will all of these protections work?

Question

will all of these protections work ok together or will any of them work against each other, do i need all of them? i have::::::::::

mcafee virus scan
ad-aware scan
spyware begone
of course firewall
mcafee shredder
mcafee privacy service
and now i just downloaded the crap cleaner

Answer 1

Dump that Spyware Begone. It is considered to be a a rogue/suspect program by the very respected:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
They have this to say about it:
"aggressive advertising (1); false positives work as goad to purchase; free scanner uses out of date ref database; same company as Spyware Vanisher [A: 6-26-04 / U: 11-10-04]"

Replace it with the far superior Spybot Search and Destroy. Plus Spybot is free! Availible here:
http://www.safer-networking.org/

Good luck!

Answer 2

I will recommend you add some additional Anti-Spy programs. Many new Spyware programs are introduce every month and a single company cannot keep up with all of them.

You can only use one Anti-Virus program. Two or more would conflict with each other and would not protect you. You can run several Anti-Spy programs to give you a better range of coverage.

I recommend you add these programs for additional protection. I use every one of them along with others. All are free and excellent.

Make sure you have the latest update 7 version of Java and remove any old versions after its downloaded.

http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_ie.jsp


Windows Defender Beta 2- this is the main AS program that is part of the protection package built into the new Vista OS.

SpywareBlaster-This program blocks the Malware(general word for all the bad stuff) before it gets on. Can't stop it all. Just adds another layer.

These two programs can be downloaded from this site and will be in the first red box.

http://www.filehippo.com/

This next program is called Cyberhawk. It will work with both the AV and AS programs for another layer of protection. This program is very good. If you choose to not use anything else I recommend, please use this one.

http://www.novatix.com/Home.aspx

When you have done a Google or Yahoo search, have you ever wondered if any of the sites would give you and infection? Well, here is the program that will answer that for you. It is called Site Advisor and is owned by McAfee.

http://www.siteadvisor.com/

Answer 3

You probably have all the bases covered with McAfee. Having an extra anti-spyware is not a bad thing; you have Ad-Aware. McAfee also has a great plug-in called Site Advisor for your browser. When you do a web search, it rates the sites.

Answer 4

I had micro pc-cillin --also noadware--and avg -free.now i only use my pc-cillin as they were fighting each other in the sense that they were recognising each other as a potential threat.I should imagine that all of your mcaffee products should work together,but you may have conflictions with ad-aware and spyware begone.What i have done now is backed up the others on disk,and if i am not happy that pc-cillin is picking up a virus,then i insert the disc and run the others.Then delete them,but you have to allow your anti virus programs to update their protection to enable them to recognise the virus so you have to register them to access this facility.pirate copys will only get rid of an old virus.

Answer 5

As far as I know, all of them can work toghether. However, I would strongly recommend not having so many, it can really affect your computer performance. Personally, I like Norton System Works since it has an equivalent for most of the software you mention and is more stable than those.

Answer 6

First of all spyware is the use of malicious code or scripts to harvest marketable information from your computers surfing habits, not unlike a virus spyware infects your computer and whether it causes harm or not monitors you with or without your permission. Spyware slows down all internet connectivity while it reports its findings back to its developers, takes up valuable hard disk space, and can cause high I/O activity, all of which they have not asked you to do or have compensated you in any way. Removal and monitoring of spyware can be done manually but I find it much easier to use software which has been built specifically for this task. The best I have found are listed with a description as follows:

Ad-ware - www.lavasoftusa.com - removes most known spyware BHO Cop - http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-3364664-100-5930345.html Monitors integrated Iexplorer plugins
WinXP Antispy - http://www.xp-antispy.de/ Disables spyware on your computer
Adsheild - http://www.adshield.org/ Disables internet ads Common spyware;

Programs, makers and distributors are: Comet Cursor - One of the most common causers of pop-up ads. Gator -The first versions of Gator had as its official function the capability to remember its user’s passwords and such things. (Would you also give your cash card code to the guy selling hot-dogs beside the cash dispenser machine in order to help you remember the numbers?) Gator is a real abomination since A: the program covers other advertiser's ads with Gator's ads on web sites and B: some of its ads can be interpreted as being child pornography. One version of the program uses a security leak in ActiveX to install itself from web pages without your knowledge, behaviour suspiciously similar to the BadTrans virus. Real.com, Alexa, zBubbles -Check you’re "Tools" - menu in Internet Explorer, if you find an option that says "Show related links" or similar then Alexa is watching you. Alexa and zBubbles log searchstrings and addresses for pages you visit. Alexa comes with Internet Explorer if you do not explicitly deselect it. Aureate Cydoor - Bundled with amongst others the Opera-browser. Cydoor is quite possibly the creators behind the infamous "Clicktilluwin"-Trojan virus which was bundled with amongst others LimeWire. Doubleclick -Traces you mainly with cookies, check the Windows/Cookies-folder. DSSAgent EverAd Adware -Note: Not Ad Aware! VX2 Bonzi -Don't fall for cuteness. eZula, CuteFTP, Download Accelerator (DAP) -does not use popups though. Flashpoint / FlashTrack FileMix Surf+ Spedia FastTrack Expedioware GoHip (Windows Startup) -Messes up Internet Explorer, changes your start up page and AutoSignature. Attaches spam which you have no control over to all E-mail messages you send. Flyswat, Hotbar, KaZaA and TopText - Alters things you see on the Internet, adds yellow links to the text on other people's homepages. BearShare, Newdotnet, OnFlow, Timesink, Web3000 - Messes up important system files and covers other's ads. Like Gator another spreader of abusive pornography. Webhancer, LimeWire, Netscape 6 -It is not absolutely certain that this browser can be classified as spyware. But its behaviour is very suspect since the program acts as a server and when started tries to send information from your computer to someone on the net. Many of the programs which come with NS6 are though certainly spyware. This is tragic since Netscape earlier had the position as "The Good Guys" in relation to more commercial interests. Grokster Transponder, Blackstone, Back Orifice, BackDoor-G ,Wnad FTapp-BHO ...and many more. If you have any of these or similar suspected programs on your computer you should get rid of them right away! Good luck!!

Answer 7

yes they do..

as long as you dont have two antivirus ,firewall ,antispam and privacy service.