Advice Request What security solution are you using?

[RoboMan]

This is by no way a "what's the best antivirus" thread. So do not vote your favourite suite, instead vote for the current solution you're using. If you have more than one PC with different security software, vote according to the suite installed on your main PC/device.

The objective of the thread is to see what's currently the most used solutions in this forum

Useful definitions:
Anti exe: anti executables such as VoodooShield
Hardening tools: such as OSArmor
SRP: software restriction policies
Next Gen Solution: such as AppGuard
Restoring tools: such as Shadow Defender, DeepFreeze

Feel free to specify your used software below, although we may already know if you posted your security config

 

[AlanOstaszewski]

My operating system is a next gen solution, so I checked this.

 

[Ink]

Differences between an Anti-Exe and Hardening Tools?

 

[RoboMan]

Differences between an Anti-Exe and Hardening Tools?

Most anti-exe's will work as wihtelistening software. By hardening tool I mean software such as OSArmor, SysHardener that enforce Windows security and block certain functions for better security

 

[oldschool]

My solution: light for my old laptop and comfortable for me.

 

[RoboMan]

My solution: light for my old laptop and comfortable for me.

What's that solution? I suppose it implies casting a Protego Totalum spell on the laptop? Hahaha

 

[LDogg]

Anti-exe & hardening. I see no reason to use a AV personal for myself. Slows down my computer massively and my boot up time can be very slow too.

~LDogg

 

[yitworths]

If I'm not wrong then hardening tools mean something which actually tweak your pc... osarmor ain't that it's an anti-exploit with extra layer of defense. It doesn't tweak your pc,at least not till now.

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

I have a bootup time of 1:12 m.
And I use Bitdefender Total Security+Voodoo-Shield Pro+Heimdal Pro.
HitmanPro as second opinion scanner.

 

[Aerdian]

I use Bitdefender Total Security 2018 as my primary AV, then Malwarebytes Free and Hitman Pro as secondary. I recently replaced Zemana with Emsisoft Emergency Kit, since Zemana isn't doing as well as it used to. I also use novirusthanks Anti-AutoExec and novirusthanks EXE Radar Pro.

 

[Aerdian]

I have a bootup time of 1:12 m.
And I use Bitdefender Total Security+Voodoo-Shield Pro+Heimdal Pro.
HitmanPro as second opinion scanner.

Go Bitdefender!

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Antivirus and Hardening tool. No anti exe at the moment.

 

[RoboMan]

If I'm not wrong then hardening tools mean something which actually tweak your pc... osarmor ain't that it's an anti-exploit with extra layer of defense. It doesn't tweak your pc,at least not till now.

I would say it's far more than an anti exploit tool! I attached some interesting features but sadly I don't want do 100 screenshots, there's far more

 

[kjdemuth]

Comodo Firewall and KFA. It's light and responsive. CFW default deny rules and KFA gets me my AV sigs for real time protection. Plus it's free. Can't beat it.

 

[yitworths]

I would say it's far more than an anti exploit tool!

that's what I said...Osarmor=anti-exploit with extra layer of defense...syshardener can be considered as hardening tools as it actually tweaks your pc... osarmor doesn't do so...& most of this newly added features are/were part of syshardener. The only difference between syshardener & osarmor is that osarmor demands real-time process, on the other hand syshardener tweaks your systems. In turn syshardener doesn't create any whitelistings or blacklistings for apps but you can do so in case of osarmor. But according to you, "Most anti-exe's will work as wihtelistening software".So we are having a little bit of breakdown here...

 

[yitworths]

Comodo Firewall and KFA.

I'm using KFA+CFW+VS free+NVTosarmor in one of my VM. To my surprise, comodo & kasperky ain't conflicting. In 2017 version the case was something else. Btw, great choice of combo. Have you used anything to tweak your pc? such as syshardener or something

 

[illumination]

The objective of the thread is to see what's currently the most used solutions in this forum

One could slide over to the Security Configuration section and build a more accurate accounting of what is used most and then place the results in a thread

 

[Der.Reisende]

Tencent PC Manager Global (an Antivirus only solution, with realtime Bitdefender signatures as bonus, offers new versions often, and popups once it finds one, in-app-upgrade) + Sphinx Software Windows 10 Firewall Control Free (kinda Default-Deny Firewall, with tons of popups on first run, however, once processes are whitelisted by user, very useful. Only drawback I have found so far: the free version does not allow rule edits for Windows processes - they are preset as whitelisted. You need to pay for changing that preset - it's even there in the paid ones).

Light setup, I like it so far!

Did not feel the need to reinstall AppCheck AntiRansomware yet, because I have no personal files nor an active mail account on my laptop (I use it for malware testing, with Shadow Defender environment).

Boot-time with SSD: 4-4.2 sec

Of course I have have plenty 2nd opinion scanning / information products on hand, which I use regularly, but that wasn't the question.

 

[Ink]

I have a bootup time of 1:12 m.
And I use Bitdefender Total Security+Voodoo-Shield Pro+Heimdal Pro.
HitmanPro as second opinion scanner.

72 seconds with an SSD.
What other programs start on boot, excluding the ones you have listed?

 

[LDogg]

My boot time is on average 21-24 seconds. My setup's simply VDS + OSArmor + CFW + WD.

~LDogg