I have an up to date Mcafee Virus scan etc and have installed windows defender, should i be comfortable ?

Question

Its regularly scanned and i dont have limewire or anything which seems to breed a lot of virus'es and things. Are these two programs enough ?

Answer 1

Yes. They will work good. I have downloaded a lot of stuff and haver never once got a virus.

Just don't download any suspicious stuff and you will be fine.

Answer 2

living house windows Defender is in basic terms an Antispyware device. Microsoft risk-free practices necessities and Mcafee - Microsoft risk-free practices necessities is favourite even regardless of the undeniable fact that Mcafee is reputed because of the fact Mcafee has had some destructive detection expenses interior the previous.

Answer 3

My opinion.... I think Mcafee is crap... sorry but i had it before... I paid good money for the full program and after3 weeks my laptop was destroyed with a virus.... the best one to get is norton antivirus... they are excellent!!! they have all sorts of different scans for all areas of your computer... It is so safe, even to use your credit card details online.. This is only my opinion and experience, but maybe you can learn fom my mistake...

Hope it helps, good luck xx

Answer 4

Mcaffee is good. Windows defender has a few questions as to how it handles spyware. A good option would to be to get the FREE utilities like Ad-Aware, or Spybot S&D and check with them occasionally as well

Answer 5

You can feel safe I think. You could download spybot search and destroy and Lavasoft Ad aware, they are very good for getting rid of spyware. This is the link you can download them from.

Answer 6

You can feel safe, but if u don't you don't you should get Zonealarm Firewall it nice and free also try some antispy software like SUPERAntispyware

for Zonealram go to this site to download it
http://www.download.com/3000-2092-10039884.html

for SUPERAntispyware go to this site to download it
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE

Answer 7

You can feel safe but I prefer Spy Sweeper and Bitdefender

Answer 8

well you can say if it is already enough IF you could not find any anomalies happening on your computer.. but dont forget to install a antispyware

Answer 9

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Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)
Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper
After installation: update + scan + immunize
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)
http://www.superantispyware.com/

CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history
In options.
Set to run when computer starts.
Place cookies you want to keep in save list
http://www.ccleaner.com/
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Additional run this time and monthly.

Microsoft Update "Custom Mode" install everything
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us

Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”
Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Malicious Software Removal Tool (run “full scan”)
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
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RootkitRevealer v1.71
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx

Rootkit Removal Guide
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/scan_unhackme.html

Rootkits Removers
Pick any 2 install and run one each month

AVG Anti-Rootkit
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-rootkit-update-app-art/?ver=1.1.0.29

F-Secure BlackLight
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

Sophos Anti-Rootkit
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html
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Online Free Scanners:
Run Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Panda Scan now.
Run a different one each month.

Trend Micro: HouseCall Free Scan (removes what it finds)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
BitDefender Online Scanner http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
Kaspersky Labs Online Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
McAfee http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?affid=294
Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?
Symantic Online Scanner http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/ssc_eula.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=ALUFRHYTINMHDKDCWLL&vc_scanstate=2
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Additional Information read:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Prevention:_Prevent_Re-infection
http://www.castlecops.com/f67-Hijackthis_Spyware_Viruses_Worms_Trojans_Oh_My.html
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.org/secure.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php
http://www.castlecops.com/t102301-Hijackthis_Guidelines_Read_Before_Posting.html
http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/hijackthis-log-help/15968-updated-important-read-before-posting-log.html
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075&sid=901703d08c2ace31389ffef2d84b6607

Answer 10

Yeah, as long as you don't watch any porn.... but whats the point oh having a computer and not watching any porn....?