This is my new config, I can't remember the last time I ever experienced malware or similar, still I want to keep things fairly secure.
Any recommendations are more than welcomed.
Thanks.
Any recommendations are more than welcomed.
Thanks.
learningexp's Config 2020
- Thread starter learningexp
- Start date
- Last updated
- Sep 22, 2020
- How it's used?
- For home and private use
- Operating system
- macOS 15 Sequoia
- Log-in security
- Security updates
- Allow security updates
- User Access Control
- Always notify
- Real-time security
- WiseVector StopX with default settings
WFC (windows firewall control) with Medium Filtering
- Firewall security
- About custom security
- VT Hash Check
Process Hacker elevated
- Periodic malware scanners
- None
- Malware sample testing
- I do not participate in malware testing
- Browser(s) and extensions
- Firefox - main (UBo with some filters and tweaks, Cookie Autodelete, Dark Reader, ClearURLs, Decentraleyes, Idontcareaboutcookies)
Brave - ClearURLs, LocalCDN
- Maintenance tools
- Hibit Uninstaller portable
PrivaZer portable
- File and Photo backup
- have my own NAS with a selfhosted NextCloud instance for backups and office things.
- System recovery
- clonezilla (full C: backup)
- Risk factors
- Gaming
- Browsing to popular websites
- Streaming audio/video content from shady sites
- Browsing to unknown / untrusted / shady sites
- Working from home
- Computer specs
- Ryzen 5 3600x
RTX 2070
2x8 Crucial BalisticX 3800 DDR4
1TB M2 Nvme
256 SSD EVO
- Notable changes
- After a few years of using @cruelsister's comodo firewall setup, I moved to WFC.
Reason: I got fed up with resetting containers
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I would add some Periodic Scanners (EmsiSoft EK and/or HitMan.Pro Free), although WVSX is quite powerful, it still may miss something...
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
I rarely if ever visit dubious websites, my browsing habits are quite repetitive, and I triple check every new install. Thanks for your recommendation though.
WiseVector StopX, the solution that its official page has literally no info making potential users think twice.
For me to even attempt to understand what is potentially under the hood and changes, I had to go to the versions history.
It is however in my list of testing.
Care to show some screenshots + some insight on:
Detection
Prevention capabilities and technology
Resource usage/ I/O
system impact when handling normal tasks and when actively scanning
PS: I wish more and more solutions would stop posting this without going into details in actual changelogs:
5. Fixed other bugs.
(september fix)
For me to even attempt to understand what is potentially under the hood and changes, I had to go to the versions history.
It is however in my list of testing.
Care to show some screenshots + some insight on:
Detection
Prevention capabilities and technology
Resource usage/ I/O
system impact when handling normal tasks and when actively scanning
PS: I wish more and more solutions would stop posting this without going into details in actual changelogs:
5. Fixed other bugs.
(september fix)
WiseVector Stop-X
Thanks to @roger_m I was made aware of a free antimalware (AM) called WiseVector (WV) whose website is HERE. Before installing WV I checked forums at...
www.wilderssecurity.com
You can read on in on Wilders' thread.
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Not so active as on Wilders, but we also have our own thread here:WiseVector Stop-X
Thanks to @roger_m I was made aware of a free antimalware (AM) called WiseVector (WV) whose website is HERE. Before installing WV I checked forums at...
You can read on in on Wilders' thread.
Deprecated - WiseVector Free AI Driven Security
malwaretips.com
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There are lots of informations about WVSX in the thread of this forum, that was create before (around 2018 I recall...) than Wilders one...
I have been also testing/posting WVSX malware results in Malware Hub (also @Evjl's Rain) for months (and still use it as Second Opinion Scanner in my malware tests), and probably will do again soon to test the new version with new updates and features...
I have been also testing/posting WVSX malware results in Malware Hub (also @Evjl's Rain) for months (and still use it as Second Opinion Scanner in my malware tests), and probably will do again soon to test the new version with new updates and features...
