Do i need anti-virus, spyware, malware and site advisor??
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you don't need all these much programs i will tell you a few and simple things to do to keep you away from viruses and spywares and won't slow down your pc
First to eliminate or avoid spyware problem use the mozilla firefox browser instead of internet explorer,the firefox is less attractive to spywares.use also the ad-block plus browser extension to block all ads and phishing that you don't like,firefox not only better in security but also faster and reliable and will increase ur browsing speed alittle bit.
Second,use NOD32 antivirus or F-Secure they are in the third and forth places of top ten anti-viruses,first one can detect 95,5% of viruses and second one can detect about 96.6 of viruses as i remember from many test has been done befor,avoid free programs like avg and avast they are good but only detect 88% of viruses.
3-use a free program to scan for spywares regulary such as ad-aware or spybot search and destroy they are the best of the best,not the best free but the best of all,the ad-aware can detect 99.5% of spywares.
Use spybot or ad-aware just for scanning and assuring no spys in ur system and don't but them in real time scan,u don't need this function from any spyware program such as spyware doctor or any other program....the f-secure or nod32 will do the job perfectly and prevent also any real spaywares from attacking ur pc
4-don't use a firewwall program if you are behind a router that have a firewall or NAT function,only microsoft windows firewall is enough in this case.
5-if u are using an email client like outlook and suffering from spams too,switch to Thunderbird email client from mozilla.
6-for malware u have a malware scan engine built in the windows operation system and regulary updated every month with the automatic window update function,so u don't need a standalone malware detection program
I have resolved many security issues befor,so trust my words
good luck
Is not good to have more than 1 antivirus because they start having an internal conflict, you may not be protected against viruses and it also may slowdown your computer, my advice is to uninstall all those programs and download
AVG internet security 7.5 which comes with all of these features:
anti virus
anti spyware
anti malware
anti spam
firewall
updates everyday
http://www2.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg...
but if you dont want to spend a dime then there is also a free edition
Avg free edtionhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/28415/lng/us...
my advise would be to download avg a7.5 antivirus free edition and also avg antispyware 7.5 these can be found on the grisoft website.
then unistall avast and syware doctor.then install the 2 avg programs and update them the program will let u know if it needs updating.then set it for automatic updates and tests.then run full pc scans using both programs.u could also do with mcafee personal firewall plus,this can be found on the mcafee website. any problems dont be afraid to ask.these r my choice of protection.
Download a antivirus program.
If you don't have it.
AVG and Avast has some free ones.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cle...
There are more free antivirus programs out there.
What’s the best of them I don’t know, but Avast and AVG are good.
I use Norton Internet Security.
Also scan with some antivirus online scanner like http://www.bitdefender.com/
and a security/antivirus scanner like http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/home.
You also need a firewall.
ZoneAlarm has a free one.
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/c...
Disable Windows firewall if it’s not disabled automatically.
That is if you download another firewall.
Also have some spyware/adware removers like Ad Aware SE Personal and Spybot-S&D.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index...
( Download Ad Aware here http://www.download.com/3000-2144-100459... )
AVG also have a free anti spyware.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://www.econsultant.com/spyware-datab...
*Note: Have only one antivirus program and one firewall installed on you computer.
Adware/spyware removers are ok to have more of.
Hi,
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It not only gives complete solutions but also offers
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and eliminate all spy ware /virus /ad ware /Trojans completely.
most virus are spread through IE. IE is not a safe browser.
you should use a more secure browser to protect your PC from virus. i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar.
firefox can block any any popup and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE browser.
as you know, most of virus spread throught internet and webpage.
besides, firefox is much smaller than IE, so it run faster than IE. download firefox for free, Just have a try:
http://www.168tv.net/firefox/
Good Luck !
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