Advanced Security Morro Security Config 2023

[Morro]

I switched browsers from MS Edge to Google Chrome, reason for that is that I was finally sick and tired that Edge somehow lost all my bookmarks and that some how the synched bookmarks where from over two months ago?

For the rest not much has changed, most has staid the same as by the end of last years Security Config. Only the Browser and the daily scan from MS Defender has changed as far as I remember at the moment. ( If I remember something else I will let you all know. )

 

[harlan4096]

Network router Firewall: OFF

No add-ons in browsers?

VPN? Secure DNS?

Thanks for sharing

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

If you are running Windows 11 22H2 with a clean install or performed a reset Simple Windows Hardening doesn't work completely because of issues with SRP:

The current build of Windows 11 ver. 22H2 (clean installation) is not fully compatible with SWH. The SRP settings in SWH will work well if Windows has been upgraded from Windows 10 or updated from version 21H2 (or from the prior version). Unfortunately, SRP does not currently work on clean installations of Windows 11 ver. 22H2. See my post:
Question - Simple Windows Hardening

Question - Simple Windows Hardening

Post updated in October 2022. The current build of Windows 11 ver. 22H2 (clean installation) is not fully compatible with SWH. The SRP settings in SWH will work well if Windows has been upgraded from Windows 10 or updated from version 21H2 (or from the prior version). Unfortunately, SRP does...

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[Morro]

Network router Firewall: OFF

No add-ons in browsers?

VPN? Secure DNS?

Thanks for sharing

See I knew I had forgotten something.

* As for the Network router Firewall: OFF... well the router I have is from my IP Provider ZIggo is an old one, and it has no FIrewall. And they told me that it is still working perfectly so I am not getting a new one that does have a Firewall?

* I do not use a VPN, but I do use NextDNS through YogaDNS. Guess I should add that to the Custom security section.

* Add-ons in Chrome...

- AdGuard-adblocker
- Bitwarden
- Bookmark Backup ( Because of what happened in Edge. )
- Dark Reader
- Enhancer for Youtube
- Popup my Bookmarks. ( I find it a very handy add-on. )
- Reddit Enhancement Suite
- Video Downloader by ODM. ( I find it a very handy add-on. )


@Gandalf_The_Grey

* Yeah I do use Adguard adblocker in Google Chrome and in NextDNS I use OISD and AdGuard Mobile Ads filter. ( For my Samsung? )

* I updated to Windows 11 through Windows 10 update function, so would that be okay then for Simple Windows Hardening?

 

[Morro]

Filled in a few things in the security config that I somehow did not get when I first made my 2023 Computer security config? ( Things like VPN and DNS. )

 

[Morro]

I can finally use BitDefender Total Security, and I switched one of my on-demand scanners to Sophos Scan And Clean, which seems to be pretty nice.

Also now that I have the Firewall from BitDefender, can I keep the settings from Firewall Hardening?