Mike.V security configuration for 2017

[MikeV]

Hello to everybody!!!
This is my current security configuration for 2017.

All the best!!!

 

[frogboy]

I cannot see anything that is needed, nice setup.

Thanks Mike for sharing with us here at MT.

 

[Arequire]

Suggestions:

• Set UAC to Always Notify
• Switch Firewall App Blocker to Windows Firewall Control
• Add HTTPS Everywhere to your browser(s)
• Consider using a password manager to generate and store unique passwords for all of your accounts

You may also want to take a gander at this: ESET Internet Security 10 : Recommended settings

Thanks for sharing, Mike.

 

[MikeV]

Suggestions:

• Set UAC to Always Notify
• Switch Firewall App Blocker to Windows Firewall Control
• Add HTTPS Everywhere to your browser(s)
• Consider using a password manager to generate and store unique passwords for all of your accounts

You may also want to take a gander at this: ESET Internet Security 10 : Recommended settings

Thanks for sharing, Mike.

- UAC is not necessary since i use VoodooShield which i consider more strong and secure.
- FAB is lighter and does not slow down windows start up time (in my case)
- I never store passwords on my PC (i even uncheck browser setting to remember passwords etc...). I save all passwords in an external harddrive instead, since are not so many.

As for Eset settings i will definitely take a look, however i know this product well.

Thank you again for your suggestions...
All the best!!!

 

[Exterminator]

Have you considered making the move to Windows 10.
Nice secure config Mike! Thanks for sharing it

 

[brod56]

Your configuration is defenitely solid.
To be honest my UAC is disabled right now too, because of the effectiveness of Voodoshield. So no reasons to complain
Consider making the switch to Windows 10, it is not that monster.

 

[Nuno]

Hey there!
Nice config, thanks for sharing

By the way, what do you think of Glary Utilities? I had a very bad idea of that software, looked like the general scareware registry optimizer, pc problem fixer and pc booster. It was also being bundled with several other software as a "free offer".
And it nagged you all the time to buy the pro version to fix everything, which also had "Free 24*7 Technical Support" ("24/7 technical support" makes it immediately sound like scareware in my mind)
I don't know how it is now, just curious if they changed anything in the software offer.

 

[Deleted member 178]

- UAC is not necessary since i use VoodooShield which i consider more strong and secure.

Totally wrong, those two are different mechanism , VS doesn't replace UAC , it just reduces the vector attacks that may trigger UAC.
1- UAC is an privileges elevation blocker.
2- VS is an anti-exe.

VS would be the security guard of a company, UAC will be the employee in charge of the elevator leading to the offices. if a spy manage to enter the building bypassing the security guard, the employee may stop it , if the spy planned to go to the CEO office.

 

[Game Of Thrones]

IMO you can have a better AV for realtime .

 

[JM Safe]

I would suggest you to enable UAC.

Add HTTPS Everywhere.

Thanks for sharing @MikeV !