- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Same, still the posts of @Cutechri and @oldschool made me reconsider my choice.But I’m a low risk computer, so
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. 132.0.2
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
-
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
- 2,597
- updated Firefox to v. 102 and disabled AdGuard URL Tracking Filter for now, as Firefox is removing tracking parameters from URLs when ETP is set to strict.
I will wait for more details wether AdGuard's filterlist or the built in one of Firefox is more effective. Didn't find any further information about it yet. If one of you finds out additional info I would appreciate it if you could share the source with me.
I will wait for more details wether AdGuard's filterlist or the built in one of Firefox is more effective. Didn't find any further information about it yet. If one of you finds out additional info I would appreciate it if you could share the source with me.
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- Mar 16, 2019
- 3,870
I see that there's separate about:config which control if it will be enabled in Private Browsing mode. But it's disabled by default.- updated Firefox to v. 102 and disabled AdGuard URL Tracking Filter for now, as Firefox is removing tracking parameters from websites when ETP is set to strict.
I will wait for more details wether AdGuard's filterlist or the built in one of Firefox is more effective. Didn't find any further information about it yet. If one of you finds out additional info I would appreciate it if you could share the source with me.
"privacy.query_stripping.enabled.pbmode"
I set it to true now.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Shouldn't it be enabled in Strict mode and in private browsing mode?
- Mar 16, 2019
- 3,870
I thought so too, but surprisingly it's not. Tried changing settings a couple of times. If I don't set it in Strict mode, then the normal flag gets disabled and enables if I set it to strict. But the private browsing flag doesn't change. It stays "false" always.Shouldn't it be enabled in Strict mode and in private browsing mode?
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- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Can confirm. It's also disabled by default on my system... Thanks for letting me know
- Aug 17, 2014
- 11,256
Same here on my FF 102. "privacy.query_stripping.enabled.pbmode" is set on false, I will change to true
Thanks for the info @SeriousHoax
Thanks for the info @SeriousHoax
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
- using new Unbound DNS feature on my Firewalla device
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
- trying Gibiru search engine. Thanks to @oldschool for bringing this one up.
- Aug 17, 2014
- 11,256
Gibiru Homepage offers an addon for Firefox, did you installing that or did you added manually Gibiru to search engines on your FF?
Gibiru for FireFox – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Gibiru for FireFox for Firefox. This add-on sets gibiru.com as your default search engine.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
I just added it manually. Don't need an extension for that.Gibiru Homepage offers an addon for Firefox, did you installing that or did you added manually Gibiru to search engines on your FF?
Gibiru for FireFox – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Gibiru for FireFox for Firefox. This add-on sets gibiru.com as your default search engine.addons.mozilla.org
- Mar 29, 2018
- 7,698
How did you do it? I wasn't able to.I just added it manually. Don't need an extension for that.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
- Mar 29, 2018
- 7,698
Oh, you added it to homepage, not as your default search engine.
- Mar 29, 2018
- 7,698
- Aug 19, 2019
- 1,222
Just a random question. I see your running MD in it's own sandbox. I've not been doing that this year. Have you noticed any issue or system lag?
- Mar 29, 2018
- 7,698
- Aug 25, 2022
- 141
Since you are using Kerish Doctor, you don't need Iobit Updater.Totally understandable, but Cylance is really light and works well for me at the moment. I also ditched most Iobit products but the Software Updater is the only not bloated software by iobit. Also I'm not using Iobit Uninstaller, I'm using HiBit Uninstaller. Thanks for your tips, might remove Iobit Software Updater in the future as there are better software updaters anyway.
- Feb 25, 2017
- 2,597
Thanks for letting me know but that was more than a year ago. I am using none of them anymore. My config has been updated many times since then.
- Aug 19, 2019
- 1,222
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