If your tired of getting virus's wile browsing the unknown get Sandboxie, then you can delete or wipe any threat that you may have recieved wile Browsing or testing out an unknown app ect inside the sandbox, because it is contained in the Sandbox away from your Original OS, you can also export bookmarks or anything else you have saved wile browsing, to the same folder in the original OS, like if you use Firefox you would export the bookmarks to your firefox profile folder when you select export to same folder, you can also Install software into an isolated sandbox so it remains isolated from the rest of your OS, so you eliminate the chance of a virus hitting your OS wile browsing ECT because if one hits it is contained in the sandbox.
I depend more on
HIPS, Virtualization, and
Sandbox software which have been
proven to be more effective at stopping known and unknown malware before it even has a chance. But don't get me wrong, I still like to scan my machine once a week just in case something slipped through somehow.
Another way to block Malware is to use an alternative
DNS server that blocks Malware sites. Like
Comodo DNS,
Open DNS or
Norton DNS. ECT
A Combo I like to use is
- Comodo Internet Security, in Proactive mode with sandbox, antivirus, Defense +, and Firewall Enabled.
- MalwareBytes Pro Antimalware in Realtime.
- SpyBot SD Resident/TeaTimer, Immunized.
- SandBoxie for browsing the unknown ect.
- PeerBlock to block malicious servers/ip's.
- SuperAntiSpyware On Demand.
- Panda USB Vaccine.
- VMPlayer or VirtualBox for testing software ect in an Isolated Virtual Machine.
- Wondershare Time Freeze, for when others use my machine, or a quick way to test something before I install it ect without the hassle of starting a VM, It Creates a virtual OS and deletes it on demand, can also be password protected so a user cant tamper with or disable it.
- System Hardening, OS Tweaks, Disabled Autorun, and many more Unneeded Services.
I also
Image my OS partition weekly so I have a backup on an external drive I can rely on, and backup Important/media files on an external drive, which is also
synced to another Backup drive for peace of mind.
I'm not saying you do but for those who do, Also use your Brain and stay away from pirated software,things like Keygens, Patches, and Cracks because they may say its only a false positive but they are either ignorant or they are the ones who want you to let their virus install so they can exploit your machine. Their is more than enough
Free Software to go around that does the same as paid software without having to worry about some nasty virus when you think your getting something for free! I have tested enouph keygens ect in a vm to know how dangerous they are!
I used to use Norton, and kaspersky but I always had something that slipped through somehow, I have never had a virus sense I have been using my combo! all scans with malwarebytes and Super antispyware always give clean results!
