I have spybot search & destroy and Ad-Aware, do I need anti phishing detector too?

Question

Read an article saying you need anti phishing programe but not sure if the anti virus and spyware I have covers that or I need to add this.

Answer 1

if you have ie7 you can enable the antiphishing filter it will slow your browser down tho

Answer 2

I would say if you can get it then yes. I have read a lot of articles on the Internet about phishing becoming more and more prevalent. You can never be too safe.

Answer 3

I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html

Answer 4

to tell you i was not at all impressed by spy bot why not try norton 2007 or 2006 with zone alarm pro firewall.

the combo rocks

and mozillia has an anti phishing filter but IE6 dosent but IE7 sure does

Answer 5

McAfee site advisor is a neat tool that advises you against scams, virus or spyware laden sites etc; and it's free
http://www.siteadvisor.com/

Netcraft toolbar is very similar
http://toolbar.netcraft.com/

Scandoo is a site that let's you search other search engines safely by advising you about potential risks:
http://www.scandoo.com/

Answer 6

The thing about phishing is never to give out your details, like passwords etc. Your bank will never ask you to tell them what your password is, for example. So DO NOT ever give it to any one.

Answer 7

download internet explorer 7 go to automatic updates on ya comp theirs a link tht directs u to a syt u kneed a genuine windows for it to work... a jus gt internet explorer 7 its alot better and nt tht much slower

Answer 8

yes