Hawkeye11647's Security Config
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Nice config. Your security is pretty solid. No need for backups?
- Jul 6, 2015
- 737
Windows Update sometimes can consume a lot of computer resources and slightly slow down computer, so I disabled it.
- Oct 16, 2015
- 970
Your config seems quite secure - however there are certain points you may need to cover.
Firstly, system/data backups: I recommend you regularly create system images of known good states of your system, so that you may use the backup images to restore those exact states in case of a disaster, such as a software malfunction or malware infection.
Secondly, regarding security patches: Is there a specific reason why you have disabled this feature? (For example: People disable it to prevent the Windows 10 upgrade notification modules from installing)
Other than the above, you should be good to go.
Thanks for sharing your config with us!
Firstly, system/data backups: I recommend you regularly create system images of known good states of your system, so that you may use the backup images to restore those exact states in case of a disaster, such as a software malfunction or malware infection.
Secondly, regarding security patches: Is there a specific reason why you have disabled this feature? (For example: People disable it to prevent the Windows 10 upgrade notification modules from installing)
Other than the above, you should be good to go.
Thanks for sharing your config with us!
- May 7, 2016
- 1,287
Good config.Add Zemana Anti-Malware as on-demand w/Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free.
- Jun 21, 2013
- 1,492
Nice and simple config! Thanks for sharing!
- Jul 6, 2015
- 737
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Hello, I suggest you to install also Bitdefender 60 second virus scanner to have a quick overview of your system and add also a good defragger, such Auslogics Disk Defrag.
Follow the other suggestions about backups.
Thanks for sharing your config with us
Follow the other suggestions about backups.
Thanks for sharing your config with us
Have you considered installing Windows 10, if not, why? Thanks for sharing.
- May 14, 2016
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- Mar 15, 2011
- 13,070
Very good configuration simple yet effective, let Emsisoft AM do the rest especially their automated BB component.
- Oct 23, 2012
- 12,527
Make sure important security updates are installed and your OS is updated.Better yet consider upgrading to Windows 10!
Apart from considering OS updates and the other suggestions config is good.
Thanks for sharing it
Apart from considering OS updates and the other suggestions config is good.
Thanks for sharing it
- Aug 30, 2015
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Be sure to have a good defrag software like Defraggler or Augolostic. Adding Zemana AM for scanning. An AV like Avast to as Emisoft is an AM.
I know updates can be annoying but they are crucial in the dark ages of the internet
I know updates can be annoying but they are crucial in the dark ages of the internet
We don't know about his hardware setup. Defrag software is not recommended if you have a SSD or hybrid drive.
- Oct 16, 2015
- 970
Exactly. For optimizing SSD drives, it is recommended to use the software provided with the SSD drive.
- Jan 8, 2011
- 22,361
"sometimes".
Emsisoft Anti-Malware loads a background services and auto-starts, doesn't that slow down boot? Or what about scheduled scanning? Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free also loads a background service on boot. Scanning with MBAM can be intensive.
Chrome and Firefox also can use a fair bit of resources, for example, media-heavy sites can lag your system. I hear it's resource intensive to update browsers and other software, are you sure you want to update?
Funny excuse.
When Windows Update was turned on, svchost.exe always consumed more than 1 GB of RAM all the time. That was the main reason for turning off checking updates.
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