spyware, anti virus...........

athickman · 09-19-2008, 01:26 AM

hello
i am new at this. can use some help. do i need norton if i have peoplepc security or windows defender or some such program ?
any info will be greatly appreciated.
athickman

**dm01** · 09-19-2008, 06:13 PM

A local anti-virus installation is recommended. Norton does a pretty decent job, despite what some people say. AVG is free, effective, and easy to use. Don't rely on anti-virus alone. Windows Defender is fairly good for anti-malware, but I recommend Spybot Search and Destroy [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html] from Safer Networking to get rid of existing infections, and Javacools SpywareBlaster [http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html] to prevent new ones. Of course, no program is foolproof.

You can have more than one anti-spyware / anti-malware.
You can never use more than one software firewall or active scanning anti-virus, because they can interfere with each other.

09-19-2008, 01:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
athickman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	spyware, anti virus........... hello i am new at this. can use some help. do i need norton if i have peoplepc security or windows defender or some such program ? any info will be greatly appreciated. athickman

09-19-2008, 06:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
dm01 Moderator: Design Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, B.C.; Canada Posts: 1,443 OS: Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] SP3 \| Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope \| Windows 7 BETA My System	Re: spyware, anti virus........... A local anti-virus installation is recommended. Norton does a pretty decent job, despite what some people say. AVG is free, effective, and easy to use. Don't rely on anti-virus alone. Windows Defender is fairly good for anti-malware, but I recommend Spybot Search and Destroy [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html] from Safer Networking to get rid of existing infections, and Javacools SpywareBlaster [http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html] to prevent new ones. Of course, no program is foolproof. You can have more than one anti-spyware / anti-malware. You can never use more than one software firewall or active scanning anti-virus, because they can interfere with each other. __________________ Validate your Markup Validate your CSS Notepad++ Please use [html], [php], and [code] when posting code or markup. I do not help by Private Message or e-mail. If for some reason I have over-looked a reply to a thread that I have previously replied to, then send me a message.