vman
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It is true that every user has his/her own security setup that works for them. But personally, this list is for those people who DO NOT have any security setup what so ever. I believe if one (like many users) are going to download a free antivirus, most of the time they'll end up getting something more then they bargained for. Downloading a rouge and such...my advice is to be taken with understanding that these are NOT the only ones. There are many "greats" out there, i am no one to say YOUR pc must have this. I can only share my experiences. Avira is the best antivirus hands down...no argument there but SAS and MBAM are the only BIG ones that are easy to use and are effective. But in any case, no software can beat common sense. Why not share a little?
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Yea, Windows Defender has become annoying. But, other then that, your Firefox is pretty much well off. There is no need to horde your system or firefox with add on's and such to protect your system. With WOT and some common sense, you should be set. :)
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Hum... go into firefox and do the whole "about:config" thing again. In the filter type in
"xpinstall.enabled" and make sure its set to true.
Oh, and you dont need windows defender...its pretty useless.
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I personally do not like Site advisor. I prefer WOT over it. The new versions of site adviser, from what i heard is getting worse and worse. Stick with WOT (web of trust). Tell me your current setup and ill tell you what else to add/remove.
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Yup yup. Woah, 50th post. Im on a roll...
FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN ON THE COMPUTER!
check out this site:
Its a web filter, so your children do not "see" things they shouldn't.
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Think of it this way, Avira has two scanning engines i believe. One is Avast's so I guess it doesn't make it all too bad. Instead of using BOClean, I'd go for something like Threatfire. It has a free version, and if configured properly its really good. Another alternative is Mamutu. It has a free version, and is really good.
But in all honesty, switch IE. Most of the common exploits and such are IE's.Firefox can easily cancel out most of them. With the addon's, (WOT and Script blocker) it makes it even harder to get infected.
FIREFOX USERS!
Use this as a quick and easy way to speed up firefox.
1) Open browser
2) In the address bar type in "about:config" without quotes
3)Promise Firefox you'll be careful (new version)
4) In the filter bar type in pipeline
5) Change these to options to TRUE:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
6) Change this "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" into a number like 15
Basically it increases the connections
7) Clear the filter, click on the screen, Select New -> Integer-> nglayout.initialpaint.delay
as the name and 0 for the value.
This puts delays to zero.
You should notice a big difference now...enjoy :)
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Haha, oddly enough, I was thinking about that happening. But after some time, it would become outdated. Eh, gotta start working on the tune-ups.
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Haha, Ill try not to. No promises XD
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No problem samr, coming up soon will be more tune ups to get your system running smoother and all. :)
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Updates
*You might be required to remove, updated, or alter some settings. If you do not wish to do so, as you are satisfied with your setup, then just keep your setup as is. This is all based on MY opinion, and should not be judged in any way."
This should be done on a clean PC.
First things first. Update your computer. One simple way to keep your security checked. Update all the drivers, just make sure everything is new.
Install:http://secunia.com/PSISetup.exe
Use these to disable some common ports that malware uses to get in.
Bug off:http://majorgeeks.com/downloadget.ph...0b307cdc5123c6
Secure it: http://sniffem.exaserve.net/Hardenit.exe
Xp antispy: http://www.xp-antispy.org/index.php/...irror&itemid=3
Disable the following:
Everything under Media player functions
Error reporting
Remotedesktop support
dont sync with internet time
show balloon tips
clear pagefile and shutdown
show last logged on username
autostart cd's
dont report microsoft if sys. was infected
Network crawling
Anonymous network access
avoid automatic links in network neighbourhood
Disable all updates for internet explorer
no error report through IE
Disable all the the things under services
Uninstall microsoft
disable help n support
disable search assistant
Run it, and update all the programs and what not necessary keep you safe from possible vulnerabilities.
Next, stop access to nasty websites (dont worry you can keep your special video sites"
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
(If your running on vista, you need to right click on the .bat file, and run it as admin.)
If your running IE, drop it. It is one of the WORST browsers available.
Firefox:http://www.mozilla.com/products/down...win&lang=en-US
Addons:
Noscript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...722-latest.xpi
WOT:http://www.mywot.com/en/download/&url=ff
Adblock plus:https://addons.mozilla.org/downloads...plus-1.0.2.xpi
I'm sure you guys all have scanners, where it be MBAM or SAS. But keep these on hand, since the new malware coming out prevent you from running, updating, or even installing MBAM.
Dr. Web: http://www.freedrweb.com/download+cureit/
Avz: http://download.softpedia.com/dl/898...virus/avz4.zip
Virtualize your web browser: (Used just for browsing)
http://www.sandboxie.com/SandboxieInstall.exe
Change the settings to:
Auto delete contents
Dont migrate files larger then 1MB
Under Restrictions drop all rights
Threatfire:(Behavior blocker)
http://www.threatfire.com/download/
This is the hard part...you have to go to advance and make custom rules. In the process list, trust all security apps you use. ALL. As for the descriptions, ill leave those up to you to word it how you wish. What it effects are in ( )
Enable all the rules already there, and add the following:(copied, and pasted from Threatfire)
(Temp Files)
When any process
tries to write or create or execute|TriggerAccessFlags a file
in C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\|TriggerFolders
except when the source process is in the trusted process list
(System32)
When any process
tries to write or delete or create or execute|TriggerAccessFlags a file
in C:\WINDOWS\system32|TriggerFolders
except when the source process is in the trusted process list
(Start ups)
When any process
tries to write to the registry
to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce|TriggerKeys
to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce|TriggerValues
except when the source process is in the trusted process list
Keyboard encryption:
Keyscrambler Free:http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteI...6ad98f58e2d2c9
What this does, is encrypt EVERYTHING you type, preventing keyloggers from getting any information from you.
More coming soon.
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Updating coming soon... sometime in 2010
*Updated*Your Security!
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Its no biggie, i know you said it with good intentions. Funny though, my computer was just hit with malware. Annoying little booger kept closing my explorer.exe and this is right after i uninstalled avira. Everything is back up now and somewhat stable. By the way, another suggestion i'd give is to have BOOTABLE cd's such as ultimate boot cd, or avira's rescue cd. Helps ALOT.