Basic Security TairikuOkami's Configuration 2019

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Dec 12, 2019
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Home
Log-in security
Security updates
Check for updates and Notify
User Access Control
Always notify
Real-time security
Firewall security
Microsoft Defender Firewall
About custom security
Periodic malware scanners
None (I do not have time for nonsense)
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Browser(s) and extensions
Yandex Browser with Protect, it includes protected mode (enables a strict check of certificates and disables the extensions)

AdGuard AdBlocker (protects your privacy by blocking common third-party tracking systems)
Bitwarden (a secure and free password manager for all of your devices)
Cache Killer (clears the browser cache automatically on opening a new tab or refreshing a tab)
Cookie AutoDelete (auto-delete unused cookies from closed tabs while keeping the ones you want)
Magic Enhancer For YouTube (Auto YouTube HD and video AD blocking)
Selection Search (use the right-click menu to search for selected text in any search engines)
Maintenance tools
File and Photo backup
Copy/Paste - automatic backups deleted my files, twice, I will not fall for that scam again.
I backup non-essential files to the second PC and to Icedrive, the rest wherever I can.
System recovery
None - I can restore Windows within an hour, so no need to waste the time and resources.
Risk factors
    • Gaming
    • Logging into my bank account
    • Browsing to popular websites
    • Streaming audio/video content from shady sites
Computer specs
Notes by Staff Team
  1. This setup configuration does not have a backup plan. We strongly recommend to add a backup solution for your data so that you can restore it in the case of an emergency.
    Backing up allows the recovery of data that has been lost due of a malware attack (eg. ransomware) or a hard disk crash. In such events you might lose family photos, your music collection, documents, or financial data. Backups are fast and simple to perform so it should be done on a regular basis.

TairikuOkami

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Privacy Badger replaced by AdGuard - I prefer real and updated anti-tracking filters compared to the hypothetical.

Removed Emsisoft Browser Security and replaced it with Clean Browsing Security DNS (updates links every 2 hours, checked against PhishTank).
Replaced UltraDNS Threat DNS with Quad9 Security DNS, it provides a better protection, it does not log nor block, umm, "legal" webpages (warez).


 
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TairikuOkami

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cleanbrowsing(in browser dnscrypt?) bypasses your quad9 right? other browsers and apps in your computer benefits from quad9?
Precisely. It is also practical, sometimes system DNS fails to work due to my experiments, but browser's DNS works just fine or vice versa.
 

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Privacy Badger replaced by AdGuard - I prefer real and updated anti-tracking filters compared to the hypothetical.

Removed Emsisoft Browser Security and replaced it with Clean Browsing Security DNS (updates links every 2 hours, checked against PhishTank).
Replaced UltraDNS Threat DNS with Quad9 Security DNS, it provides a better protection, it does not log nor block, umm, "legal" webpages (warez).



Like the change to AdGuard @TairikuOkami ! Good choice if I say so myself.

Glad you made those small changes. Once I landed on AdGuard I never looked back from the other stuff I used. One can find lifetime licenses at a good price via various legit reseller websites which is nice.

I still use uBlock Origin just to see how AdGuard is workin'. AdGuard works like a charm.

~Brian
 

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