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Which antivirus to use for Online Banking protection?
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<blockquote data-quote="mazskolnieces" data-source="post: 915947" data-attributes="member: 88422"><p>The safest method is to use Virtual Box and a then boot from a Linux live CD. Then inside that virtual machine make it a habit to only ever use it for known good website - such as your bank. After you complete an online transaction, you can always revert to a clean known good pristine snapshot that you made when you first set up the VM.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of online guides. It all first appears overwhelming, but it really isn't if you simply are willing to put in the effort to do some follow-along research and most importantly slow down, remain calm and take your time.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/07/banking-on-a-live-cd/" target="_blank">Banking on a Live CD — Krebs on Security</a></p><p></p><p>The biggest threat is not what is running on the machine you use everyday. The real threat is all the systems upon which all your valuable personal data resides. They get hacked all the time. So your best security strategy is to have 2 checking accounts - 1 dedicated to online purchases that is not linked to any other accounts. It requires you to go to the bank and make cash deposits to fund the account or you can set up direct deposit and fund it with only the amount needed every month for auto bill pay using credit cards. Don't use debit cards. There are online resources to read and learn different strategies for online banking, payments and transactions.</p><p></p><p>Or, you can adopt the strategy of using only pre-paid gift cards for online purchases.</p><p></p><p>Yes. It's a nuisance. But you have to figure out for yourself what is more important to you - convenience or reducing risk.</p><p></p><p>You can do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mazskolnieces, post: 915947, member: 88422"] The safest method is to use Virtual Box and a then boot from a Linux live CD. Then inside that virtual machine make it a habit to only ever use it for known good website - such as your bank. After you complete an online transaction, you can always revert to a clean known good pristine snapshot that you made when you first set up the VM. There's a lot of online guides. It all first appears overwhelming, but it really isn't if you simply are willing to put in the effort to do some follow-along research and most importantly slow down, remain calm and take your time. [URL='https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/07/banking-on-a-live-cd/']Banking on a Live CD — Krebs on Security[/URL] The biggest threat is not what is running on the machine you use everyday. The real threat is all the systems upon which all your valuable personal data resides. They get hacked all the time. So your best security strategy is to have 2 checking accounts - 1 dedicated to online purchases that is not linked to any other accounts. It requires you to go to the bank and make cash deposits to fund the account or you can set up direct deposit and fund it with only the amount needed every month for auto bill pay using credit cards. Don't use debit cards. There are online resources to read and learn different strategies for online banking, payments and transactions. Or, you can adopt the strategy of using only pre-paid gift cards for online purchases. Yes. It's a nuisance. But you have to figure out for yourself what is more important to you - convenience or reducing risk. You can do it. [/QUOTE]
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