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I choose Max, with Smartscreen set to "Warn" and Security Center @ "Visible". That's it. Works great on 1903. Configure Controlled Folder Access to your liking and set exclusions for apps which need access. Done.
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I choose Max, with Smartscreen set to "Warn" and Security Center @ "Visible". That's it. Works great on 1903. Configure Controlled Folder Access to your liking and set exclusions for apps which need access. Done.
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@oldschool has it nailed for maximum security and usability.
If you experience software blocks, or it impacts system performance, you can disable certain settings. But try with those settings and see if it's good for you.
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Keep it simple, keep it safe!
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I've been using Configure Defender in W10 1903 for the last 2 weeks in High mode. No issues.
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Nice, maybe i'll gives this a spin when i'm on 1903
To tighten up coverage you can customize CFA. See here for instructions: Windows 10 - Use Windows 10 build-in (anti)execution options
Excuse us for hijacking your thread @shmu26. :emoji_pray:
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I like the direction we are flying, so no prob...
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I am considering going back to WD after Sophos deleted Configure Defender while my router was rebooting. To be fair it put it back once I got the internet back and it did cloud analysis.
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As @shmu26 says, all the best software is malicious!
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Right. You should see what Kaspersky does to a new version of ReHIPS, or to Excubits products. LOL.
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And what happens if I set the Windows environment variable PSLockdownPolicy 4 ? Does "Unrestricted" override the Windows environment variable?
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Manjaro with the default Xfce desktop.
Manjaro keeps the OS and applications very up to date, and since it is Arch, you don't have the security issues of PPAs and/or installing from random downloads like you do with Ubuntu and its forks.
Manjaro requires more troubleshooting and software installation skills than Ubuntu and its forks do, but the forum is helpful and friendly, and google finds a lot of info on Manjaro and Arch.
Manjaro keeps the OS and applications very up to date, and since it is Arch, you don't have the security issues of PPAs and/or installing from random downloads like you do with Ubuntu and its forks.
Manjaro requires more troubleshooting and software installation skills than Ubuntu and its forks do, but the forum is helpful and friendly, and google finds a lot of info on Manjaro and Arch.
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Back to Windows. It's too much work juggling Linux + Windows in a virtual machine, when Windows alone does everything I need. It's less glamorous this way, but KISS wins.
Windows Defender + Hard_Configurator with EXE and TMP allowed.
Comodo Firewall with ComodoFix config and Windows firewall enabled.
Windows Defender + Hard_Configurator with EXE and TMP allowed.
Comodo Firewall with ComodoFix config and Windows firewall enabled.
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Unless I'm missing something with the Comodofix Config, you have two Firewalls running correct?
~LDogg
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Correct
If you don't have an advanced firewall config, CFW and WFW work well together. That's what @cruelsister always says, and it's true.
My CFW has the 3 exceptions of Comodofix Config, and my WFW has the recommended block rules of Hard_Configurator, and it works smoothly.
Explanation: with ComodoFix config, CFW is at less than full strength in system space (this is in order to avoid a slew of unnecessary network blocks), so that's why it is advisable not to disable WFW.
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again? you play ping-pong lol.
why not, like me, having one machine for Linux and one for Windows...will save you time...
I find that windows inside virtualbox does not want to activate when connected to the internet, any way to solve that issue?
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Hmm, I don't know, I didn't have any activation problems. If you are using a single license, keep in mind that the VM is considered a different machine, and thus needs a different license.
If you have a volume license installation, it will work even without any activation at all, but you can't do certain customizations, such as choose your wallpaper.
That's about all I know about it.
Hi Umbra, it's great to see you active once again on MT!
Yes, I am guilty of ping pong, but with Macrium Reflect, ping pong is a pretty easy game to play. Sometimes I need to fix grub, that's all.
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