- Oct 14, 2021
- 112
Real nice Configuration & complicated as H...!
Thanks for sharing,
Thanks for sharing,
Kongo's Computer Security Config 2024
- Thread starter Kongo
- Start date
- Last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- How it's used?
- For home and private use
- Operating system
- macOS 15 Sequoia
- On-device encryption
- BitLocker Device Encryption for Windows
- Log-in security
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- Hardware security key
- Security updates
- Allow security updates and latest features
- Update channels
- Allow stable updates only
- User Access Control
- Always notify
- Smart App Control
- Off
- Network firewall
- Enabled
- About WiFi router
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- Speedport Smart 4
- Firewalla Blue +
- Real-time security
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Deep Instinct Endpoint Protection
WhitelistCloud
- Firewall security
- Microsoft Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
- About custom security
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Hardening tools:
- Firewall Hardening (blocking outbound connections of LOLBins)
- Run by SmartScreen (forces SmartScreen to scan files of choice)
- STOP/DJVU Ransomware Vaccine (immunizes system against this type of ransomware)
- O&O ShutUp10 (recommended settings)
- O&O AppBuster (removed unecessary Windows 11 apps)
- Windows Sandbox
System settings:
- Microsoft Defender running in sandbox (inactive)
- Reputation Based Protections (all modules enabled)
- Smart App Control enabled
- Data Execution Prevention set to AlwaysOn
- Core Isolation: Memory Integrity enabled
- Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection enabled
- Secure Boot enabled
- Drives encrypted via TPM (BitLocker)
- Windows Update Delivery Optimization disabled
- AutoPlay disabled
- Network Discovery disabled (Public Firewall profile)
- PowerShell --> Constrained Language Mode
- Hide extensions for known file types --> disabled
- Show hidden files --> enabled
- Virtualization enabled (allows Application Sandboxing)
- Custom Exploit Protection Settings for Firefox:
Code:Block low integrity images - ON Block remote images - ON Block untrusted fonts - ON Control flow guard (CFG) - ON Data execution prevention (DEP) - ON + Enable thunk emulation - CHECKED Disable extension points - ON Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR) - ON + Do not allow stripped images - CHECKED Randomize memory allocations (Bottom-up ASLR) - ON Validate exception chains (SEHOP) - ON Validate handle usage - ON Validate heap integrity - ON Validate image dependency integrity - ON
Thanks to @oldschool for sharing!
ㅤㅤㅤHardware Firewall (Firewalla Blue Plus):
- Active Protect (Strict)
- Ad Block (Strict)
- OISD blocklist enabled in Firewalla
- New Device Quarantine (restricted internet access for newly connected devices)
- Geo-IP Filtering (blocking connections from and to Russian + Chinese IPs)
- Unbound DNS enabled for all devices
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- Periodic malware scanners
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Norton Power Eraser, X-Sec and AdwCleaner
- Malware sample testing
- I do participate in malware testing. See details about my testing environment below.
- Environment for malware testing
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VMware Workstation Player + Mullvad VPN on host machine while connected to the guest network.
Online Malware Analysis Platforms that I use:
- FileScan.iO
- Intenzer Analyze
- Hybrid Analysis
- VirusTotal
- Sophos Intelix
- ANY.RUN
- Triage
- Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal
- Neiki.Dev
- ThreatZone
- UnpacMe
--> Currently I am barely testing
- Browser(s) and extensions
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Mozilla Firefox v. 132.0.0
Extensions:
- Ghostery
- SafeToOpen
- Bitwarden
Browser privacy and security settings:
- Tracking protection: Strict (enables Total Cookie Protection)
- Enable secure DNS using: Max Protection
- HTTPS-only-mode enabled
- DuckDuckGo set as search engine
- Pocket disabled
- Sending DNT-requests disabled (enabling makes you more identifiable and barely gives any advantage on most sites.)
