Re: How much protection?
- From: Kayman <kaymanDeleteThis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:38:19 +0700
On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:20:01 -0700, slick1 wrote:
After reading many and various posts in this and other Newsgroups, I am a little curious and confused by what I read on the topic of how much protection one needs on their system.
All MVP's seem to agree that only one Firewall is needed; good! But many MVP's seem to disagree on how much anti-virus protection one needs. Some say only one is needed, while others say two, three or even more are needed.
Currently on my system I have Windows Firewall,
Use Windows Firewall in conjunction with:
Seconfig XP 1.0
http://seconfig.sytes.net/
Seconfig XP is able configure Windows not to use TCP/IP as transport
protocol for NetBIOS, SMB and RPC, thus leaving TCP/UDP ports 135, 137-139
and 445 (the most exploited Windows networking weak point) closed.)
OR
Configuring NT-services much more secure.
http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html
AVG (free edition 7.5),
Consider replacing AVG with:
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
(Choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.)
SuperAntiSpyware (free version 3.9), Spybot S&D (free version 1.5),
Ad-Aware 2007 (free edition), Spyware Blaster (free edition 4.0),
Windows Defender and Windows Malicious Software Tool.
Now my question is : Do I need all this anti-virus protection or just
one or two? I get a little ticked having to update definitions all the
time and having my system slowed down while I'm trying to work because
an anti-virus program is running at the same time.
AVG or Avast are AV apps running real-time; They should not slow down your
system.
SAS, Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware are on-demand AS apps which you update and run
at your convenience.
WinDefender is a real-time AS apps and should not slow down your system.
SpywareBlaster is not a scanner and WMST runs only once after
downloading/re-booting on Patch Tuesday.
Again, your system should not slow down.
I could also use the disk space and possibly, (hopefully), speed-up
the boot time.
My System: Acer 2450 laptop Windows XP , Home Edition SP2 Explorer 7
I would really appreciate any info or comments on this topic so I can
finally make a decision to remove or not to remove some of my anti-virus
programs. THANK-YOU !
IMO your existing protection apps are not excessive but if you practice
'safe-hex' you could do without Ad-Aware and Sybot S&D.
The best defenses are:
1. Do not work as 'Administrator'; For day-to-day work routinely use a
Limited User Account (LUA).
2. Secure (Harden) your operating system.
3. Keep your operating (OS) system (and all software on it)
updated/patched.
4. Reconsider the usage of IE and OE.
5. Review your installed 3rd party software applications/utilities;
Remove clutter.
6. Don't expose services to public networks.
7. Activate the build-in firewall and configure Windows not to use
TCP/IP as transport protocol for NetBIOS, SMB and RPC, thus leaving
TCP/UDP ports 135,137-139 and 445 (the most exploited Windows
networking weak point) closed.
7a.If on high-speed internet use a router as well.
8. Routinely practice safe-hex.
9. Regularly back-up data/files.
10.Familiarize yourself with crash recovery tools and re-installing your
operating system (OS).
11.Utilize a real-time anti-virus application and vital system
monitoring utilities/applications.
12.Keep abreast of the latest developments - Sh!t happens...you know.
The least preferred defenses are:
Myriads of popular anti-whatever applications and staying ignorant.
--
Security is a process not a product.
(Bruce Schneier)
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