At-Risk WinXPert's Desktop 2018

[WinXPert]

This is an old rig (Pre-Windows 7, yup no driver support for 7) I use daily at work for creating documents, editing images and videos, surfing and gaming. Sometime I use it to play with malware samples that came from customers' USB drive or samples from local FB forums.

Here are the lists of installed programs

• 7-Zip 18.00
• Adobe Photoshop CS6
• Animated Screensaver Maker
• Auslogics Disk Defrag
• CCleaner
• CHK File Recovery 1.082
• COMODO Firewall
• CryptoPrevent Foolish IT LLC
• DeepBurner v1.9.0.228
• EPSON Scan
• Everything 1.4.1.877 (x86)
• File Shredder 2.5
• FormatFactory 3.9.0.1
• Foxit Reader
• Free Download Manager
• Google Chrome
• Lets PHOTO Express
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2
• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) - 14.0.24210
• Mp3 Merger V1.0
• Picasa 3
• PotPlayer
• Puffin Browser version 7.2.1.913
• Sandboxie 5.22 (32-bit)
• Shadow Defender
• System Explorer 7.0.0
• TeraCopy version 3.26
• Unlocker 1.9.2
• VLC media player
• WinArchiver Virtual Drive
• XnView Shell Extension 3.5.1
• YTD Video Downloader 5.9.2
• ZipTip v0.0.1.4

 

[bribon77]

I suggest some backup program. Macriun Reflect or AOMEI Backupper. And some on-demand scanning software. NPE and Emsisoft Kit or Zemana free.
Thanks for sharing

 

[WinXPert]

I suggest some backup program. Macriun Reflect or AOMEI Backupper. And some on-demand scanning software. NPE and Emsisoft Kit or Zemana free.
Thanks for sharing

Zemana? Nah!

 

[bribon77]

Zemana? Nah!

Well if you do not like Zemana, do not use it, but it is always good to have a second opinion

 

[Faybert]

Do you only use Comodo Firewall in real-time protection?

 

[WinXPert]

Do you only use Comodo Firewall in real-time protection?

Yep. I use @cruelsister setting

 

[harlan4096]

@WinXPert: to have UAC disabled usually leads me to tag a config as Risky, but since You are using Comodo + CS's settings, also no System Image BackUp solution, finally tagged as Caution, please consider to pair Comodo FireWall with some free anti-virus: KFA or Avast Free...

Thanks for sharing

 

[WinXPert]

I have problems with Shadow Defender starting slow so I switched back to Time Freeze

Here are the rest of my settings:

• Cryptoprevent set at Maximum Protection (Good enough to stop malwares that resides in AppData, Temp, ProgramData, etc folders
• RunBlock with customized blocking of programs I don't use or that might cause vulnerability issues including filenames (static) of known malware
  • Powershell
  • WScript/CScript
    
  • Internet Explorer
  • Filenames used by wcry/wcry2, brontok and other local worms
• No Java. Javascript disabled (Browsers)
• Autorun of external media is disabled
• Startup trimmed to a bare minimum
• AppBlocker in case I want to test if some apps starts with Windows but are not reported by Autoruns
• Plus other blocking with Group Policies

This is the normal setting (6 days a week). System is frozen when I test new softwares. During my day-off when other workmate use the PC, I set UAC to default and Windows boots frozen.

 

[JHomes]

Need Backups:

System: Macrium Reflect
Data: Rollback Rx Home

 

[JM Safe]

Why UAC disabled?

Add ZAM Free.

Add HTTPS Everywhere.

Follow suggestions about backups.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[WinXPert]

Uninstalled (2/15/2018)

• PotPlayer
• Puffin Browser version
• COMODO Firewall
  

Added

• Windscribe
• EaseUS Partition Master 12.8
  
• 360 Total Security
  
• HTTPS Everywhere (Chrome)

Need Backups:

System: Macrium Reflect
Data: Rollback Rx Home

I have an image backup with DriveImageXML.
Data backup? No need, I only have 2 docs of sales and repair services. Overkill to do a full backup.
Videos? I just burn them to DVDs.

Why UAC disabled?

Add ZAM Free.

Add HTTPS Everywhere.

Follow suggestions about backups.

Thanks for sharing.

UAC is disabled because I can't drag and drop when using Photoshop. Already have HTTPS Everywhere before reading your comment. ZAM

 

[WinXPert]

UAC: Default
360 Total Security: Disabled

Added

• NoVirusThanks OSArmor v1.3 (Custom Settings)
• NVT SysHardener
• Process Lasso 9.0.0.426 (High Performance)
• Chrome Extensions
  • 360 Internet Protection 2.1.31
    
  • Volume Booster 0.1.2
• Emsisoft Emergency Kit (On-demand Scanner)