Advanced Plus Security Moonhorse Windows Config 2023

[Moonhorse]

This is windows config, the other one is linux

Realtime protection:
- Microsoft defender
- Defenderui - recommended profile

Comodo firewall
- Cruelsister settings

Adguard Lifetime: All adguard lists, i dont care about cookies, adblock warning list, nocoin list
DNS : quad9 (dnscrypt in adguard)

Browser: microsoft edge
- Bitwarden
- Emsisoft browser security

Maintenance tools:

- revo uninstaller free
- Privazer
- Aomei backupper lifetime license

On demand scanners:
Norton power eraser
Adwcleaner

 

[Moonhorse]

- Removed microsoft defender + defenderui + comodo firewall ( cs)
- removed adguard + edge

Clean install

+ installed avast free antivirus ( hardened mode enabled )
+ Firefox + ublock origin

Reason:
Microsoft defender feels bit too heavy, browsing speed is slow due adguard. Avast wont slow my browser down same with the ublock origin
Dont feel like hardening anything else than just avast

 

[Moonhorse]

Removed avast + bitdefender , two previous setups

New Config:

+ Microsoft defender
+ Defenderui (aggressive profile)

+Microsoft edge
> Bitwarden
> google search engine

Adguard:
- aggressive mode ( everything hardened)
- Kid protection > Block exe. downloads

Filterlists :
+ Adguard filters
+ Nocoin list
+ 1hosts PRO

DNS: ControlD free ( blocking social, malware, goverment, ads , typos, drugs)

 

[Moonhorse]

New month, new 30 day challenge

- removed MD + DUI
- removed edge

+ added huorong internet security + custom hips/ fw + application rule settings
+ brave browser + adguard annoyance filter on brave adblock
- bitwarden
- emsisoft browser extension

quad9 as DNS over https in browser, + ipv4

 

[Moonhorse]

Made 27 days with huorong

Replaced huorong is with AVG FREE ANTIVIRUS
- enabled hardened mode + avg free firewall ( afaik avg disables windows firewall but avast does not)

Replaced brave browser with Google chrome
- only extension im using is bitwarden

+ adguard with quad9 dns via dnscrypt

Reason: AVG android web filter works with only google chrome + opera so i decided to change all family devices use google chrome + avg

 

[Moonhorse]

- removed AVG free antivirus
- removed google chrome

+ Added Avira free antivirus
+ Added firefox with avira browser safety extension, bitwarden & ublock origin

Why? Because of avira free hype, and its being light, even it fails on some youtube tests its enough for average user

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

- removed AVG free antivirus
- removed google chrome

+ Added Avira free antivirus
+ Added firefox with avira browser safety extension, bitwarden & ublock origin

Why? Because of avira free hype, and its being light, even it fails on some youtube tests its enough for average user

A very interesting configuration. I haven't used the new version of Avira yet. The older version suited me very well.

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

From which link can I download the latest free version?

 

[Moonhorse]

From which link can I download the latest free version?

Download Avira Free Security | Avira

Go beyond antivirus with Avira Free Security: it not only blocks malware but also anonymizes your browsing (VPN), hinders consumer surveillance (browser extension), wipes your online traces (tune-up tools), and includes the all-new Avira protected Opera browser with built-in security and privacy...

www.avira.com

From avira site, you have to manually install bloatware from avira itself if youre afraid of that

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

Download Avira Free Security | Avira

Go beyond antivirus with Avira Free Security: it not only blocks malware but also anonymizes your browsing (VPN), hinders consumer surveillance (browser extension), wipes your online traces (tune-up tools), and includes the all-new Avira protected Opera browser with built-in security and privacy...

www.avira.com

From avira site, you have to manually install bloatware from avira itself if youre afraid of that

Thanks. I'll check out this version.

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

Avira consumption.

 

[silversurfer]

Download Avira Free Security | Avira

Go beyond antivirus with Avira Free Security: it not only blocks malware but also anonymizes your browsing (VPN), hinders consumer surveillance (browser extension), wipes your online traces (tune-up tools), and includes the all-new Avira protected Opera browser with built-in security and privacy...

www.avira.com

From avira site, you have to manually install bloatware from avira itself if youre afraid of that

It's still impossible to uninstall bloatware like Optimizer or Avira VPN ?

 

[Moonhorse]

It's still impossible to uninstall bloatware like Optimizer or Avira VPN ?

yeah, apparently you cant remove them... optimizer runs in memory

Avira consumption.

View attachment 267654

yup, one of the lightest memory wide, comodo is around same

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

yup, one of the lightest memory wide, comodo is around same

Compared to a BD which consumes over 360 MB at rest, this is very small.

EDIT:

For me, this is the lightest AV I've had

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

Major drawback: No on-demand file/directory scanning.
Any ideas ?

 

[Moonhorse]

Major drawback: No on-demand file/directory scanning.
Any ideas ?

I have no ideas for that. Unless youre installing other anti-malware for on-demand ..

let me know if you have some ideas for it

 

[silversurfer]

Major drawback: No on-demand file/directory scanning.
Any ideas ?

Just found something related on Avira Community, looks like developers wants to add again this function as soon as possible...

https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/6647137025297-context-menu-scanning-is-missing-new-versione-avira

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

I installed AVIRA on a trial basis. I don't intend to use it for more than a week at a time.
It's good to know that they are working on this scanning.
I hope they fix it.
The lightness of the program speaks for itself. I have always loved AVIRA

 

[ForgottenSeer 94633]

let me know if you have some ideas for it

OK

 

[silversurfer]

I was also curious about new Avira Free and now trying on my laptop. Confirmed, very low system impact
I found a "special" way to avoid Avira VPN and Optimizer (useless for me) running in memory