(Posted this in ESET forums then realized probably more relevant here)
Hello,
I'm looking to "microsoft-proof" my windows 10 installation, for the most part, since I need it for tools only available on Windows; but, I want to quarantine myself from M$ data collection as much as possible. Right now I'm just using defender + windows firewall + peerblock (with M$ list). I've been without an "actual" antivirus for a long time now, so I'm a bit out of the loop, so I guess I'm curious if NOD32 as a super-light base with either Tinywall (almost no footprint, simple and powerful), Comodo (used to be one of [if not] the best?), or another 3rd party firewall on top. Is this still considered a good combination? I want to block everything with the firewall then whitelist as needed. Back when I was still very active with security software NOD32 + Comodo firewall was considered the holy grail of all combos. I was also looking in to KAV/KIS 2016 but from what I've read, they're having trouble with getting everything working properly in Windows 10.
I'd be using the beta versions of NOD32 or SS. Feel free to suggest alternatives, but I'd like to keep it light and playing nice with win10.
Hello,
I'm looking to "microsoft-proof" my windows 10 installation, for the most part, since I need it for tools only available on Windows; but, I want to quarantine myself from M$ data collection as much as possible. Right now I'm just using defender + windows firewall + peerblock (with M$ list). I've been without an "actual" antivirus for a long time now, so I'm a bit out of the loop, so I guess I'm curious if NOD32 as a super-light base with either Tinywall (almost no footprint, simple and powerful), Comodo (used to be one of [if not] the best?), or another 3rd party firewall on top. Is this still considered a good combination? I want to block everything with the firewall then whitelist as needed. Back when I was still very active with security software NOD32 + Comodo firewall was considered the holy grail of all combos. I was also looking in to KAV/KIS 2016 but from what I've read, they're having trouble with getting everything working properly in Windows 10.
I'd be using the beta versions of NOD32 or SS. Feel free to suggest alternatives, but I'd like to keep it light and playing nice with win10.