Advanced Plus Security oldschool's laptop setup 2020

[oldschool]

Removed Brave browser

Added Brave Beta browser. It has more granular control of scripts.

 

[oldschool]

My testing with Edge Dev Tracking Protection is over. Same for Privacy Badger.

I still recommend µBO and Privacy Possum for adblocking and tracking.

 

[Wraith]

Removed Brave browser

Added Brave Beta browser. It has more granular control of scripts.

If you enable script blocking in Brave you have one hell of a secure browser.

 

[oldschool]

If you enable script blocking in Brave you have one hell of a secure browser.

Precisely! The Beta version has better built-in granularity than Edge Dev has at this point. I like them both.

 

[floalma]

Privacy Possum can break some sites, be cautious.

My testing with Edge Dev Tracking Protection is over. Same for Privacy Badger.

I still recommend µBO and Privacy Possum for adblocking and tracking.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

Not saying that it doesn't happen but I've been using Privacy Possum for about a year now and I don't think it has broken any sites for me.

 

[oldschool]

Not saying that it doesn't happen but I've been using Privacy Possum for about a year now and I don't think it has broken any sites for me.

@floalma Only breakage I've noticed is very minor, and that's when I tested it alone where I have seen ads blocked but not the container for the ad. You can see the same thing if you use Edge Dev Tracking Protection on Strict Mode with no other adblocker, e.g. at Ars Technica .

Side Note: Some folks on the Edge Insider forum say TP doesn't block ads. It does block some tracking and some ads, but it doesn't do either very well, except for the set-and-forget crowd.

 

[floalma]

I was talking about my experience about PP using Firefox with Ublock in medium mode and others security add-ons.

 

[oldschool]

Tried and removed WiseVector StopX. Good AV, buggy and doesn't register in Windows Security Center.

Tried and removed Edge Canary and Beta. Dev works best for my usage. Edge Chromium is already fantastic and only getting better.

Added VoodooShield Pro 5.02 + TinyWall 2.1.11 = combo with Windows Defender is boring, quiet and stable.

Adjusted OS hardening accordingly.

 

[oldschool]

Removed: VoodooShield

Added: Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit v 1.13.1.117 - just because it doesn't get any love on MT. Love is such a beautiful emotion!

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

Removed: VoodooShield

Added: Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit v 1.13.1.117 - just because it doesn't get any love on MT. Love is such a beautiful emotion!

good move

 

[93803123]

Removed: VoodooShield

Why ?

Malwarebytes anti-exploit should be compatible with Voodooshield.

 

[Moonhorse]

Added: Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit v 1.13.1.117 - just because it doesn't get any love on MT. Love is such a beautiful emotion!

Would like to pair my kaspersky cloud free with it aswell, just unsure about conflicts...but those exist with malwarebytes 3.8..> and not the anti-exploit beta standalone

Why ?

Malwarebytes anti-exploit should be compatible with Voodooshield.

BAFS > anti-exe sw
MBAE better anti-exploit than vs has
MBAE is also less heavy

 

[93803123]

BAFS > anti-exe sw

BAFS is a very limited security solution.

MBAE better anti-exploit than vs has

Voodooshield is not an anti-exploit. It is post-exploit.

MBAE is also less heavy

That doesn't surpirse me given what MBAE is and Voodooshield is not.

 

[Moonhorse]

Voodooshield is not an anti-exploit. It is post-exploit.

Yeah just noticed it aswell, by reading old topic about MBAE... cheers

 

[LDogg]

Removed: VoodooShield

Added: Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit v 1.13.1.117 - just because it doesn't get any love on MT. Love is such a beautiful emotion!

Never been a big fan on MAE, preferred OSA a lot better really, but it's always down to personal choice of software.

~LDogg

 

[oldschool]

Would like to pair my kaspersky cloud free with it aswell, just unsure about conflicts...but those exist with malwarebytes 3.8..> and not the anti-exploit beta standalone

I don't know if you need it with KSC but no harm in trying. It is very lightweight and non-instrusive set-and-forget. And I believe Malwarebytes has been around long enough not to mess with Windows Defender, if you return to that in the future.

 

[oldschool]

Never been a big fan on MAE, preferred OSA a lot better really, but it's always down to personal choice of software.

~LDogg

I don't rely on MBAE as a replacement for OSA' s capabilities. I use Windows built-in. And BTW, OSA encounters bugs with Windows updates as evidenced once again as seen here NoVirusThanks OSArmor: An Additional Layer of Defense

Malwarebytes, for all of its faults/deficiencies, has more stable development overall.

 

[LDogg]

I don't rely on MBAE as a replacement for OSA' s capabilities. I use Windows built-in. And BTW, OSA encounters bugs with Windows updates as evidenced once again as seen here NoVirusThanks OSArmor: An Additional Layer of Defense

Malwarebytes, for all of its faults/deficiencies, has more stable development overall.

Seems to work fine in the post that Umbra made, they may have fixed all the issues.

~LDogg

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

Not saying MBAE is a true anti-exploit, OSA isn't.
BTW, a new OSA build is on its way.