What security setup do you have?

Too much safety is injurious to the mind.

Not only to Bill2:
A bit late reaction but due to recent events with a government's ICT security
and some remarks elsewhere on the forum, i would like to ask what too much security is. It is a somewhat loose remark since it also depends on what's stored on the computer and how much damage can be caused by its loss. If you walk around with a purse with 25 dollars or whatever in it you don't take a heavily armed security guy with you. The situation becomes somewhat different if you transport a few millions.
I can see what you mean but your remark could be injurous to security where it is absolutely necessary to have "too much" of it.
Somewhere on this 7forum someone said that 1 security program is all you need and asked the question "what does a second one catch that the first one does not?". Apparently that person has no clue whatsoever about security programs that are, after all, written by people (let's never forget that). A remark like that is outright stupid, "dangerous" and irresposible at that since that computer will also be in contact with another person's computer at one time or another. So the security should depend on what you do with your computer. That, however, has been said before and often enough and should actually be superfluous. Unfortunately it is not.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Extensa 5235
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit, Linux Mint Julia, in dual boot mode
CPU
Intel Celeron 900 @2.2 GHz
Motherboard
Acer BA50-MV(U2E1)
Memory
DDR3 2048 Mbytes
Sound Card
Conexant HD Audio
Spybot, Malware bytes, MSE, and UAC
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron E 1505
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
CPU
Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @ 1.73GHz 1.73 GHz
Motherboard
DELL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1280 by 800
Hard Drives
136 GB
Recovery 10 GB
Webroot SpySweeper and Kaspersky suite.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel i5 - 760 (Quad)
Motherboard
Intel DP55KG Extreme Series
Memory
G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL Ripjaws (4x4Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte HD 4670
Sound Card
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X223W
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
1x Kingston 128G SSD (Boot Drive)
2x Western Digital Black 1Tb
1x Samsung 2Tb
1x Western Digital VelociRaptor 150G
1x Hitachi Deskstar 3TB
PSU
Seasonic S12D750 750W
Case
Fractal Design Define R3 Black
Cooling
Stock Intel i5 cooler over 4x120mm Fans and 1x140mm Fan
Keyboard
MS Razor
Mouse
MS Wireless Laser Mouse 7000
Internet Speed
25Mbps Down, 950Kbps Up
Other Info
All the hardware works perfectly with Win7. Index of 6.7 with Gigabyte HD 4670 graphics.
Realtime:
Look 'n' Stop Firewall
DefenseWall HIPS
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x32 SP1
CPU
x2 2.6 GHz
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
ATI X1250
Sound Card
SB 5.1 Live!
Hard Drives
WD and Seagate FAP
PSU
Tagan TG-480-U01
Keyboard
BTC 6300
Mouse
Logitech VX Nano
Antivirus
None
Only MSE and Windows Firewall atm.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 4440 @Stock
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97 D3H
Memory
4 x 4GB HyperX Fury DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GTX 1050Ti O4G
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell P2417H
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung EVO 850 120GB / Toshiba DT01ACA050 1TB 7200prm 32MB
PSU
Riotoro Onyx 750W
Case
NZXT H500 Black-Red
Cooling
Stock CPU + NZXT 120mm + 2x120mm red fans
Keyboard
Modecom Volcano Lanparty
Mouse
Asus ROG Gladius / DeepCool E-Pad Plus
Internet Speed
DOCSIS 50/3 Mbit
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Asus K55VJ(i5 3210M, GT635M / 2GB, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD)
Comodo Internet security 2011 Pro
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Glite Cooler Master
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit / Ubuntu 11.10 x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core processor 5000+ 2.60 GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Memory
4.00GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
Sound Card
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA926 Series
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG HD502HJ ATA Device (500GB)
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
I use Spyware Doctor Starter Edition (the one that came with Google Pack) - more specificially, version 7.0.0.545. Nothing else although I have Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware installed for occasional scans.

