What is a good light weight security config? (Win 10)

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I decided I will dualboot Ubuntu with Windows because gaming on Linux just wont work for me. The only time I will be using windows is to game, so I want a light, but secure configuration. So what is the most secure configuration I can get for the lightest system impact? I was thinking Comodo Cloud + Windows Firewall. Let me know what you guys think!
 
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Comodo Cloud is a different product than Comodo Firewall or Comodo IS. It doesn't have the Firewall/Sandbox so it's the worst of the worst AVs out there. If you want something lightweight, but still decent, then you could try Eset, Norton or maybe just stick with Windows Defender anyway.
 
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I use EAM + Voodoo Shield premium.
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insanity said:
Comodo Cloud is a different product than Comodo Firewall or Comodo IS. It doesn't have the Firewall/Sandbox so it's the worst of the worst AVs out there. If you want something lightweight, but still decent, then you could try Eset, Norton or maybe just stick with Windows Defender anyway.
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This is untrue. Comodo Cloud does not include Comodo firewall, but it does use Sandboxing, Cloud analysis, Behavior Blocking, and more. From tests on youtube, Comodo Cloud prevented every single infection attempt, just not through their signatures.
 
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LukeLovesSecurity said:
This is untrue. Comodo Cloud does not include Comodo firewall, but it does use Sandboxing, Cloud analysis, Behavior Blocking, and more. From tests on youtube, Comodo Cloud prevented every single infection attempt, just not through their signatures.
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Good catch Luke, Comodo Cloud is not a bad idea at all. Its light and does more then the average free product.
 
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Having run a "Windows 4 Gaming only" config a few times, I have found on a Win10 Pro x64 the best (for me)
was a set up with Emsisoft and VS * (Lite Config), or a very minimal config with DeepArmor & VS * (UltraLite Config).
Good luck with whatever you decide to do ;)
* = Both had WFC snap-in installed
 
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You want play games like a serious Hardcore Gamer (like Umbra was) ?

Dont use AV ! you will lose FPS !

Just use virtualization like Shadow Defender (turn it on when gaming) or Rollback RX (reload the baseline at every boot); then with time disable every services of Windows not related to gaming.
 
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askalan said:
That's like: Don't use Windows! You will loose FPS. Use Linux with a lightweight desktop! I wouldn't follow the tip of @Umbra. A good lightweight AV will consume nearly 0% CPU power while gaming.
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You and @Umbra are both right. Games should in theory work better on Linux (but they often don't). Yet, when on Windows, the AV tries always to do something (updating signatures, scan files, etc.) in the worst moment.
 
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Oops - I doubled my post.:sick:
 
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