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<blockquote data-quote="bellgamin" data-source="post: 1010020" data-attributes="member: 56053"><p>I assume that your computer is using Windows 10 or 11. If I am correct, then the answer depends on whether you are a higher-risk user or not.</p><p></p><p>Here are some examples of higher risk users:</p><p>=> Someone who is employed to administer a computer network, and whose job security and potential for advancement depend on taking all prudent measures to maintain computer security</p><p>=> Someone who has highly personal data &/or highly sensitive business/financial information on his computer.</p><p>=> Someone who does a lot of internet shopping, banking, stock trading, etc., involving <em>significant</em> amounts (to him) of money.</p><p>=> Someone with family members (<em>such as teen agers & careless adults</em>) who use his computer and might venture into dangerous waters (dark side of the web, crack sites, porn sites, hacker sites, etc) or who might fall for email phishing attempts.</p><p></p><p>Higher risk users will be well advised to have multiple layers of security, possibly including VoodooShield (VoSh)-- a VERY powerful yet user-friendly security app.</p><p></p><p>If someone is NOT anywhere close to being a higher-risk user, then the built-in security (Windows Defender) on Window's 10 & 11 should be sufficient. I do NOT mean that additional security apps would be totally useless. Most of my extensive family (including several adult grandkids & pre-teen great-grandkids) fall in this category. I have recommended VoSh to all of them as the sole addition to Windows Defender. Notwithstanding that, I feel that Windows Defender, on its own, is sufficient security for lower-risk users.</p><p></p><p>If someone considers himself to be a "medium-risk" user then (IMO) VoSh is the very best addition to Windows Defender. IF you consider yourself to be in this group, then you asked for an opinion on your security set-up so I will give you my opinion. I do hope that others -- many of whom have more security-smarts that I do -- will offer their further assistance.</p><p></p><p>Your post reports the following as your present security set-up: "eset+malwarebyte+windows security"</p><p></p><p>I assume that the "windows security" part of your list is referring to Windows Defender (a.k.a. Microsoft Defender), as available on Windows 10 & 11. If so, you have TWO Antivirus (AV) apps. It is likely that ESET disbled/replaced Windows Defender when you install ESET because TWO AVs running simultaneously can cause problems. BOTH Windows Defender & ESET are top-tier AVs so relying on either one of them as your AV component is good, but I would recommend against running both of them. For ensuing discussions, I will *assume* that you choose Windows Defender (WinDef) over ESET.</p><p></p><p>Malware Bytes (MB) is kind of okay as a <em>support</em> to your AV. However, if your computer feels even a little sluggish, be aware that MB is a bit heavy on a computer's system resources. Thus, it could make your computer a bit zippier, with minimal effect on your computer's security, if you used MB for periodic on-demand scans rather than running it real-time.</p><p></p><p>If you elect to follow my suggestions thus far, your computer's security would now be:</p><p>Real-time: WinDef AV.</p><p>On-demand: Malware Bytes</p><p></p><p>Assuming that you have judged yourself to be a middle-risk user, I suggest adding the following:</p><p>Real-time: VoodooShield</p><p>On demand: Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT - it's free) PLUS Imaging software (Macrium Reflect, AOMEI, et al)</p><p></p><p>This would result in:</p><p>Real-time: WinDef & VoodooShield</p><p>On-demand: MalBytes, KVRT, & Macrium Reflect or equivalent</p><p></p><p>Most Important Security: at least 2 or 3 times per week: (a) Do on-demand scan with an on-demand scanner, then (b) differentially image your system drive to an external storage media.</p><p></p><p>AGAIN -- I do hope that others will chime in with objective replies to this member's request. I'm no expert at this stuff. I just post what I have learned over the years from security forums & my own experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bellgamin, post: 1010020, member: 56053"] I assume that your computer is using Windows 10 or 11. If I am correct, then the answer depends on whether you are a higher-risk user or not. Here are some examples of higher risk users: => Someone who is employed to administer a computer network, and whose job security and potential for advancement depend on taking all prudent measures to maintain computer security => Someone who has highly personal data &/or highly sensitive business/financial information on his computer. => Someone who does a lot of internet shopping, banking, stock trading, etc., involving [I]significant[/I] amounts (to him) of money. => Someone with family members ([I]such as teen agers & careless adults[/I]) who use his computer and might venture into dangerous waters (dark side of the web, crack sites, porn sites, hacker sites, etc) or who might fall for email phishing attempts. Higher risk users will be well advised to have multiple layers of security, possibly including VoodooShield (VoSh)-- a VERY powerful yet user-friendly security app. If someone is NOT anywhere close to being a higher-risk user, then the built-in security (Windows Defender) on Window's 10 & 11 should be sufficient. I do NOT mean that additional security apps would be totally useless. Most of my extensive family (including several adult grandkids & pre-teen great-grandkids) fall in this category. I have recommended VoSh to all of them as the sole addition to Windows Defender. Notwithstanding that, I feel that Windows Defender, on its own, is sufficient security for lower-risk users. If someone considers himself to be a "medium-risk" user then (IMO) VoSh is the very best addition to Windows Defender. IF you consider yourself to be in this group, then you asked for an opinion on your security set-up so I will give you my opinion. I do hope that others -- many of whom have more security-smarts that I do -- will offer their further assistance. Your post reports the following as your present security set-up: "eset+malwarebyte+windows security" I assume that the "windows security" part of your list is referring to Windows Defender (a.k.a. Microsoft Defender), as available on Windows 10 & 11. If so, you have TWO Antivirus (AV) apps. It is likely that ESET disbled/replaced Windows Defender when you install ESET because TWO AVs running simultaneously can cause problems. BOTH Windows Defender & ESET are top-tier AVs so relying on either one of them as your AV component is good, but I would recommend against running both of them. For ensuing discussions, I will *assume* that you choose Windows Defender (WinDef) over ESET. Malware Bytes (MB) is kind of okay as a [I]support[/I] to your AV. However, if your computer feels even a little sluggish, be aware that MB is a bit heavy on a computer's system resources. Thus, it could make your computer a bit zippier, with minimal effect on your computer's security, if you used MB for periodic on-demand scans rather than running it real-time. If you elect to follow my suggestions thus far, your computer's security would now be: Real-time: WinDef AV. On-demand: Malware Bytes Assuming that you have judged yourself to be a middle-risk user, I suggest adding the following: Real-time: VoodooShield On demand: Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT - it's free) PLUS Imaging software (Macrium Reflect, AOMEI, et al) This would result in: Real-time: WinDef & VoodooShield On-demand: MalBytes, KVRT, & Macrium Reflect or equivalent Most Important Security: at least 2 or 3 times per week: (a) Do on-demand scan with an on-demand scanner, then (b) differentially image your system drive to an external storage media. AGAIN -- I do hope that others will chime in with objective replies to this member's request. I'm no expert at this stuff. I just post what I have learned over the years from security forums & my own experience. [/QUOTE]
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