I tried PC Tools Antivirus 8.0 and hated it! It would keep writing log files into every drive's System Information folder and force the USN journal on which I didn't want. It also made Explorer become unstable. Fortunately I was able to find the older 7.0 version after Google Pack, uh, packed up. :)

Other than that I just rely on Windows Firewall (and that of my router). I'm a minimalist I guess :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom-built
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
Motherboard
Asus PL5D2
Memory
4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer P236H
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (DVI)
Hard Drives
OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
PSU
Antec TruePower 2.0
Case
Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling
Too many fans
Keyboard
Standard
Mouse
Microsoft wireless optical mouse
Internet Speed
AT&T U-verse (18mbit/sec)
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Other devices:
Compaq CQ-60 laptop
Google Nexus 7 (2012) tablet
Nvidia SHIELD tablet (US/LTE)
Hardkernel ODROID-XU single-board computer (Samsung Exynos 5420)
NIS 2012 - Malwarebytes Pro - Sandboxie - Norton DNS
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Quad Core 2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q-EM
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 3800 HD
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQG2222HDL
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2 X 500GB Western Digital
Internet Speed
30 MB
Welcome to Seven Forums mart44. A Guy
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
Thank you A Guy. :)
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Quad Core 2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q-EM
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 3800 HD
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQG2222HDL
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2 X 500GB Western Digital
Internet Speed
30 MB
Today I installed bitdefender Internet security 2012. So far I'm happy with it
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Glite Cooler Master
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit / Ubuntu 11.10 x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core processor 5000+ 2.60 GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Memory
4.00GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
Sound Card
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA926 Series
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG HD502HJ ATA Device (500GB)
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
I occasionally run various virus scans, and have played around with these (all free):
- PC Tools firewall : seems pretty good, not detailed enough in some respects (personal opinion).
- Threatfire : nasty interface that's hard to use; not sure if it's true HIPS or not.
- Old sygate firewall : a very nice firewall but out of date (IIRC won't install on Win 7)
- Old Tiny firewall : as above

...and now sometimes switch between these in "high alert" modes, which all do pretty well w/Matousec:
- Comodo CIS free (w/o anti-virus) : complete solution, works well, pretty EZ 2 use, bigger footprint lately, "Help" no longer matches GUI, too many Trusted Vendors.
- PrivateFirewall : small footprint, reliable, HIPS + FW. Recomended! GUI makes it hard to copy info to look up...
- Malware Defender : great, except it can't tell if an approved file has changed. It found some suspicious .sys entries in the registry that nothing else noticed.

I never trust any MS software, so it's all turned off; currently using Malware Defender only.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines ET1831-7
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Pentium Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70GHz
Motherboard
EMCP73VT-PM
Memory
4096M
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia 8400GS
Sound Card
built-in Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 20"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Seagate ST3750528AS ATA 500G
Other Info
Dual-boot with Linux.
Today I installed bitdefender Internet security 2012. So far I'm happy with it

Update* After the 5th day using it, I started to find problems, like shutdown delays and system crash caused by bitdefender. I tried reinstall it many times but the problems appeared again. Bitdefender Internet security has a great protection but it did slow down my system and the internet. So I am going back to Microsoft security essentials. SO now I have Microsoft security essentials and windows 7 firewall as my system security setup
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Glite Cooler Master
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit / Ubuntu 11.10 x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core processor 5000+ 2.60 GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Memory
4.00GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
Sound Card
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA926 Series
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG HD502HJ ATA Device (500GB)
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
I have just installed NIS 2012. I'm just with it ATM.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 4440 @Stock
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97 D3H
Memory
4 x 4GB HyperX Fury DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GTX 1050Ti O4G
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell P2417H
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung EVO 850 120GB / Toshiba DT01ACA050 1TB 7200prm 32MB
PSU
Riotoro Onyx 750W
Case
NZXT H500 Black-Red
Cooling
Stock CPU + NZXT 120mm + 2x120mm red fans
Keyboard
Modecom Volcano Lanparty
Mouse
Asus ROG Gladius / DeepCool E-Pad Plus
Internet Speed
DOCSIS 50/3 Mbit
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Asus K55VJ(i5 3210M, GT635M / 2GB, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD)
Been using Avast for a long time. As an added measure, I also keep MBAM.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
OS
Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard
Samsung Electronics
Memory
6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
Internet Speed
sucks
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome (Sync enabled)
Real-time:
AppGuard 3.20 (Locked Down mode)
Sandboxie 3.60 Paid (forced browsers, folders and dropped rights)
WinPatrol

