Advanced Plus Security Kongo's PC Security Config

PC Setup Configuration Help & Showcase
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Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
Main use of this computer
For home and private use
Operating system
Windows 11
On-device encryption
Windows BitLocker / Device Encryption
Device sign-in security
    • Hardware security key
Security updates
Allow security updates and latest features
Update channels
Allow stable updates only
User Account Control (UAC)
Always notify
Smart App Control
On
Network firewall
Enabled
Router and network details
AiProtection Pro by TrendMicro (ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000)
Real-time protection
Deep Instinct Endpoint Protection
CyberLock (AutoPilot)
Device firewall
Microsoft Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
Custom security settings
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
ESET Online Scanner, X-Sec
Malware sample testing
I participate in malware testing; details 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
Browsers and extensions
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Mozilla Firefox

Extensions:
- JShelter
- Ghostery
- Bitwarden

Browser privacy and security settings:
- Tracking protection: Strict (enables Total Cookie Protection)
- Enable secure DNS using: Max Protection (ControlD)
- 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 and third-party redirects
- Warn when websites try to install addons enabled
- Protection against fraudulent content and dangerous software enabled
- AI features are blocked




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Secure DNS
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- ControlD with balanced native-blocklists + OISD-big (Network-Wide)
- ControlD with strict native-blocklists + Ai Malware Filter (Aggressive) + Hagezi Ultimate + Hagezi TIFs + Automatic IP redirect over Proxy (Only browser)



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Desktop VPN
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Password and passkey manager
ㅤBitwarden Premium
Maintenance tools
PatchMyPC, UniGetUI, GeekUninstaller, Process Lasso and Windows built in tools for cleaning and optimization
File and photo backups
ㅤbackup to external drive when necessary
Subscriptions
    • Google One Standard 200GB
System recovery
Aomei Backupper
Usage and exposure
    • Visiting familiar websites
    • Visiting unknown or untrusted websites
    • Opening email attachments
    • Online shopping and card payments
    • Downloading software and files from reputable sites
    • Gaming
    • Streaming from untrusted 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
Feedback preference

Detailed suggestions and alternatives welcome

silversurfer said:
You may would like to share your settings of Sandboxie Plus, any special options enabled or default only?
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- only allowing internet access for Firefox (Internet Restrictions)
- blocking access to my private folders (Resource Access)
- killing all processes after exiting sandboxie

I am open to any recommendations as I am quite new to Sandboxie :)
 
SecureKongo said:
- only allowing internet access for Firefox (Internet Restrictions)
- blocking access to my private folders (Resource Access)
- killing all processes after exiting sandboxie

I am open to any recommendations as I am quite new to Sandboxie :)
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I'm interested in your settings on Sandboxie because I have to make a video on it, and I would like to evaluate it completely 😉
 
Shadowra said:
I'm interested in your settings on Sandboxie because I have to make a video on it, and I would like to evaluate it completely 😉
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As I said I am not that experienced with Sandboxie so I don't know if I am the right person to ask. But I think it depends on what test you are planning to do. Are you trying to test the capabilities of isolating malware from the rest of your system? If so, then you could try to set up internet restrictions for that specific malware sample. Maybe try to execute a RAT or Botnet and see if it can connect to it's C&C server or if it can drop a file in autoruns for example. :unsure:
 
Shadowra said:
I'm interested in your settings on Sandboxie because I have to make a video on it, and I would like to evaluate it completely 😉
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You can asking @bjm_ for his settings, he probably has advanced user experience with Sandboxie Plus, all new versions are kindly here posted by @bjm_

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Sandboxie Plus

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SecureKongo said:
- replaced Sophos Home Premium with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware trial.
- replaced AdGuard with Malwarebytes Browser Guard
- replaced AdGuard VPN with Surfshark VPN (Wanted to try the new IP-Rotation feature)
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So, it works well the novelty of Surfshark :)
 
SecureKongo said:
I am only using it on my main browser Firefox. So far I am okay with the blocking capabilities but it doesn't block youtube ads which is a big downside...
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Last time i tried it probably month ago it did block them, maybe they will fix it in new version, good thing is that extension gets updated very frequently
 
Faced the same problem as @blackice that Malwarebytes doesn't register in Windows Security after reboot.
Trying G-Data now once again.

Also, I went back from Quad9 to Cloudflare for system-wide DNS and only using NextDNS for ad-blocking without any other content filtering extension.
 

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