Advanced Plus Security Minimalist's PC Security Config

[Kongo]

How is Uckeck in comparison to Patch My PC Home Update? The latter does not detect most of my installed apps

Try UniGetUi

 

[Minimalist]

How is Uckeck in comparison to Patch My PC Home Update? The latter does not detect most of my installed apps

uCheck works great for me. It detects updates for almost all software I use as their community database is large and it updates quickly.

As @lokamoka820 said, you can even set locations to scan and it detects updates for portable programs with no problem.

 

[Minimalist]

Try UniGetUi

I've never tried WingetUI or UniGetUi. If I ever become unhappy with uCheck I will give it a try.

 

[Dave Russo]

Did you try any other windows firewall enhancers like tiny wall,wfc,glasswire or defender hardening consol,before choosing

Microsoft Defender Firewall with Advanced Security? And maybe how did you hear of it?

 

[lokamoka820]

I've never tried WingetUI or UniGetUi. If I ever become unhappy with uCheck I will give it a try.

I tried UniGetUI and found that UCheck surpasses it. UniGetUI is essentially a front end (or GUI) for WinGet, the Windows terminal tool used to install and update software. In contrast, UCheck has its own application database, a community-driven database, and WinGet integration. The only real benefit of using UniGetUI is if you need to manage software from sources other than WinGet, such as Scoop, Chocolatey, Pip, NPM, .NET Tool, and others, which is relatively uncommon.

And maybe how did you hear of it?

This is the built-in Windows Firewall with its settings. To access it, open the Start menu, search for "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security," and select the result.

 

[Dave Russo]

(officially Microsoft Defender Firewall) is a capable host-based firewall that excels at blocking unsolicited inbound connections. However, in its default state, it has a significant blind spot: it rarely monitors or blocks unauthorized outbound connections, leaving devices vulnerable to malware sending data out. Does the advance windows firewall address this?

 

[Minimalist]

(officially Microsoft Defender Firewall) is a capable host-based firewall that excels at blocking unsolicited inbound connections. However, in its default state, it has a significant blind spot: it rarely monitors or blocks unauthorized outbound connections, leaving devices vulnerable to malware sending data out. Does the advance windows firewall address this?

Out of the box Windows Firewall won't block outbound connections even if you set it up through Advance Security settings. You have to create your own rules for outbound connections if you want to control them.
I personally don't want to go with whitelisting type of firewall for outbound connections but I've made some rules for apps which I don't want to connect to internet.
For malware part of outbound connections, I leave it to McAfee. Their Advanced Firewall is included in their AV for this purpose.

 

[Minimalist]

Since I've bought and used licenses for different antiviruses during last years, I decided to check out how aggressive they are with emails, when they try to persuade you to renew your subscription.
Here are results for three AVs that I’ve used in last few years:

7 emails from Emsisoft (30, 14, 7, 3, 2, 1 and 0 days before license expiration)
6 emails from Eset (30, 14, 7, 3, 2 and 0 days before license expiration)
4 emails from McAfee (30, 15, 7 and 0 days before license expiration)

I did not use any of those licenses when they were about to expire, so I don’t know how frequently AVs would show additional desktop notifications.