Advanced Plus Security oldschool's config 2021

[oldschool]

2021 Configuration details above + Simple Windows Hardening.

Edit: No ClearURLs in Brave because its ETag filtering doesn't work in Chromium. Brave has some built-in protection against URL tracking and referers, and disables Hyperlink Auditing.

 

[SeriousHoax]

@McMcbrad has turned oldschool into an AVG fanboy again

 

[Tutman]

LOL me too, loving AVG!

 

[Kongo]

2021 Configuration details above + Simple Windows Hardening.

Edit: No ClearURLs in Brave because its ETag filtering doesn't work in Chromium. Brave has some built-in protection against URLs tracking and referers, and disables Hyperlink Auditing.

Great config. Maybe you should consider purchasing an Adguard Lifetime license which can replace ClearURLs in both browsers and add some nice extra features like encrypted custom DNS etc.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Great config. Maybe you should consider purchasing an Adguard Lifetime license which can replace ClearURLs in both browsers and add some nice extra features like encrypted custom DNS etc.

I think his current config is faster. Adguard is much slower than built in adblockers/extension based adblockers + extensions like ClearURLs. Adguard will also consume some extra CPU power. Besides, he's also using NextDNS, so he got most things covered.

 

[bayasdev]

Nice config Avast/AVG hardened mode works very well as an anti-exe

 

[oldschool]

@McMcbrad has turned oldschool into an AVG fanboy again

There was always a flame in my heart for AVG, he just threw wood on the fire.

 

[oldschool]

Oh, I forgot to add gaming to my config. It's edge://surf/

 

[ErzCrz]

Nice setup! Undecided still on my 2021 setup myself. Used mostly H_C this past year but with a recent Comodo release I've been having a fresh go at that but we'll see. Free options still the way I'm going.

Anyway, I digress, well done one the new setup for the year! I must check out Brave browser and ClearURLs again if going down the non H_C Route.

Merry xmas

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Oh, I forgot to add gaming to my config. It's edge://surf/

Nice choice

 

[oldschool]

First change for 2021 Configuration :

Replaced NextDNS with https://dns.adguard.com/dns-query. It just works better for me.

Removed ClearURLs and enabled µBO in Edge.

 

[Jan Willy]

First change for 2021 Configuration :

Replaced NextDNS with https://dns.adguard.com/dns-query. It just works better for me.

In what way 'better'?

 

[oldschool]

In what way 'better'?

Faster!

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Faster!

I got the opposite and more false positves. That's why i switch to NextDNS

 

[Divine_Barakah]

@McMcbrad has turned oldschool into an AVG fanboy again

AVG is great and I hope they keep improving too. Pricing is great and protection is great. What else would I ask for?

 

[Divine_Barakah]

First change for 2021 Configuration :

Replaced NextDNS with https://dns.adguard.com/dns-query. It just works better for me.

Removed ClearURLs and enabled µBO in Edge.

May I ask how did you setup your DNS? Is it set up in the router, or you changed the parameters in adapter settings?

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Adguard will also consume some extra CPU power.

I agree on this. On my devices Adguard constantly used %1 of CPU.

 

[oldschool]

changed the parameters in adapter settings

This.

 

[blackice]

I got the opposite and more false positves. That's why i switch to NextDNS

@oldschool just wants to let the Russians know what he’s up to these days . But, seriously what kind of speed difference are you seeing? I visit the same sites for the most part so most of my dns kid is cached a lot of the time. Cloudflare is leaps and bounds faster than anyone, but they occasionally are having issues, especially resolving my work IPs for our corporate VPN. May go back to Quad9 which is slower. But anything is better than Comcast injecting ads.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

This.

I changed the dns in adapter setting but it did not work maybe because of AVG web protection which uses a DNs service to protect against redirects to malicious urls.