Paul Lee's Late 2017 Security Config

[Paul Lee]

I do get quite picky with the AVs that I use. Either they slow down the PC too much, have ads in them, don't have enough tweaking options... ETC. All recommendations will be met with an open mind so don't hesitate

 

[Lightning_Brian]

@Paul Lee Excellent configuration! Avast Free AV is a great free AV when compared to all of the other free AVs out there for protection.

Looking through your security config I cannot see anything that I would add other than having a system image backup. You have everything pretty well covered. I think Malwarebytes wouldn't be considered a System Utility.

A system image backup that I would recommend anyone to use is Aomei Backupper Standard (free) and Macrium Reflect (free). Both of these pieces of software are tried and true methods of creating a system image backup. It is best to have system images in case something bad happens to your OS, but I'm happy to see you are doing data backups on a weekly basis. This is critical!

Having an external HDD that is 1 TB is great. Just be sure to not have this connected to your network or directly to your computer all the time - only during backups with limited to no internet connection for security reasons.

Please make sure CCleaner is at the latest version due to a security flaw in their previous version.

Nice config!

 

[Paul Lee]

@Paul Lee Excellent configuration! Avast Free AV is a great free AV when compared to all of the other free AVs out there for protection.

Looking through your security config I cannot see anything that I would add other than having a system image backup. You have everything pretty well covered. I think Malwarebytes wouldn't be considered a System Utility.

A system image backup that I would recommend anyone to use is Aomei Backupper Standard (free) and Macrium Reflect (free). Both of these pieces of software are tried and true methods of creating a system image backup. It is best to have system images in case something bad happens to your OS, but I'm happy to see you are doing data backups on a weekly basis. This is critical!

Having an external HDD that is 1 TB is great. Just be sure to not have this connected to your network or directly to your computer all the time - only during backups with limited to no internet connection for security reasons.

Please make sure CCleaner is at the latest version due to a security flaw in their previous version.

Nice config!

Sounds like a plan my good sir. Thank you!

 

[Lightning_Brian]

Sounds like a plan my good sir. Thank you!

Your welcome! When you make those changes please reflect them in your posting. You can do this by following these directions provided by Jack! Guidelines - How to Update your Security Config without creating a new thread!

 

[JM Safe]

Why not backups?

Add Macrium Reflect Free or AOMEI Backupper.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[tim one]

"Frequency of System Image Backups: No Backups"

Please consider that restoring a Macrium OS image requires a handful of minutes (depending on the size of your system partition).
That's just what you need to fix a compromised system due to invasive malware or software failures.

 

[Paul Lee]

Edit:

+Added Aomei Backupper

 

[JM Safe]

Edit:

+Added Aomei Backupper

Good addition.

 

[harlan4096]

Also consider UAC to default, at least

 

[Paul Lee]

Also consider UAC to default, at least

Indeed. Does it not do the same thing just without dimming the screen? It's just a personal preference of mine

 

[Exterminator]

Edit:
+Added Aomei Backupper

Edited your config to reflect this.
Secure Windows 10 config! Thanks for sharing it with us