Hi everyone, I have Ad-aware SE, Spybot, AVG anti-spyware, AVAST anti-virus and Window Washer installed.....?

Question

I run these scans regularly. Are they providing me with all the cover I need? Thnx!

Answer 1

Wow, people are nuts here. You are not using 2 anti-viruses, so you are good there.

Spybot and AdAware, pretty much mirror each other in detection capabilities. I would drop AdAware for:

SUPERAntiSpyware (free version):
http://www.superantispyware.com/
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Plus as someone else as mentioned, where is your firewall? Are you at least using Windows built-in firewall?

Pre-Vista Windows Firewall is one of the only firewalls that does NOT provide outbound application filtering.

A couple that I like:

An excellent free and extremely strong firewall is Comodo Personal Firewall. It can pass firewall "leak tests" that even most of the "paid-for" firewalls cannot pass.

And Comodo has a great support forum. Where the CEO / President of the company (Melih) might even himself answer your question! Check it out at:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

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Or if you prefer a decent and free firewall that is extremely easy on using your computer's system resources, then Kerio 2.1.5 is just about the lightest firewall there is. Uses about 4 MB RAM on my machine.

Although it is no longer officially supported by the makers of Kerio, there is a great Kerio 2.1.5 support forum at
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/kerio
to help and guide you if you have any problems.

2.1.5 is availible for free at:
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page7.html

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But , perhaps the best preventive is to always keep your Windows fully patched with all critical updates from Windows Update. This is a must! Microsoft issues regilar update the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Get 'em

Good luck.

Answer 2

Hi,

To keep your computer safe from attacks you need just 1 good program of each - Anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-adware and a good firewall to keep all of these out in the first place! Everybody has their own favorites. The following are mine. All are 100% free for home use and available for download at www.download.com:

1. Anti-virus: Avast is simply the best. I've tried everything else, nothing can beat Avast. AVG is a good second option.

2. Anti-spyware: Spybot Search & Destroy still rules! No doubt about it.

3. Anti-adware: Ad Aware SE Personal is the best there is. Google thinks so too. They added it in their pack.google.com offering.

4. FIrewall: Comodo is simply the best. I can't believe they are giving it away free!

And oh, use firefox for a borwser. So much more better and safer than IE.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Actually sounds like you have too much. The 2 anti-virus programs may conflict with each other, I would uninstall avast(personal preference) Also what little I know about window washer I would lose that also. Most of what that does is easier done manually.

Answer 4

I will short out this way>>> Ad-aware SE, Spybot, AVAST anti-virus and CCleaner

Answer 5

You can't run TWO Anti-virus programs at the same time. Un-install ONE of them. Each thinks the other IS a virus!

Get Windows Defender and Spyware Blaster, both free.

Google for them.

Then, you should be fine.

Answer 6

I don't have AVG but have all the others plus Yahoo Antivirus and don't have any problems. They haven't made my 'puter slower and don't interfere with eachother. I sometimes run two of them in a row and find viruses or tracking cookies that the first one didn't find.

Answer 7

Not sure about window washer, but yes, you are well protected. I would recomend AVG antivirus instead of AVAST but AVAST is good enough.

Answer 8

Make sure you have a firewall also. Another good freebie which won't conflict with anything else is Comodo BOClean.

Answer 9

Whoa! Based on all the places I see your IP, I'd say no. Change to a lesser-known browser and use CCleaner.

Answer 10

Might add a firewall like Zonealarm.