Whats your security setup?

[someone]

@ shajt: You only tried Ubuntu distro? If you have time, i suggest you other 2 distros:

1.Linux Mint - based in Debian/Ubuntu - is compatible with Ubuntu packages/repositories and come with flash, dvd and others multimedia codecs alongside with more support to old video cards, wifi drives and another hardware drives out of the box. The Version 9 Isadora come in a live CD and now have a DVD one too, with VLC, and alot of anothers good app installed.

2.PCLinuxOS - Very nice friendly distro. 2010 release is great.

I like alot opensuse, but is not so friendly like this 2. But deserve a run too.

[shajt]

Yes, I tried those distros as well as few others, they all use same engines for sound.

Everything else is fine and working great, but not having 5.1 sound is too much for me.

And it really doesn't matter now, because having a look at linux world and then going back to Win7 made me to ask myself one question 'Why did I even bother...'

I was using Linux 10-15 ago but it's still way behind Windows and it will always be like that I'm afraid.

Yes, you can browse internet, check email, don't care about security, and .... that's it :)

Of course you can play music and watch movies, but Win is doing that so much better :rolleyes:

It's good for web hosting and such though, but that's it :)

[someone]

Yeah... i need a VM with Win7 here because of this... sometimes you need alot of read/search to make simple things, like make sound work or install the latest Video drives ( I have a old motherboard with a ATI x1200 Onboard VGA and i think only God can make the latest drives work here). Even plug a cellphone/digital cam to download some pictures can make you crazy. Last time was 3 hours until i make it work. But for me, the problem is with developers, not with linux. If ATI/Nvidia give best support to it, the game industry too... well... we can dream...

[Pain of Salvation]

Prevx 3

Microsoft Security Essentials

Panda USB Vaccine

[Arcani]

No realtime scanner/protection

Hitman PRO, MBAM, and SAS

[czh617]

en

antivir

Malware Defender

Personal Firewall

[Tunerz]

Comodo Firewall

Hitman Pro

Emsisoft Emergency Kit

Returnil

Sanboxie

[progress1st]

Google Chrome

Avira Antivir Premium (webguard not installed, slow the navigation a lot)

Router/hardware firewall (I manually disconnect or use host file if ever I need to block an app)

Common sense

[chrisgestapo]

Comodo Firewall, D+

Avast

Sandboxie

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Hitman Pro

Dr.web Cureit

[Magiddo]

Opera 10.61

Outpost Security Suit Pro 7

Mbam

[Pirate fin]

Is hosts file really needed to be safe?

This is my setup now on Win 7.

- Microsoft Security Essentials

- Prevx (facebook edition)

- Superantispyware (on demand)

- Malwarebytes (on demand)

- Limited User Account

- WIndows 7 firewall

- Firefox (Better Privacy, Adblock plus and Wot add-ons)

[Ferocity]

Win 7(x64) with latest updates etc.

Only NIS2010. Don't have any security problem of any kind.

[elohelomg]

Is hosts file really needed to be safe?

This is my setup now on Win 7.

- Microsoft Security Essentials

- Prevx (facebook edition)

- Superantispyware (on demand)

- Malwarebytes (on demand)

- Limited User Account

- WIndows 7 firewall

- Firefox (Better Privacy, Adblock plus and Wot add-ons)

You could do without it, but a 5MB file that doesn't run cant hurt.

Its just another layer of protection.

[maia]

Real-Time:

-avira premium security suite 10:no firewall!

-online armor firewall premium

On demand:

-MBAM

-SAS

-Hitman Pro

-Emsisoft emergency kit

-HijackThis

Browser:

firefox + security add-ons

[Monolith]

Norton Internet Security 2008

Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware - Full

Firefox or Chrome browser

A set of mini tools to help remove an infection if one occurs (e.g. HiJackThis)

and my brain

[*dcs18]

COMODO (v5) with Defense+ (without anti-virus and Sandbox)

RoboForm Pro

AdBlock Plus (with Element Hiding Helper)

NoScript

CookieSafe

MBAM non-resident (installed only when a monthly manual deep-scan is to be done.)

Removed:-

NOD32 non-resident (installed only when a monthly manual deep-scan is to be done.)

Online Armor (paid version)

[R0H1T]

Currently ESS(NOD32) is enough even though I've been infected at times when the AV was turned OFF/not intsalled whilst trying out a few cracks/keygen but got rid off of them pretty easily thereafter !

[avmad]

At the moment

Router Firewall

Comodo IS 5 Free (was about to change the av for Nod32, but did leak test and scored 340/340 so sticking with it for now) and Comodo DNS

Trying it with Immunet Protect Free (Thought it might add an extra bit of security to the av, but so far no messages from this) Supposed to work along side your main AV. Kept quarantining keygens before I'd used them.

Prevx Safeonline Facebook Free

Keyscrambler Premium

Win Patrol plus, if that counts.

Advanced system Care Pro

SpamFighter

Occasionally use

Tor

Sandboxie

Shadow Defender

Peerblock

On Demand Scanners

Malwarebytes Pro

Hitman Pro

Super Anti Spyware Pro

Comodo cloud scanner (just for fun)

Trojan Remover

Addons

Adblock Plus

Secure Login

WOT

Tor button

Foxy Proxy

Im not paranoid honest :D

[lulz]

real-time: Shadow Defender/Look N Stop Firewall/EMET(max setting)

on-demand: hitman pro/malwarebytes

[elohelomg]

nvm.

