How I stay safe online

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Nikhil_CV wrote:

• No toolbars and addons even if comming as by product of a legit software

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Hi, Nikhil_CV.

I take it you have Norton Toolbar disabled in your browser(s)?

Hi all,

Everything described above is great, really great, I use many of the methods described, but keep in mind that the "bad guys" are and will always be a step ahead, all the patches, IPS signatures, vulnerabilities, security updates etc, are released AFTER the vulnerabilities are discovered and not before.

If you are at the wrong place at the wrong time then.....

So please, keep attention while surfing.!!

Best regards,

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Inquirer wrote:

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Nikhil_CV wrote:

• No toolbars and addons even if comming as by product of a legit software

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Hi, Nikhil_CV.

I take it you have Norton Toolbar disabled in your browser(s)?

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Hi Inquirer,

Nice point to be noted. I didn't mean a trustable security software like Norton anyway. :-o

More is not always better, as is the case here ^.

I'm sure you feel protected but with all that running on your machine your performance and possibly your protection would be seriously compromised  -  most of which is redundant when running NS + MBAM anyway.

Perhaps you have a false sense of security, but if it makes you feel good.

Why use;

• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium + IOBit Malware Fighter Pro + IOBit Advanced System Care Ultimate + Zemana Antimalware + Spybot Search and Destroy Professional Edition  =  Redundancy?

What happens if all of those programs try to remove the same threat at the same time?

For what it's worth, Spybot S & D is old technology and is next to useless against modern malware.

@SKIBA,

Just as it is well known, you do NOT use more than one AV on any system, the same can be said for anti-malware programs.

This page says, "For home users who want spyware protection for their own or their families Windows based Personal Computers and do not need additional antivirus protection", about the free version of Spybot S & D, yet you say you have the "Professional Edition".  This page says the Professional version has, "Full Anti-Virus protection", "Scans for and fixes Malware", "Scans for and fixes Rootkits", "Live Protection", "Internet Protection" and "Immunizes System".

You can't see any conflict with everything else you run?

My advice(for what it's worth), keep NS + MBAM + MBAE, SpyShelter Premium if you like but dump the rest.  If you want a second opinion scanner I would recommend HitmanPro which is free to scan, does not run in real-time and you can schedule weekly or daily scans with it.

I plan on not commenting on your setup any more other than to say what I said before, "More is not always better, as is the case here"

If you feel secure and your system is running fast then enjoy!

Cheers!

How Hack-proof is Your Wireless Network?

Thanks for all your help guys.

It has certainly given me something to look through.

Paul

The below described, is my main Machine used for Testing. 

1. Clean install OS "with every major iteration of Windows 10"

2. Update system, manually remove/install proper drivers

3. Install desired Applications

4. Adjust/tweak settings of OS & Applications

5. Place Norton Security & Norton Wifi Privacy on, adjust settings. 

6. Place Appguard on last, locking the system down

7. Perform maintenance "clean up and defrag"

- Always keep a copy of windows 10 "MS media creation tool" on a flashdrive for bootable repair/recovery/wipe. 

- Regular back ups are performed for personal files. I do not store personal files on the system, they are uploaded to the system, a copy placed on a external storage, then the originals on the system are used for what ever purpose such as uploading photos to a imagining site ect, then they are deleted off the main system, keeps it clean, light, organized, and removes the chance of losing anything to either infection or OS corruption. 

- Testing of products/updates/upgrades all take place in VMware "Virtual Machine" before ever being deployed onto main system. 

Norton Security provides me with an outstanding Smart Firewall and excellent Network protection. The other modules of course are very good as well. Norton Wifi Privacy provides me with a way to spoof my identity while testing in the VM, and encrypting my traffic.  Appguard provides the extra protection required when I'm in the Virtual Machine testing malware/products. It allows me to run the Virtual Machine as a Guarded app, meaning it will be placed with memory read/write protection against possible exploits from the VM itself. It allows me to literally "Lock Down" the system when I need too while testing.  The combination of the two products literally covers the network, the system, possible exploits.

I do not use Nortons toolbar in Chrome, nor do I use Safe search "at least not until proper extensions are developed, the toolbar removed, and Ask removed as the Base of Safe Search. I utilize Ublock Origin and custom filters. 

Last but not least,  safe surfing habits, these I utilize always. Even running the software equivalent of Fort Knox I have above, will not be enough if you are a happy clicker with no safe habits.