Advanced Plus Security Toto's Security Configuration 2024

Last updated
Mar 16, 2024
How it's used?
For home and private use
Operating system
Windows 11
On-device encryption
N/A
Log-in security
    • Basic account password (insecure)
Security updates
Allow security updates and latest features
Update channels
Allow stable updates only
User Access Control
Always notify
Smart App Control
On
Network firewall
Enabled
Real-time security
Windows Security
Firewall security
Microsoft Defender Firewall
About custom security
Microsoft Defender (WHHLight)
Periodic malware scanners
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Environment for malware testing
N/A
Browser(s) and extensions
Microsoft Edge
Enabled:
- #block-insecure-private-network-requests
- #disallow-doc-written-script-loads
- #edge-automatic-https
- #edge-basic-toolbar-titlebar
- #edge-digsig-enabled-pdf
- #edge-experimental-tracking-prevention-features
- #edge-minimal-toolbar
- #edge-new-pdf-viewer
- #edge-project-kodiak
- #edge-project-kodiak-look-and-feel
- #edge-project-kodiak-policy-filter
- #edge-visual-rejuv-mica
- #enable-webrtc-hide-local-ips-with-mdns
- #heavy-ad-privacy-mitigations
- #strict-origin-isolation
- #storage-buckets
- #third-party-storage-partitioning

Disabled:
- #allow-all-sites-to-initiate-mirroring
- #clipboard-unsanitized-content
- #edge-auto-enter-immersive-reader
- #edge-browser-essentials-button-hover-feature
- #edge-haptics-api
- #edge-log-textfield-lag
- #edge-msb-all-dse
- #edge-omnibox-ui-hide-steady-state-url-scheme
- #edge-omnibox-ui-hide-steady-state-url-trivial-subdomains
- #edge-optin-experimentation
- #edge-reading-view
- #edge-screenshot
- #edge-share-menu
- #edge-show-feature-recommendations
- #edge-split-screen
- #enable-quic
- #enable-windows-gaming-input-data-fetcher
- #media-router-cast-allow-all-ips
Secure DNS
Desktop VPN
Password manager
Maintenance tools
CCleaner Portable - Internet connection blocked in Windows Firewall
File and Photo backup
External Hard Drive
OneDrive
Active subscriptions
    • Microsoft OneDrive 100GB
System recovery
Windows 11 Backup and Recovery Tools
Risk factors
    • Browsing to popular websites
    • Working from home
    • Opening email attachments
    • Buying from online stores, entering banks card details
    • Logging into my bank account
    • Downloading software and files from reputable sites
    • Gaming
    • Streaming audio/video content from trusted sites or paid subscriptions
    • Streaming audio/video content from shady sites
Computer specs
Motherboard > ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II
CPU > AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
GPU > Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
RAM > 32 GB DDR4-3600MHz Corsair
SSD > Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
Notable changes
Feb 20, 2024
Added AdGuard Extra, Bitdefender TrafficLight
Removed Malwarebytes Browser Guard
Changed DNS provider to Cloudflare
Feb 16, 2024
Added flags for Edge
Feb 11, 2024
Security configuration updated
Apr 06, 2023
Changed AdGuard & Quad9 to Cisco Umbrella DNS/OpenDNS
Apr 03, 2023
Security configuration updated
What I'm looking for?

Looking for medium feedback.

toto_10

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Feb 12, 2017
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Nice config. Could you rename your config to "toto's Security Configuration 2023" or something similar? So that people know that it's yours.
Done, thanks (y)
You are still on ConfigureDefender | HIGH settings ?
I don't understand your DNS settings: System-wide: Quad9 Windows: AdGuard DNS.
Windows = System-wide ?
I'm not using ConfigureDefender anymore. Windows Defender is pretty much on deafult with a few tweaks. By system-wide I meant router. It's changed now in my config.
 

toto_10

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Added
Flags for Edge
#block-insecure-private-network-requests - Enabled
#clipboard-unsanitized-content - Disabled
#disallow-doc-written-script-loads - Enabled
#edge-automatic-https - Enabled
#edge-basic-toolbar-titlebar - Enabled
#edge-browser-essentials-button-hover-feature - Disabled
#edge-digsig-enabled-pdf - Enabled
#edge-experimental-tracking-prevention-features - Enabled
#edge-haptics-api - Disabled
#edge-log-textfield-lag - Disabled
#edge-minimal-toolbar - Enabled
#edge-msb-all-dse - Disabled
#edge-project-kodiak - Enabled
#edge-project-kodiak-look-and-feel - Enabled
#edge-project-kodiak-policy-filter - Enabled
#edge-show-feature-recommendations - Disabled
#edge-visual-rejuv-mica - Enabled
#enable-quic - Disabled
#enable-webrtc-hide-local-ips-with-mdns - Enabled
#heavy-ad-privacy-mitigations - Enabled
#strict-origin-isolation - Enabled
#storage-buckets - Enabled
#third-party-storage-partitioning - Enabled
 

toto_10

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I actually do visit a specific domain that is on the list.

I have been testing it for a couple of days and haven't seen any ads. I will not reveal which website it is as I don't want the website to fix it 😅

But you are right, the purpose of the extension is only relevant for a very limited number of domains.
 

toto_10

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Feb 12, 2017
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I am trying out Windscribes (extension) with build in uBlock Origin ad blocker with my same filters as I used in AdGuard.

Are there any pros/cons using it like this?

 

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