- Clearing browsing data on exit
- Search suggestions disabled
- Websites overview disabled
- Blocking incoming location, camera and microphone requests
- AutoPlay for audio and video disabled
- Firefox telemetry disabled (also in about:config)
- Blocking pop-ups
- Warn when websites try to install addons enabled
- Protection against fraudulent content and dangerous software enabled
about:config tweaks:
- network.dns.echconfig.enabled = true
- network.dns.use_https_rr_as_altsvc = true
- fission.autostart = true
- pdfjs.enableScripting = false
- network.IDN_show_punycode = true
- security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation = true
- geo.enabled = false
- webgl.disabled = true
- network.trr.mode = 3 (NextDNS)
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- Secure DNS
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- NextDNS with DoH + OISD blocklist (Firefox exclusively)
- Unbound DNS (Network-wide)
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- Desktop VPN
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Proton VPN with Secure Core, NetShield and Permanent Kill Switch
- Password manager
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ㅤBitwarden Premium
- Maintenance tools
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PatchMyPC, RuckZuck, UpdateHub, HiBit Uninstaller and Windows built in tools for cleaning and optimization
- File and Photo backup
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ㅤbackup to external drive when necessary
- Subscriptions
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- Google One Standard 200GB
- System recovery
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Aomei Backupper
- Risk factors
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- Browsing to popular websites
- Browsing to unknown / untrusted / shady sites
- Opening email attachments
- Buying from online stores, entering banks card details
- Downloading software and files from reputable sites
- Gaming
- Streaming audio/video content from shady sites
- Downloading malware samples
- Computer specs
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GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 360 TI
CPU: Intel I5 12600K
RAM: 16 GB DDR4-3200 Crucial
Hard disks: 500 GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus + 1 TB Western Digital Blue
- Notable changes
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- Updated for year 2024
- What I'm looking for?
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Looking for minimum feedback.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
Not that complicated actually. But if you have questions about it, just ask me.Real nice Configuration & complicated as H...!
Thanks for sharing,
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
- Aug 28, 2015
- 801
Checking out Emsisoft again.
Are you still using it? If so, how is it going for you?
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
No slowdowns and I like the new Windows 11-like design. So far, so good.
- Aug 28, 2015
- 801
No slowdowns and I like the new Windows 11-like design. So far, so good.
Good to know, thanks!
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
- switched from Emsisoft back to F-Secure
+ added hardware firewall "Firewalla Blue Plus" to my home network
+ added hardware firewall "Firewalla Blue Plus" to my home network
gary_seven
Level 1
- Nov 2, 2021
- 20
How is it going with Firewalla? I am thinking of going this route too. Any "gotchas"?
- Apr 1, 2019
- 2,868
I was wondering about the Firewalla as well. How is the interface and network setup?
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
I just received it a day ago so I can't really tell much about it yet. It definitely was super easy to set up. I was basically done after 5 Minutes. You simply have to connect it to the electricity and plug the ethernet cable into your router and your Firewalla device. After that, you need to install the app which basically sets up your device without you needing to do anything. At first you will receive quite a few notifications of newly connected devices, Gaming activities, video activities etc. so it can be a bit annoying at first when you get push notifications every view minutes. Firewalla doesn't have any web-interface as far as I know, so you need to configure it with the app on your smartphone. In the end I can only recommend checking out their website and help-page. They are very detailed and answer pretty much every question I had.
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- Sep 2, 2021
- 2,586
I saw that the device only filters at 500Mbps... but I have more... will it bother?
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
If you have faster speeds you should either consider their Purple or their Gold model. Both have higher speeds and a router integrated. So you can basically use those two as your standalone router as far as I know.
- Apr 1, 2019
- 2,868
And if you currently have a decent WiFi router you can just use it as an access point with the purple.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
- Feb 17, 2018
- 870
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
I have a lifetime license and only good memories about it. It's using Bitdefender engine and actually has decent zero-day detection capabilities.
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2,586
Maybe because it has the Bitdefender engine and a good BB
But it takes a long time to disinfect, after that you never meet 2000 malwares per day
- Feb 17, 2018
- 870
GDATA 2 ( haha joke )Maybe because it has the Bitdefender engine and a good BB
But it takes a long time to disinfect, after that you never meet 2000 malwares per day
- Aug 28, 2015
- 801
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,585
About 250 MB on my system according to Task Manager. No slowdowns and barely any CPU usage tho. Running really smooth and it's one of the most responsive products when detecting a threat. The files are immediately quarantined and a notification appears. Really satisfied so far.
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