Basic Security Winter Soldier's Config.

Winter Soldier

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Hello, here is my simple configuration.
I always use Sandboxie to protect my Chrome session, by setting the auto deletion of the sandbox when I close the browser.

I strongly believe in a backup plan so when you lose your "home's key" ..you have a well-guarded second key, and you are fine ;)
 
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Parsh

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You've a nice config here. Thanks for sharing!

I would say that you can safely remove Zemana AL from realtime protection. Emsisoft is also an effective anti-malware and can cover the part of Zemana malware protection. You can keep Zemana as an on-demand scanner only.
If you're using it for keylog protection and Secure SSL specially, keep only those features active. This will very well lighten your system.

You can add 'HTTPS Everywhere' and 'uBlock Origin' (malware and ads blocking) addons to Firefox.
Keep safe!
 

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You've a nice config here. Thanks for sharing!

I would say that you can safely remove Zemana AL from realtime protection. Emsisoft is also an effective anti-malware and can cover the part of Zemana malware protection. You can keep Zemana as an on-demand scanner only.
If you're using it for keylog protection and Secure SSL specially, keep only those features active. This will very well lighten your system.

You can add 'HTTPS Everywhere' and 'uBlock Origin' (malware and ads blocking) addons to Firefox.
Keep safe!
Thanks for the suggestions, mainly I use ZAL on realtime because of keyloggers protection (sometimes I use online banking) and honestly I don't know if Emsisoft offers this specific protection.
I already use Adguard desktop but I can try uBlock Origin.:)
 

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Thanks for the suggestions, mainly I use ZAL on realtime because of keyloggers protection (sometimes I use online banking) and honestly I don't know if Emsisoft offers this specific protection.
I already use Adguard desktop but I can try uBlock Origin.:)
My bad, I overlooked Adguard while writing. That should do great.

Emsisoft AM has its own malware engine (in-house) + Bitdefender engine (top rated antivirus engine) and so it's a complete package by itself.
The behavior blocker of Emsisoft is one of its kind and very effective on top of basic signature protection.
Following safe practices, you can rest assured that you are well protected.
 

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My bad, I overlooked Adguard while writing. That should do great.

Emsisoft AM has its own malware engine (in-house) + Bitdefender engine (top rated antivirus engine) and so it's a complete package by itself.
The behavior blocker of Emsisoft is one of its kind and very effective on top of basic signature protection.
Following safe practices, you can rest assured that you are well protected.
Yes, I'm an old Emsisoft's customer, and I think that with the latest upgrades they are on top.
Only a thing, a temporary system's slowdown during the update process, but perhaps this is due to the specs of my computer, not very a level one machine :D
 

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Excellent configuration.

Perhaps you could do without Zemana Anti-Logger Premium. I feel it's a bit overkill with Emsisoft Anti-Malware. (though if you paid for it and you are happy to use it, then no problem)

Make sure you have a backup image of a known safe state of your system, so you can use it to restore your system to that exact state, in case of a software malfunction or a malware infection.

Other than that, you should be good to go.

Thanks for sharing your config with us! :p
 

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Excellent configuration.

Perhaps you could do without Zemana Anti-Logger Premium. I feel it's a bit overkill with Emsisoft Anti-Malware. (though if you paid for it and you are happy to use it, then no problem)

Make sure you have a backup image of a known safe state of your system, so you can use it to restore your system to that exact state, in case of a software malfunction or a malware infection.

Other than that, you should be good to go.

Thanks for sharing your config with us! :p
Thanks, I've a ZAL lifetime license as a beta tester and I'm good with it but some false positives through real-time protection.
Yes, I have some updated system images stored on external support.
I've a lot of work documents on my PC, but I always save a copy of them on the external HDD.
Possibly, a ransomware might encrypt my files, but in about 20 minutes I get a fresh installation from the backup system image with all my files.
 

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