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Windows 7: What else should I add to my security setup?
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13 Jun 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Las Vegas, Nevada |
What else should I add to my security setup?
Right now I have:
avast! Free Antivirus
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
CCleaner (really not a security application)
What else do you guys recommend I use, or do I really not need anything else? I am using Windows 7 Firewall because I feel that's all I really need.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N61-JV
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5 M430
Motherboard N61Jv
Memory 4.00 GB DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GT 325M
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 1366x768 Generic PnP Monitor
PSU ....
Case ....
Cooling ....
Hard Drives Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
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13 Jun 2011
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#2 | |
7 ultimate x64 Dubai, UAE |
Looks fine to me, I'm using MSE, MBAM free, peerblock & a hosts file. No issues at all. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS 7 ultimate x64
CPU i7 920 @ 3.5ghz
Motherboard P6t Deluxe
Memory 6gb corsair dominator
Graphics Card Gigabyte Geforce GTX 460 1GB SLI
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays samsung BX2450
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Classic Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G500
PSU corsair tx750
Case CM HAF 922
Cooling coolermaster V8 + standard case fans
Hard Drives Seagate 7200.11 1Tb; WD green EADS 1TB
Internet Speed 256k :P
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13 Jun 2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by Noxiide  Right now I have:
avast! Free Antivirus
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
CCleaner (really not a security application)
What else do you guys recommend I use, or do I really not need anything else? I am using Windows 7 Firewall because I feel that's all I really need. Sandboxie  | | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 64 premium
Other Info 7 fw, LUA, UAC on high, IE-9 w/ smartscreen on, SANDBOXIE
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13 Jun 2011
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601) Aus, Qld |
Everything looks good you can also try using PeerBlock | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
Sound Card RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution 1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Keyboard Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Mouse Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI)
PSU ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
Case Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Hard Drives 2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI)
Internet Speed Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
Other Info ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card
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13 Jun 2011
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With Avast & MBAM SAS is somewhat redundant. | | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 64 premium
Other Info 7 fw, LUA, UAC on high, IE-9 w/ smartscreen on, SANDBOXIE
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13 Jun 2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
Redundant is good. I call it layered protection. No one product does it all. One other thing to add is common sense used by the person using the computer. That is all important. I have chosen MSE, Windows built in firewall, MAM, SAS. I check for updates several times a day and run complete scans with all programs 2 to 3 time a week. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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13 Jun 2011
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#7 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1. |
Quote: Originally Posted by Noxiide Right now I have:
avast! Free Antivirus
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
CCleaner (really not a security application)
What else do you guys recommend I use, or do I really not need anything else? I am using Windows 7 Firewall because I feel that's all I really need. Have you a router firewall?
That would add another layer of security.
The VERY best free Internet Security is the hand / eye / brain interaction - the operator of the mouse!  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
CPU Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
Memory 8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
Graphics Card ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900.
Mouse Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
Case Laptop / notebook.
Hard Drives 640GB
Internet Speed ADSL [ but too slow ]
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13 Jun 2011
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear Redundant is good. I call it layered protection. +1. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 25
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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14 Jun 2011
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The chances SAS will pick up something that MBAM and Avast wont is somewhat remote odds. Sandboxie (keeping things out) would be a better bet then another on demand (its too late i should have added Sandboxie) remote odds scanner. If i was going to add another on demand scanner it would be Emsisoft or HMP | | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 64 premium
Other Info 7 fw, LUA, UAC on high, IE-9 w/ smartscreen on, SANDBOXIE
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15 Jun 2011
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit In a house with a cat trying to kill me |
Running the occasional scan with on demand scanners wouldn't hurt either (unless it conflict's with your current AV). As Layback Bear mentioned, a layered approach is a good one as not one single AV/Malware program gets everything. Microsoft Safety Scanner - Remove Spyware, Malware, Viruses Free Malicious Software Removal Tool | Protect Your Computer | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Hell oh Well
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz
Memory Not much with my ADHD
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4350
Monitor(s) Displays I have one...It's bright. A 19 inch CRT actually.
Keyboard It's 10 years old and amazingly still works
Mouse Same deal with the mouse, 10 yrs old, if it ain't broke...
Case Don't get on my case...man :D
Cooling I have an Air Conditioner & Diet Pepsi
Hard Drives 250 GB Main Drive, 2 - 1 TB Externals, various FD's.
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