On-demand:
Hitman Pro Paid 3.5.9 Build 131 (Daily Automatic Scans)
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware PRO
SUPERAntiSpyware

Browsers and O/S hardening:
OS Tweaks (disabled Windows Firewall, Defender, System Restore, registry tweaks)
Mozilla Firefox (Adblock Plus, NoScript)
Google Chrome (Adblock Plus)
TP-Link SPI Firewall (WPA2 security/MAC address filtering)
User Account Control (Always notify)
EMET 2.1 OptOut-OptOut-OptIn (all Internet-facing applications)
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz
Motherboard
Asus P5KPL-AM SE Motherboard
Memory
2x2GB Kingston DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
1GB AMD Radeon HD 5450
Sound Card
VIA Technologies High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 733NW
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
SEAGATE 320GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache x 2
Case
Custom Casing
Cooling
Ice cubes from the freezer ;)
Keyboard
Generic Plug & Play Keyboard
Mouse
Optical Mouse
Internet Speed
Very slow
Real-time:
AppGuard 3.20 (Locked Down mode)
Sandboxie 3.60 Paid (forced browsers, folders and dropped rights)
WinPatrol

On-demand:
Hitman Pro Paid 3.5.9 Build 131 (Daily Automatic Scans)
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware PRO
SUPERAntiSpyware

Browsers and O/S hardening:
OS Tweaks (disabled Windows Firewall, Defender, System Restore, registry tweaks)
Mozilla Firefox (Adblock Plus, NoScript)
Google Chrome (Adblock Plus)
TP-Link SPI Firewall (WPA2 security/MAC address filtering)
User Account Control (Always notify)
EMET 2.1 OptOut-OptOut-OptIn (all Internet-facing applications)

Nice effective and light set up:thumbsup:
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compaq CQ 40- 330 TU laptop
OS
windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel core 2 duo T6400 @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Compal model 3607
Memory
2048 MB DDR 2 399.0 MHz
Real-time:
AppGuard 3.20 (Locked Down mode)
Sandboxie 3.60 Paid (forced browsers, folders and dropped rights)
WinPatrol

On-demand:
Hitman Pro Paid 3.5.9 Build 131 (Daily Automatic Scans)
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware PRO
SUPERAntiSpyware

Browsers and O/S hardening:
OS Tweaks (disabled Windows Firewall, Defender, System Restore, registry tweaks)
Mozilla Firefox (Adblock Plus, NoScript)
Google Chrome (Adblock Plus)
TP-Link SPI Firewall (WPA2 security/MAC address filtering)
User Account Control (Always notify)
EMET 2.1 OptOut-OptOut-OptIn (all Internet-facing applications)

Nice effective and light set up:thumbsup:

Yeap! It's my lightest setup so far. :thumbsup:
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz
Motherboard
Asus P5KPL-AM SE Motherboard
Memory
2x2GB Kingston DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
1GB AMD Radeon HD 5450
Sound Card
VIA Technologies High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 733NW
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
SEAGATE 320GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache x 2
Case
Custom Casing
Cooling
Ice cubes from the freezer ;)
Keyboard
Generic Plug & Play Keyboard
Mouse
Optical Mouse
Internet Speed
Very slow
Vipre antivirus premium.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Glite Cooler Master
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit / Ubuntu 11.10 x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core processor 5000+ 2.60 GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Memory
4.00GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
Sound Card
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA926 Series
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG HD502HJ ATA Device (500GB)
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Real-time: Sandboxie, Look n Stop Firewall, Eset Nod32, AdMuncher
On-Demand: Hitman Pro, MBAM
Back-up: ShadowProtect Desktop
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 2720QM @ 2.20GHz
Memory
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
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