[nclr11111]

On primary OS: Vista x64

NIS 2011

IObit security 360

Malwarebytes antimalware (on demand)

VMware Os´s:

#1 Win xp performance sept-09

- Comodo FW

- Avira AV

#2 Win 7 Alienware x64

- Comodo FW

- Ashampoo antimalware (Testing/evaluating)

#3 Win7 Ultimate x64

- Sunbelt Vipre Premium x64 (Testing/evaluating))

Malwarebytes antimalware (on demand) on all virtual pc´s.

[PurplebeanZ]

ESET Smart Security

Firefox with ABP & NoScript

Malwarebytes - on demand

Hitman Pro - on demand

A virtual machine to try new software out on

This has kept me safe so far B)

[rafaelsct01]

Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Real-Time

Kaspersky Internet Security 2011

SpyShelter Premium

PrevX SafeOnline

On-Demand

Malwarebytes Pro

SUPERAntiSpyware Pro

CounterSpy

Windows Hardening

User Account Control: Set to Max

Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit v2.0: Set to Max

Browser and Network

Chrome (Adblock for Chrome and WOT)

Firefox (Adblock for Firefox and WOT)

Opera (Adblock for Opera and WOT)

Internet Explorer (SUPERAdBlocker and WOT)

ClearCloud DNS

CD/DVD/USB Autorun Desabilited

Utilities:

Panda USB Vaccine

CCleaner

Revo Uninstaller Pro

Diskeeper

Acronis True Image Home

NitroPDF

Winrar

Internet Download Manager

uTorrent

ETC.

[HX1]

Current:

Windows 7 Ultimate x32

Full Time/Well Used -

• BIOS Access/User Lock and Hardware Boot Lock
• ESET Smart Security 4.2.64.12 - Personally Tweaked over settings..
• Acronis Try & Decide
• OpenDNS Updater and Online Dashboard
• PeerBlock 1.0 +(r404)
• cFos Firewall
• Vidalia Bundle
• HoneyPorts
• HostsMan
• TMAC 5
• UAC - Set to Max
• DEP
• Local Security Policy
• ID USB Lock Key
• Eraser
• Configuration and Microsoft Bulletin Alterations..System Optimizations...File Security enforced for server files and content..
• LUA
• Knowledge of my system.....:thumbsup: IMPORTANT

Hardware Router -

• WPA-PSK Authentication/TKIP Encryption
• Stealth Mode
• Block Ping
• Port Forwarding
• Strict UDP Session Control
• Inbound/Outbound Control Enabled
• Advanced Logging Enabled

Attack Detection Enabled

• TCP/UDP PortScan Detection
• Invalid Source/Destination IP Address
• Packet Flood ( SYN/UDP/ICMP/Other )
• Invalid TCP Flag Attacks ( NULL/XMAS/Other )
• Invalid ICMP Detection
• Other/Miscellaneous Detection?

Part Time/Second Opinion -

• Hitman Pro
• HiJackThis!
• Malicious Software Removal Tool
• Spybot Search and Destroy
• Sophos Anti-Rootkit
• Tenable Nessus Network/System Security
• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer - rarely..

Tools and Utilities - ( not yet listed )

• TruCrypt
• SuperHashCalc
• R-Studio Network Edition
• Acronis True Image Home w/Plus Pack
• Yamicsoft Windows 7 Manager
• WinASO Registry Optimizer
• Wireshark
• Inssider
• ProcessHacker
• DecafMe2
• BartPE
• Windows 7 Install Disc
• Spotmau Boot Care
• DBAN
• Hiren's Boot CD
• Sordum AppAdmin - New
• Other tools such as CHKSK and NTFS Auto Heal...from Microsoft..

VirtualBox - Network is routed through my system protection drivers.

• Linux Ubuntu 10
• Linux Mandriva - should be changing soon...
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista Ultimate - I have no idea why.. don't ask
• Windows 7 Ultimate
• MacOSX Snow Leopard - Not yet... :(
• Still rebuilding from drive moving...and stuff
• Thinking of looking around at some other OSes for it too.. have good space.. ( even Netbook stuff .. though I do hate Netbooks.. :rolleyes: dunno love to play in VB )

Update -

• Windows Update
• CNET TechTracker
• Software Informer
• Adobe Application Manager ( for MSC CS5 )
• What'sUP.net ( MirandaIM Plugins )

I have a ton of other tools and programs.. in archive that really depend on how you use/need them..some of them are more than what I would need on one system with one user.. I would like to and possibly may be trying out the Bit Encryption by way of USB Key on Boot method.. Settings and extension for my browsers are listed on another thread somewhere... but you can check out my collection at ...0ofu Essentials

Other settings within programs and functionality may vary... :glare: but are also important to note here..as well as all habits, method of use and activity...Some common sense.. :closedeyes:

EDIT: BTW.. just thought I would note here that I truthfully CANNOT remember the last time I was infected/hacked... was a long time before I ever switched to Windows 7... so quite some time.. Had other tools which I still have for XP as well... some of which are repeated here...

[Magiddo]

Just Comodo IS v 5 B)