Advanced Plus Security LDogg's Rugged Laptop Security Setup 2023

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Jan 30, 2023
How it's used?
For home and private use
Operating system
Windows 10
On-device encryption
VeraCrypt
Log-in security
    • Basic account password (insecure)
Security updates
Allow security updates and latest features
User Access Control
Always notify
Network firewall
Enabled
Real-time security
Web browser:
  • Bitdefender Trafficlight (Brave)
  • Brave Adblock (built-in)

    Native System:
  • (Primary) Kaspersky Cloud Free 2022 or 3 (not sure aha) (latest updates installed)
  • (Secondary - Came with software) Wise Care 365/Kerish Doctor
  • (Firewall) Tinywall w/ Syshardener settings
Firewall security
About custom security
Manual settings for ports and software through Tinywall.
DON'T FIX WHAT IS NOT BROKEN
Periodic malware scanners
  1. Norton Power Eraser
  2. EEK
  3. Malwarebytes
  4. CCE
  5. MRT.exe (Window Malicious Software Removal Tool)
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Browser(s) and extensions
Brave:
  • i don't care about cookies
  • Bitwarden
  • Bitdefender Traffic Light
  • Grammarly
  • Brave Adblock (built-in)
Secure DNS
Quad9
Desktop VPN
Windscribe
Password manager
Bitwarden
Maintenance tools
  • Windscribe VPN: Lifetime subscription
  • Vuze
  • Authy Desktop
  • Kerish Doctor
  • Wise 365
  • Virtual DJ
  • NVT Connections Viewer
  • WPD
  • 7-Zip
  • CDBurnerXP
  • Revo Uninstaller
  • Syshardener
  • Run by Smartscreen (Andy Ful)
  • Viber
File and Photo backup
Macrium Reflect Free & MEGA (Free 20GB)
System recovery
Macrium Reflect Free
Risk factors
    • Working from home
    • Buying from online stores, entering banks card details
What I'm looking for?

Looking for medium feedback.

LDogg

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Welcome to my config, feel free to give constructed feedback on changes you think I need to make! Hope you enjoy this read. Yes, I am back AGAIN aha, this is not a mirage or anything, I'm also 4 years cancer-free which I'm so proud of too!

~LDogg
 
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LDogg said:
Welcome to my config, feel free to give constructed feedback on changes you think I need to make! Hope you enjoy this read. Yes, I am back AGAIN aha, this is not a mirage or anything, I'm also 4 years cancer-free which I'm so proud of too!

~LDogg
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Great to see that you are back and wonderful news that you are now 4 years cancer free (y)

Are you using the latest (subscription based) SysHardener?
 
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LDogg said:
Yeah just had a look, I'll uninstall syshardener then, that's a shame. Any other recommendations on that side of things?

~LDogg
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For windows 10 without a doubt Simple Windows Hardening from @Andy Ful :
malwaretips.com

New Update - Simple Windows Hardening

Post updated in July 2023. SWH ver. 2.1.1.1 - July 2023 (added support for Windows 11 ver. 22H2) https://github.com/AndyFul/Hard_Configurator/raw/master/Simple%20Windows%20Hardening/SimpleWindowsHardening_2111.zip SWH ver. 2.0.0.1 - August 2022 (no support for Windows 11 ver. 22H2)...
malwaretips.com malwaretips.com
github.com

Hard_Configurator/Simple Windows Hardening at master · AndyFul/Hard_Configurator

GUI to Manage Software Restriction Policies and harden Windows Home OS - AndyFul/Hard_Configurator
github.com github.com
 
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Gandalf_The_Grey said:
For windows 10 without a doubt Simple Windows Hardening from @Andy Ful :
malwaretips.com

New Update - Simple Windows Hardening

Post updated in July 2023. SWH ver. 2.1.1.1 - July 2023 (added support for Windows 11 ver. 22H2) https://github.com/AndyFul/Hard_Configurator/raw/master/Simple%20Windows%20Hardening/SimpleWindowsHardening_2111.zip SWH ver. 2.0.0.1 - August 2022 (no support for Windows 11 ver. 22H2)...
malwaretips.com malwaretips.com
github.com

Hard_Configurator/Simple Windows Hardening at master · AndyFul/Hard_Configurator

GUI to Manage Software Restriction Policies and harden Windows Home OS - AndyFul/Hard_Configurator
github.com github.com
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I'll give these a try at some point, if not, I'll stick to the simple config of Tinywall & Kaspersky.

~LDogg
 
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