Advanced Plus Security Kongo's Computer Security Config 2026

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Dec 22, 2025
How it's used?
For home and private use
Operating system
Windows 11
On-device encryption
BitLocker Device Encryption for Windows
Log-in security
    • 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
On
Network firewall
Enabled
About WiFi router
AiProtection Pro by TrendMicro (ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000)
Real-time security
Deep Instinct Endpoint Protection
CyberLock (Autopilot)
Firewall security
Microsoft Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
About custom security
Hardening tools:
- Cyberlock with Intelligent Firewall set to "Aggressive"
- Cyberlock with Security Posture set to "Aggressive"
- Run by SmartScreen (forces SmartScreen to scan files of choice)
- O&O ShutUp10 (recommended settings)
- O&O AppBuster (removed unecessary Windows 11 apps)
- Windows Sandbox


System settings:
- 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
- Local Security Authority Protection enabled
- Microsoft Vulnerable Driver Blocklist enabled
- Memory Access 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
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Periodic malware scanners
Norton Power Eraser
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 + Mozilla 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
- UnpacMe
- Qianxin Online Sandbox

--> Currently I am barely testing
Browser(s) and extensions
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Mozilla Firefox v. 147.0.0

Extensions:
- Ghostery
- Mozilla VPN Extension
- 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
- 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
- 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
- pdfjs.enableScripting = false
- network.IDN_show_punycode = true
- security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation = true
- geo.enabled = false
- webgl.disabled = true
- network.lna.blocking = true
- network.lna.block_trackers = true
- network.trr.mode = 3 (NextDNS)
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Secure DNS
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- NextDNS with DoT + OISD (Network-wide)
- NextDNS with DoH + HaGeZi - Multi Ultimate (only browser)



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Desktop VPN
Mozilla VPN
Password manager
ㅤBitwarden Premium
Maintenance tools
PatchMyPC, UniGetUI, HiBit Uninstaller, Process Lasso and Windows built in tools for cleaning and optimization
File and Photo backup
ㅤbackup to external drive when necessary
Subscriptions
    • Google One Standard 200GB
System recovery
Aomei Backupper
Risk factors
    • 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
GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 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
- Updated for year 2026
What I'm looking for?

Looking for maximum feedback.

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My security config for 2021/2022. Probably people will hate me for using Cylance, but it's working well for me at the moment. The false positives aren't that bad anymore and its really light on my system. :)
 
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About the Honey extension, please read this:
Original Blog post:
palant.info

What would you risk for free Honey?

The Honey browser extension allows its server to run arbitrary code on any website, via at least four different mechanisms and obfuscating the code being loaded.
palant.info palant.info
MalwareTips discusssion:
malwaretips.com

Q&A - Honey: a privacy & security madness extension

This nice blog post is about the Honey extension and display the security and privacy problems with it: https://palant.info/2020/10/28/what-would-you-risk-for-free-honey/ The post is very long but detailed so I don't quote it here.
malwaretips.com malwaretips.com
 
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Gandalf_The_Grey said:
About the Honey extension, please read this:
Original Blog post:
palant.info

What would you risk for free Honey?

The Honey browser extension allows its server to run arbitrary code on any website, via at least four different mechanisms and obfuscating the code being loaded.
palant.info palant.info
MalwareTips discusssion:
malwaretips.com

Q&A - Honey: a privacy & security madness extension

This nice blog post is about the Honey extension and display the security and privacy problems with it: https://palant.info/2020/10/28/what-would-you-risk-for-free-honey/ The post is very long but detailed so I don't quote it here.
malwaretips.com malwaretips.com
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Thiag0 said:
Well, the only cons i've seen is Cylance and a iObit software (iObit Uninstaller), I don't find iObit products too trustworthy after the Malwarebytes incident. Anyways it looks good
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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. :)
 
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SecureKongo said:
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. :)
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Accidentally wrote uninstaller instead of software updater, and if Cylance is working good for you without problems, i don't see any problems on keeping it right now (y)
 
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FireHammer said:
Real Nice Configuration, but some of the Config I am not technically good enough to fully understand, but thanks.o_O
But I don't share the opinion about IObit software, IMHO Driver Booster is pretty good considering...:)
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True, it's pretty good in what its supposed to do. The problem for me was always the ads and unnecessary tools that are included. :)
 
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+ added new about:config tweaks. (geo.enabled = false, browser.cache.offline.enable = false, network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy = 2)
+ added FirewallHardening by AndyFul
 
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Tiamati said:
My tests showed that BTL blocks more than pishing URLs. I suggest you test MBG and BTL here AMTSO Security Features Check Tools | AMTSO

You'll notice that BTL blocks the download of malicious files.
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Thanks for sharing that testing site, was looking for this one for a long time, as the one I used shut down. The reason I use MBG is the aggressiveness and the way it's blocking infecting content. It also seems to have some kind of behavioural web protection which you can see here:
 

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