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[TairikuOkami]

Change back to Quad9 DNS from Cloudfare Malware DNS after using the latter for a couple of weeks. Quad9 clearly wins hands-down.

How did you test it? Last time I checked, Quad9 was like 10-30% and Cloudflare Malware was 90%.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

I set Quad 9 on my desktop about 6 months ago, a month ago some web pages started taking longer to open so I used DNS Bench to test. Quad 9 was the slowest and it wasn't even close ( they may have been having issues the day I took the test to be that slow, don't know) anyways my ISP's DNS was fastest so i switched back to it.

 

[oldschool]

How did you test it? Last time I checked, Quad9 was like 10-30% and Cloudflare Malware was 90%.

I made the change on my experience browsing the web. I didn't formally test it

 

[TairikuOkami]

Mem Reduct

Have you considered and alternative, since it was last updated in 2022? Wise memory can be installed via store, so it is updated and signed.

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Periodic malware scanners: KVRT

If you have to redownload it each time, would not be CureIt! better? It uses a randomized name and it is not signed, so malware can not detect it. Though, it is 3 times bigger.
I myself can not even run KVRT. They "improved" it, but it only proves my point, they do not need malware to block it, it is too elaborate, so it can be easily broken.

 

[lokamoka820]

What do you use each browser for?

 

[oldschool]

What do you use each browser for?

Edge is rarely used. Usually open only to update it and check for new bloatware and annoyances.
I usually use Brave for webmail and Firefox for most everything else though I don't compartmentalize. That's too much to think about.

 

[oldschool]

Removed MemReduct.

 

[Kongo]

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If you have to redownload it each time, would not be CureIt! better? It uses a randomized name and it is not signed, so malware can not detect it. Though, it is 3 times bigger.
I myself can not even run KVRT. They "improved" it, but it only proves my point, they do not need malware to block it, it is too elaborate, so it can be easily broken.

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But just because another tool auto-updates, it doesn't mean that the detection is better compared to Kaspersky

 

[Ink]

File and Photo backup: Copy/Paste

Have you found a method to automate this? Do you only copy and paste important files from a specific directory?

 

[oldschool]

Have you found a method to automate this?

I don't need to ...

Do you only copy and paste important files from a specific directory?

Yes. There's not much on this machine - some music, a few documents, a few photos.

 

[oldschool]

I'm still rockin' Privacy Badger on Edge. Simple, no-fuss, no breakage privacy protection.

 

[oldschool]

Here's another built-in Windows Security user tip: Even though Microsoft Defender is heavily cloud-based, if you use it and want the latest signatures, I've found that setting it to update every 4 hours is just about optimum. MS seems to update sigs about that often. You can use either Powershell or GPO to set the interval.

 

[oldschool]

Re-enabled JShelter in Edge. I've been reading past JShelter Blog posts and I have to say the developers are very professional, with very good technical writing skills. This inspires confidence in their extension as being reliable and well designed.

 

[ErzCrz]

Re-enabled JShelter in Edge. I've been reading past JShelter Blog posts and I have to say the developers are very professional, with very good technical writing skills. This inspires confidence in their extension as being reliable and well designed.

Not heard of it before, I should take a look

 

[simmerskool]

Re-enabled JShelter in Edge. I've been reading past JShelter Blog posts and I have to say the developers are very professional, with very good technical writing skills. This inspires confidence in their extension as being reliable and well designed.

...but not finding it in Edge extension add-on search...? and opening JShelter: Home with Edge opens home page that offers to install it in Firefox Chrome and Opera. I realize MS evolved Edge from Chrome, but I would think it would be more "integrated" with Edge...
Edge appears to have more users than Firefox.

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[oldschool]

.but not finding it in Edge extension add-on search...? and opening JShelter: Home with Edge opens home page that offers to install it in Firefox Chrome and Opera.

It's in the Chrome WebStore.

 

[oldschool]

Not heard of it before, I should take a look

An anti-malware Web browser extension to mitigate potential threats from JavaScript, including fingerprinting, tracking, and data collection!

JShelter: Home BTW, it's only worth using in Edge or Chrome IMO, maybe some other chromium browsers, etc. Not Brave or FF.

 

[Dave Russo]

Have you restored with your Aomei Backupper Pro ? And if yes how reliable is it?

 

[oldschool]

Have you restored with your Aomei Backupper Pro ? And if yes how reliable is it?

Yes, a number of times. I've found it works well. Pro version gives you a faster backup and restore speed than the free version. If you're interested in the Pro version, watch their site for sales. They usually have a 40% off sale sometime during the year.

 

[ErzCrz]

JShelter: Home BTW, it's only worth using in Edge or Chrome IMO, maybe some other chromium browsers, etc. Not Brave or FF.

Good to know. Using Edge more since using MD as my AV though I prefer FF.