Ask HN: How do you keep your (always online) Windows pc safe?

Posted by jozydapozy on Monday June 20, 2016 @02:05PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've installed a virus scanner and enabled the windows firewall. Still I'm afraid my Windows-machine is not safe. How do you monitor your system for intruders or what software do you install in your 'first 5 minutes on your windows Machine'?

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Re:Ask HN: How do you keep your (always online) Windows pc s... by J_Darnley on Monday June 20, 2016 @02:36PM (#11940164)

Common sense and paranoia. What do I install in my first 5 minutes? Winamp, Palemoon, Thunderbird.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you keep your (always online) Windows pc s... by hackney on Monday June 20, 2016 @07:09PM (#11942321)

The best way would be to have a hardware firewall isolating the actual pc.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you keep your (always online) Windows pc s... by lazylizard on Monday June 20, 2016 @08:05PM (#11942606)

update the os? browser with noscript? update the browser? ublock and/or spybot? canarytokens?

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