Advanced Security Vasudev Security Config 2024

Last updated
Feb 25, 2025
How it's used?
For home and private use
Operating system
Windows 11
Other operating system
LMDE 6
On-device encryption
N/A
Log-in security
    • Biometrics (Windows Hello PIN, TouchID, Face, Iris, Fingerprint)
    • Basic account password (insecure)
Security updates
Check for updates and Notify
Update channels
Allow stable updates only
User Access Control
Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer
Smart App Control
N/A - Linux / Mac / Other operating system
Network firewall
Enabled
About WiFi router
Deco M5 and Ubiqom GPON.
Real-time security
WD with Configure Defender 1.22
Firewall security
Microsoft Defender Firewall
About custom security
None. Tweaked OS for minimal tracking through PrivateZilla
Periodic malware scanners
EAM, WD Offline
Malware sample testing
I do not participate in malware testing
Environment for malware testing
N/A
Browser(s) and extensions
Firefox:
uBO, Cookie Autodelete,BD Traffic Light, SC Currency converter, translate webpages,DownThemAll & Bitwarden
Edge Chromium:
uBO, BD Traffic Light
Secure DNS
Google DNS/NextDNS/CF, Control D
Desktop VPN
Mullvad
Password manager
BItwarden
Maintenance tools
Bleachbit, Wise Ultilities(Disk, Reg and Program uninstaller), Hibit uninstaller
File and Photo backup
Separate HDD
Subscriptions
    • Google One Basic 100GB
System recovery
Macrium Reflect, CloneApp
Risk factors
    • Browsing to popular websites
    • Working from home
    • Making audio/video calls
    • Opening email attachments
    • Buying from online stores, entering banks card details
    • Logging into my bank account
    • Downloading software and files from reputable sites
    • Sharing and receiving files and torrents
    • Requesting and accepting remote access
    • Gaming
    • Gaming with third-party mods
    • Streaming audio/video content from trusted sites or paid subscriptions
    • Streaming audio/video content from shady sites
    • Coding and development
Computer specs
Notable changes
OS patches Feb 2025
What I'm looking for?

Looking for medium feedback.

Vasudev

Level 33
Thread author
Verified
Nov 8, 2014
2,256
Updated to build 4412. The first update caused the update to fail causing boot loop. Restored it via MR Image and did the update which worked fine. There are minor spikes in performance.
 

Vasudev

Level 33
Thread author
Verified
Nov 8, 2014
2,256
Updated to build 19044.5487
Trying out new browser on desktop, I hate the switch from firefox. Librewolf and floorp very buggy and clunky. Brave and Chromium feels stuttery on Linux and windows 11.

Installed Thorium on Windows 10 machine and so far looks ok

 

Vasudev

Level 33
Thread author
Verified
Nov 8, 2014
2,256
Except it lags way behind other major Chromium variants and Firefox, which poses security risks for uses other than general web surfing.
Thanks. Ran into an issue when I was logging into google and youtube it kept kicking me out and went with Chromium latest builds. Will be updating my custom ISOs with chromium build mini installers.
I have issue with Bookmark tags coming from firefox on my linux machine. It has 15+ years of tagged bookmarks. At first, I lost all of them. I had a copy of bookmarks json and html. Once bookmark tagging extension that works with chrome that has firefox like management I can drop Firefox. Seeing better battery life of 4hrs even on my 13 yr laptop instead of 2 hrs.
 

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