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Security configurations, may 2015
What are your up-to-date ideas on how to secure a clean install of Windows 7 the most?
Discussion 1 - Internal configurations:
Besides constantly updating the system, using a regular user account instead of an administrator account for everyday use, setting UAC settings to maximum, and securing the web browser (https://www.us-cert.gov/publications...ozilla_Firefox), do you recommend a "fsutil behavior set encryptpagingfile 1" or maybe use BitLocker to encrypt the whole system drive entirely. Any other ideas on how to secure the system?
Discussion 2 - Third party security programs:
What programs and add-ons do you recommend? Will a local antivirus program ever be as good as virustotal.com or metascan-online.com? I believe the real security is in a proactive element. Comodo Internet Security is a good choice, and free (Results and comments - www.matousec.com). Regarding Firefox, I am a fan of Ghostery as well as Adblock Plus add-ons, but is it worth to install the NoScript add-on as well? In Windows firewall, is it worth to block all incoming connections, including those in the list of allowed programs, or should I simply use the firewall Comodo supplies?
My intentions for the system is all-round use, and I will be using Redo to make complete images of the system drive. While I try to keep the number of installed programs at a minimum, Secunia PSI counts around 50 programs currently installed on my system.