JM Security suggested security software

[JM Safe]

Ok guys, so these are my suggested software:

AV/ realtime protection: Kaspersky, Zemana, Emsisoft, F-Secure, ESET.

On-demand scanners: ZAM Free, EEK, NPE.

Browser: Google Chrome.

Sandbox: Sandboxie Free.

Extensions: uBlock Origin, Netcraft, HTTPS Everywhere.

Password manager: Sticky Password.

VM: VirtualBox Free (because of snapshot feature).

Backup: Macrium Reflect Free.

 

[shukla44]

Ok guys, so these are my suggested software:

AV/ realtime protection: Kaspersky, Zemana, Emsisoft, F-Secure.

On-demand scanners: ZAM Free, EEK, NPE.

Browser: Google Chrome.

Sandbox: Sandboxie Free.

Extensions: uBlock Origin, Netcraft, HTTPS Everywhere.

Password manager: Sticky Password.

VM: VirtualBox Free (because of snapshot feature).

Backup: Macrium Reflect Free.

Using google chrome as a browser has a lot of privacy concerns for me. I rather use Firefox or vivaldi or anything else. Even IE11/Edge is better than chrome IMO.
Other than that, your list is very good & robust

 

[bribon77]

AV/ realtime protection: Kaspersky, Zemana, Emsisoft, F-Secure.

Friend, that's a lot in real time.

 

[shukla44]

Friend, that's a lot in real time.

I thought av realtime protection list was provided to choose only 1 or 2?

 

[AlanOstaszewski]

Friend, that's a lot in real time.

I suppose he means you should choose one of them.

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Your choice of programs is okay, but for me there are too many proprietary programs.

 

[bribon77]

I suppose he means you should choose one of them.

OK I withdraw what I said.

 

[shukla44]

What i use -

AV/ realtime protection: Kaspersky, Zemana, Emsisoft, F-Secure.

On-demand scanners: ZAM Free, EEK, NPE.

Browser: Google Chrome. Mozilla Firefox

Sandbox: Sandboxie Free. Shadow Defender

Extensions: uBlock Origin, Netcraft, HTTPS Everywhere, Adguard

Password manager: Sticky Password.

VM: VirtualBox Free (because of snapshot feature).

Backup: Macrium Reflect Free.

 

[JM Safe]

I suppose he means you should choose one of them.

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Your choice of programs is okay, but for me there are too many proprietary programs.

Yes, that's right.

 

[Wraith]

For on demand scanners HitmanPro and Malwarebytes are also decent choices. For real-time AV, I think ESET is also a good choice.

 

[JM Safe]

For on demand scanners HitmanPro and Malwarebytes are also decent choices. For real-time AV, I think ESET is also a good choice.

I think MalwareBytes is a bit worse than before. About ESET I added it to the main thread!

 

[Mariihh]

Zemana? I would add G Data in place and ZoneAlarm from Eset place.

 

[JM Safe]

Zemana? I would add G Data in place and ZoneAlarm from Eset place.

Zemana is powerful with innovative and new technologies able to defeat emerging worldwide threats and zero day malware. ZAM 3 is in beta but it will include soon also AI, new file reputation method, etc. to increase protection significantly.

 

[Black Wings]

Ok guys, so these are my suggested software:

AV/ realtime protection: Kaspersky, Zemana, Emsisoft, F-Secure, ESET.

On-demand scanners: ZAM Free, EEK, NPE.

Browser: Google Chrome.

Sandbox: Sandboxie Free.

Extensions: uBlock Origin, Netcraft, HTTPS Everywhere.

Password manager: Sticky Password.

VM: VirtualBox Free (because of snapshot feature).

Backup: Macrium Reflect Free.

Very good suggestions. For free I would go with kaspersky, and all your tips except the browser (Firefox or Brave) and the password manager (Bitwarden or LastPass)

Great thread my friend

 

[LDogg]

Some of the suggestions are good. HTTPS Everywhere for me personally is redundant due to most common visitedsites now rolling it out as default.

Some others could be added as well, but very good suggestions nonetheless

~LDogg

 

[notabot]

Some of the suggestions are good. HTTPS Everywhere for me personally is redundant due to most common visitedsites now rolling it out as default.

Some others could be added as well, but very good suggestions nonetheless

~LDogg

It’s good to prevent downgrade attacks

 

[Andy Ful]

I had a very similar setup to proposed by JM Security, on my Windows 7 machine a few years ago. Sandboxie is still my favorite Sandboxing application on the older machines, but not on Windows 10. It still cannot be installed on Windows 10 ver. 1809.
After installing Windows 10, I had to change my software preferences (problems with Windows Updates). Now, I use only the Windows built-in security + Edge + hardening.

 

[Deleted member 178]

@Andy Ful weird, Sbie works fine on my end, did you tried the beta?

 

[TairikuOkami]

AV/ realtime protection: Emsisoft, F-Secure

KAV or ESET (your choice) with Zemana as a secondary realtime AV.

On-demand scanners: EEK.

EEK - useless lately, either use Zemana or ESET, depending on, which one you choose as realtime.

Browser: Google Chrome.

I am sure you can do better, like Chromium or Firefox or anything else but that.

It’s good to prevent downgrade attacks

Browsers will display a warning on http sites, next year.

 

[notabot]

KAV or ESET (your choice) with Zemana as a secondary realtime AV.


EEK - useless lately, either use Zemana or ESET, depending on, which one you choose as realtime.


I am sure you can do better, like Chromium or Firefox or anything else but that.


Browsers will display a warning on http sites, next year.

Next year we get rid of it then for now it stays

 

[JiSingh12]

AV/ realtime protection: Kaspersky, Zemana, Emsisoft, F-Secure, ESET. Im using Avast

On-demand scanners: ZAM Free, EEK, NPE. I use Malwarebytes, an will download NPE when necessary.

Browser: Google Chrome

Sandbox: Sandboxie Free. Not using one.

Extensions: uBlock Origin, Netcraft, HTTPS Everywhere. I use Nano Adblocker instead.

Password manager: Sticky Password. Using Keepass.

VM: VirtualBox Free (because of snapshot feature). Not Using One.

Backup: Macrium Reflect Free