Advanced Plus Security Protomartyr's ThinkPad Security Config 2019

[blackice]

go for Macrium

+1 it’s fantastic

 

[Protomartyr]

Updated:
- HTTPS Everywhere: Encrypt All Sites Eligible enabled
- uBlock Origin: Block 3rd party requests according to Windows_Security's post

Removed:
- ProtonVPN

 

[Protomartyr]

Added:
- Bitdefender TrafficLight (Chrome & Firefox extensions)
- Netcraft Extension (Chrome & Firefox extensions)

Updated:
- UAC to 'Always Notify' (from default)
- Windows 10 Home 1903 -> 1909

Just some added security for the the holiday season and for Disney+ content that I don't have access to yet.

 

[Protomartyr]

Added:
- Chrome flags enabled for tighter security and new features
- Malwarebytes Browser Guard (Chrome & Firefox extensions)

Removed:
- Bitdefender TrafficLight (Chrome & Firefox extensions)

Didn't like how TrafficLight was asking for more permissions.
I found out (thanks to @Digmor Crusher!) that Malwarebytes reversed their decision in requiring an email for Browser Guard.
@Fabian Wosar (from Emsisoft) made a comment here that piqued my interest. I would have went with Emsisoft Browser Security (I absolutely love the company and their work) but I haven't seen any recent evaluations of it in the browser extension comparison thread.

 

[Protomartyr]

Added:
- Emsisoft Browser Security (Firefox extension)
- Windows Defender Browser Protection (Chrome extension)

Removed:
- Malwarebytes Browser Guard (Chrome & Firefox extensions)

Not sure why but was having problems with Malwarebytes Browser Guard. Both Chrome and Firefox would take a bit to resolve connections (15-30 seconds), especially at launch.