
Sandboxie, HMP.A, Voodooshield, AppGuard, Tinywall

 

[Overkill]

How do AG and VS get along?

 

[Duotone]

@Overkill VS is set to AutoPilot while AG is on Locked down, I like VS scanning and Ai, VS is also added in Power Apps.

 

[Overkill]

Yes (In the last 3 months)

I'm curious, what type of malware attacks? Which layer of your fortress stopped the intruder?

 

[Duotone]

@Overkill Hahaha!!!

Yes (In the last 3 months)

Sorry about this one don't know when I made this mistake, I actually haven't had any for the last 3 months. The last attack I got was in the wild I think was last year or early this year about an IE exploit, basically HMP.A/SBIE stopped that one and my PC haven't been infected since I got SBIE/AG combo 3 years ago.

Really contented with SBIE, HMP.A, AG combo I just won a VS license so I included it in my set-up.

 

[Duotone]

Forgot to mention I do get some malware(self-imposed) due to using game cracks, this is were VS come in handy in decision making.

 

[Duotone]

Minor UPDATE:

Title Change to "Hardened" after applying additional policies in AppGuard

 

[Duotone]

Uninstalled: HitmanPro ALert

Installed: SMADAV (Usb)
AX64 now on Hourly backup

 

[motox781]

Serious question, isn't appguard and voodooshield considered white listing apps? If so, why run both?

 

[XhenEd]

Serious question, isn't appguard and voodooshield considered white listing apps? If so, why run both?

You may use AppGuard as a default-deny solution, while VS would be as a pre-execution check if you want to run a file.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Forgot to mention I do get some malware(self-imposed) due to using game cracks, this is were VS come in handy in decision making.

I would stop using public torrents. Find a good private tracker.

 

[motox781]

You may use AppGuard as a default-deny solution, while VS would be as a pre-execution check if you want to run a file.

Thanks. When you say pre execution, I use Virus Total Uploader to check my files. Doesn't install or load any files into memory on a permanent basis, simple uploads files and checks them against other AVs. How is Voodooshield different in pre execution from Virus Total Uploader?

 

[XhenEd]

Thanks. When you say pre execution, I use Virus Total Uploader to check my files. Doesn't install or load any files into memory on a permanent basis, simple uploads files and checks them against other AVs. How is Voodooshield different in pre execution from Virus Total Uploader?

VS in Auto-Pilot will use the data in VT and VAi.

But if you use VT Uploader, then depending on your needs/wants, VS may be unnecessary.

 

[Duotone]

Serious question, isn't appguard and voodooshield considered white listing apps? If so, why run both?

@XhenEd Thanks you've already explained it... and I won a VS license its a waste not to use it.

VS was set to AUTOPILOT before but now I've set it to ALWAYS ON for added control specially now I've removed HMP.A.

Back to AUTOPILOT