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

1 pointsby jozydapozyalmost 9 years ago
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'?

3 comments

J_Darnleyalmost 9 years ago
Common sense and paranoia. What do I install in my first 5 minutes? Winamp, Palemoon, Thunderbird.
hackneyalmost 9 years ago
The best way would be to have a hardware firewall isolating the actual pc.
lazylizardalmost 9 years ago
update the os? browser with noscript? update the browser? ublock and/or spybot? canarytokens?