that cleaned 6 viruses The other question is, is it alright to down load spyware as one has an anti-virus program on, which I should also say, I already have Mccaffee.
So, if I download a spyone, it will be with the anti-virus one and
McCafee. Is that okay, or is that too much to have on the computer?
The virus cleaner I downloaded is prevx1 which found and than I deleted 6 viruses. thanx now
2006-11-08 16:58:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hi there,
There really is no need for another layer of protection as Prevx1 is already protecting you from not only viruses, but also spyware, adware, trojans, rootkits, hackers and more.
It is a little known fact that Prevx1 also currently has the strongest protection and removal capabilities of any security suite available today, so I would imagine having Prevx1 and McAfee as your backup will be more than sufficient.
There are a lot of people on here who recommend question askers to load up there systems with 3, 4, 5, or even more security programs which really aren't necessarry. These are most likely people who have AVG, Spybot and Ad-aware installed which are simply not as good programs as they were a couple of years ago (these three used in conjunction are only protecting users from 60% of threats). This is why people then need another couple of programs on top of these, when in reality they should be dropped as they are sub-standard programs.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-09 05:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by Secure Expert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spyware slows down systems. Anti-viruses slow down systems. Anything that takes up clock cycles slow down systems. Btw, spyware is the bad stuff. There is software specifically designed to get rid of spyware. Some anti-viruses do a good job so it's not necessary.
2006-11-09 01:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by To Be Free 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think you want to know about anti-spyware, not spyware. Its the anti-spyware which gets rid of spyware, adware, dialers, tracking cookies, trojans(together known as malware) etc. If you have McAfee Internet Security Suite, then it will protect you from viruses as well as malware. However, if you have got only McAfee anti-virus, then you need an anti-spyware. AdAware and Spybot are two good and free anti-spyware available at the moment. Here are their links:
AdAware SE:- http://www.download.com/ad-aware-se-pers...
SpyBot Search and Destroy: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/spy...
2006-11-09 01:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mccaffee will slow your computer down a lot too.
A lot of the free spyware program go to your cookie folder and flag your cookies at spyware threats. You can delete those from internet explorer without using a spyware program.
2006-11-09 01:05:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it will slowdown the PC.http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html 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
2006-11-09 10:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by RAS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speed up your spyware and antivirus scans by clearing out all your ie temp internet file ,cookies and history before scanning.
Most spyware hides in temp internet files.
2006-11-09 02:38:42 · answer #6 · answered by bewdyboris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anti spyware and antivirus does not slow your pc to the extent you are worried about plus you need to have these two installed on you pc at all times, best suggested is Adware Se and Avast pro 4.7 both are very effective and keeps you pc safe.
good luck
2006-11-09 01:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its ok .. only put one antivirus app though .. you can have several antispyware apps and that is good ....
2006-11-09 01:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will...
2006-11-09 00:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