Returnil
FF with Noscript runs through Sandboxie
PC Tools Firewall for outbounds, as I have a hardware firewall.
Winpatrol for other areas control which isn't really needed but I like this little app.
This is my setup for both my XP and Vista installs.
Run an online scan with Kasperky or one of the others every now and then for a checkup with nothing ever being found as yet.
Returnil (too)
FF with NoScript (too)
PC Firewall Plus (too) and hardware firewall soon (making my apartment wireless)
AntiVir Premium, also have ClamWin
SUPERAntiSpyware Pro Real-time Protection
avg
windows firewall
spyware blaster
And I do what I have on my site:
http://internetrotsyourbrain.com/rridgely/...eprevention.htm
Thats about it.
avg anti virus
lavasoft se 1.6r
windows firewallsuperantispyware installed now
NOD32
Windows Firewall or Zonealarm
Hosts file
Firefox
Popfile for spam
Spybot S&D (latest)
Avira (free)
Avg antispy
Online Armor with firewall (I'm a beta tester)
Superantispyware
Opera via Sandboxie
Spywareblaster
Avira (free)Avg antispy
Online Armor with firewall (I'm a beta tester)
Superantispyware
Opera via Sandboxie
Spywareblaster
Kaspersky Internet Security 7 SpywareTerminator
Sygate Personal Firewall
Avast! Home Edition (Beside basic Standard Shield, there's also Network Shield running.)
SpywareBlaster
Opera browser
Not really a security, but Ad Muncher (Ad blocker).
XP itself also made safer, i.e. by disabling some system services and that way closing some hazardous ports. You know, XP is not very safe with default settings.
AV: Avast Home, DrWeb Cureit on demand.
FW Comodo
Immunizing: SpywareBlaster, Spybot bad blocker, MVPS Hosts file.
Tweaks (security and performance related) Services disabled according to This guy (Selective)
SpywareTerminator (resident)
SAS, Asquared, AVG AS, Spybot (demand)
CCleaner
Various antirootkit (demand)
Secunia (online) software inspector, monthly or thereabouts.
Maybe a bit OTT, but I've been malware free since using these. No noticeable performance hit.
McAfee SiteAdvisor Free (S.A.F.E. “Special Annoying Free Edition” if you don’t keep their cookie)
Why don't you use any decent 3rd party firewall? Or do you got hardware firewall?
- Windows Firewall
Why don't you use any decent 3rd party firewall? Or do you got hardware firewall?
I've literally tried just about every 3rd party firewall that has a free edition available, and they all have bugs which also doesn't make them "decent" in my book, so I don't bother with them anymore - I'm done testing them, installing them, and configuring them. Windows Firewall passes outside intrusions with no problems from the few test sites that are available.
As long as my system is kept clean there's really no need for a 3rd party two-way firewall, plus something that starts with the system isn't going to very easily get by me unnoticed (eluding to if malware was ever present). I don't have a hardware firewall as of yet, been meaning to get one though.
Firefox
AVG AV
AVG AS
Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D
Spyware Blaster
Windows Defender
Windows XP Firewall
And I stay away from porn and gambling sites
Windows Firewall.
Antivir Free. (which includes rootkit scanner).
Returnil. (brilliant for trying new software as well).
Powershadow. (not used so much since getting Returnil).
AVG Antirootkit.
SpywareBlaster.
Spybot S&D.
MVPS.org Hosts File.
McAfee Site Advisor.
Common Sense. Free.
Edit: Java disabled.
Antivari, how long have you used Dr. Web AV Link Checker? I have looked at this before, but for some reason decided against it? Do you find it at all cumbersome or annoying -- or is it pretty beneign? Once the plugin is installed, is everything checked, or do you have the option?
Antivari, how long have you used Dr. Web AV Link Checker? I have looked at this before, but for some reason decided against it? Do you find it at all cumbersome or annoying -- or is it pretty beneign? Once the plugin is installed, is everything checked, or do you have the option?
I don't remember how long I've been using it, at least six months maybe a year I don't really know when I started using it however I do remember starting to use it after Hazelnut posted about it sometime last year and I've been using it ever since.
It isn't cumbersome nor is it annoying, it's really straight forward. Once installed you just right click a link which could be a website address or an .exe, and .mp3 or whatever and it will scan it. I typically forget it's installed though, so I hardly use it but on those ultra rare occasions that I remember I have it installed.
For me I guess it's sort of redundant but I've kept it installed. It's redundant because I always right click and scan any downloaded file anyways with the installed antivirus, including any MP3's. It does however come in useful (I think) if a new forum member I don't trust yet is posting links to something I don't know about, I'll typically scan the website link before visiting it but it doesn't work on all websites for some reason or another and can't scan all of them.
Edit: The Firefox version has never given me any problems. However the Internet Explorer version used to crash Internet Explorer more often than not, therefore I don't use the Internet Explorer version anymore.
AV
PC-cillin 2006 (desktop)
Avast (laptop)
Antivir PE on-demand (both)
AS
PC-cillin 2006 (desktop)
SUPERAntiSpyware Free (both)
ewido micro (both)
Firewall
Linksys WRT54G (w/o encryption guess why!)
PC-cillin 2006 (desktop)
Jetico Personal Firewall 1 (laptop) (having weird issues in CPF saying that it is installed, but it's not)
Virtualization
PowerShadow 2.6 (laptop) and 2.8.2 (desktop)
Sandboxie (desktop)
HIPS
Neoava Guard
Others that I'm too lazy to deeply classify
Spyware Blaster
MVPS Host File
Firefox (Adblock Plus, McAfee SiteAdvisor, CustomizeGoogle)
Opera (lots of things in the blocked sites, and changes in the settings)
Not sure I need virtualization given where I surf, however, having said that I'm probably in overkill mode already!
Linksys WRT54GS Router with firewall enabled
Following licensed and enabled:
NOD32
Spy Sweeper
AVG Anti-Spyware
Spyware Doctor from a work license but not enabled
Freeware:
Comodo Firewall
BOClean
Windows Defender
Hard ware firewall in my router
Windows Firewall
AVG AV
On demand scanners,
AVG AS
SAS
Spybot
Ad-Aware
Windows defender
A-squared (not so much any more. This program is being updated almost weekly since they released the new version. Wasn't ready for prime time and shouldn't have been released to the public in it's present form.)
Blacklight Anti Root-kit
Panda Anti Root-Kit
Online scanners,
Bitdefender
ESET (NOD32)
Computer Associates (Etrust)
All free except maybe Powershadow is not now.
Comodo Firewall
AVG antivirus
AVG Antispy
AVG Anti-Rootkit
SuperAntiSpyware
XoftSpySE
SpywareBlaster
Adaware 1.06
Spybot S&D
SpywareGuard. . .
Returnil
PowerShadow
edit: forgot SandBoxie
Plus, I live and work in a basement. . .