Advanced Plus Security imuade's Security Configuration 2019

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Nov 23, 2019
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Security updates
Allow security updates and latest features
User Access Control
Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer
Real-time security
Windows Defender
Firewall security
Microsoft Defender Firewall
About custom security
Windows Defender tweaked by ConfigureDefender (everything ON, cloud protection set to Block)
Periodic malware scanners
  1. HitmanPro
  2. AdwCleaner
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Browser(s) and extensions
Chromium portable (launched by chrlauncher) with:
  • Blocksi Web Filter
  • Close & Clean
  • Dark new tab
  • ublock origin
  • Windows Defender Browser Protection
Maintenance tools
  1. Dism++
  2. Explzh
  3. FastStone viewer
  4. Geek uninstaller
  5. NVT SysHardener
  6. Privacy Eraser
  7. RAPR
  8. SUMo
File and Photo backup
Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home Edition
System recovery
Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home Edition
Risk factors
    • Logging into my bank account
    • Browsing to popular websites
Computer specs
MSI cubi i3 5005U

Gandalf_The_Grey

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Nice change, don't see it in your config yet :unsure:
You could set UAC to always notify. that setting stopped some UAC bypasses.
You could change 7-Zip for Bandizip. Bandizip keeps the mark of the web when extracting archives..
 

imuade

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Thanks guys, I moved to KSCF especially because of the web protection and the better integration with Windows security center.
I tried Bandizip before, but I didn't like it too much, I think 7zip is more user friendly.
About UAC, I'll try :)
 

imuade

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Update 25/09/2019
Replaced Avast Free Antivirus with SecureAPlus (currently 3-month trial of Pro version, then I'll use the Lite version).
Replaced Blocksi Web Filter with Bitdefender Trafficlight

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imuade

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First feedback after a couple of days of use.
SAP is very light on my system, even lighter than Avast.
Only yesterday, after installing the latest Windows updates KB4517211 ( OS Build 18362.387 ), the Application Whitelisting Service spiked for a while (maybe it was updating the whitelist with the new Windows files).
APEX does register in Windows Security Center, but the status is unavailable and I got a lot of errors "Event ID 17 - Security Center failed to validate caller with error DC040780" (like, one every minute)
@sap
Is there any way to avoid these errors?
 
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Update 06/10/2019
Back to Blocksi Web Filter since I got some problems with Bitdefender Trafficlight (I have seen several people saying the same).
Added Windows Defender Browser Protection too
 

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imuade

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Update 08/10/2019
Replaced SecureAPlus with Windows Defender (I read people saying it's lighter on Windows 10 1903, so I wanted to give it a try).
Replaced Bandizip with Explzh (Bandizip becoming ad-supported is a no-go for me)
 

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