Larcher's Configuration

[larcher]

Hi everyone,

This is my security configuration.

Real-time protection: Emsisoft Anti-malware, SecureAplus Cloud engines only, and Comodo Firewall.
on demand scanners: Hitmanpro, Malwarebytes anti-malware, Trojan Killer, Zemana anti-malware, Panda Cloud cleaner, Dr. Web Cure it, Comodo cleaning essentials, and Unhackme
Web filter: Umbrella roaming client using Open DNS

Thanks for reading,
Lowell

 

[scot]

Hello larcher,
I think you do not need SecureAplus. Other than that everything looks nice.
Thanks for sharing your config with us.

 

[larcher]

Hi, Thanks for your input, yeah I just installed that about a week ago to test it out but I know I was plenty well protected before without it. I'm glad you like the rest of my configuration.

 

[hjlbx]

Hello larcher,

EAM + CF.

Just a suggestion...

You currently have a lot of duplicate scan engines using those secondary scanners together (e.g. HMP & ZAM - Kaspersky, CCE & Comodo).

You can eliminate all those secondary scanners with HerdProtect. It uses all the AV vendor scan engines.

Although, when I tried it a few months back it was a buggy on my W8.1 system.

It's still in beta.

• AOMEI Backup will handle all your back-up needs. Recommend incremental.
• LastPass if you have a lot of passwords to manage.

 

[Moose]

Salutations,

> On demand scanners, keep the following! Hitman Pro Alert,Malwarebytes anti-malware, Trojan Killer!
> Also, herdProtect portable (very buggy) with ZAM Portable, on USB Stick. Use if needed....or weekly.
> Add Shadow Defender! Backup for CF.
> Add Bitdefender Traffic Light onto your browser.

It is totally up to you. These are my suggestions!

 

[jamescv7]

Prior downloading malware samples if your computer have enough resources then you may done via isolated environment like Virtual Machine.

Other scanners are better keep and place in a USB which leaves only the starters that have imminent detection capabilities on scanning.

 

[Exterminator]

Some type of backup solution and consider some of the suggestions previously posted.Thanks for sharing your config

 

[larcher]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I will at some point get a better backup solution such as Acronis True Image, I also might use a free backup software like the one suggested above. I feel I don't need bitdefender traffic light since I have Open DNS Umbrella roaming client. Thanks for the suggestion on me running on-demand scanners that use multiple duplicate engines but in my testing their detection rates using some of the same engines showed very different detection rates at times so that's why I like to use them all. I already have a VM setup but thanks for that suggestion since if I didn't that would have been a great suggestion. I have used herd protect before and do like it even though it is a little buggy as other have mentioned. I simply forgot to mention it since I didn't have it installed at the time I posted this. I might consider Shadow defender in the future but at this point I'm not sure if I need it since I install stuff all the time and I would have to test how much work it is to switch in and out of its modes when I install things and save data and such as I have used a similar solution in the past at work called Deepfreeze and that was a little bit of a hassle to use as I had to restart by disabling deepfreeze mode every time I wanted to make any changes to my computer and maybe I'm mistaken but it sounds a lot like Deepfreeze. I might consider LastPass as well in the future so thanks for that, I have heard of it and know people that have used it for years but I have not tried it out for myself yet. Thanks again for that suggestion though as all suggestions are much appropriated. I again wanted to thank everyone for their replies and suggestions.