How Many Anti Virus Programs Do You Have Running On Your Comp?

[transam]

If you consider computer security like layers of an Onion, use 1 Anti-virus, 1 Malware, 1 Spyware. Run anti-virus continuously, the malware and spyware can be run intermittently, especially if you have a weak computer. As long as they don't overlap too much, you're covered. Don't run more than 1 Anti-virus, just sucks up too much resources.

Those daily antivirus scans can suck up huge amounts of disk i/o, so schedule them when the computer is on, but you're not. Since prices are dropping rapidly, consider an SSD for your root drive.

use ...

1 Anti-virus ... AVG

1 Malware ... Malaware Bytes

1 Spyware ... suggestions, as I don't have one installed and happy with the two above.

... and what is a 'SSD for your root drive' ... ?

Thanks

SSD is Solid State Drive or Flash memory.There are no moving parts like a SATA drive so it's much faster at accessing information.

Suggestions for a good spyware please ...

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[h90]

No virus scanner....just being carefully is good enough.

[Kiggs]

No virus scanner....just being carefully is good enough.

Dunno mate, I bet you 100b that if you ran ?? lets say Spybot4 (easy install,free and quick ) you would find at least 10 problems if not more.

[David48]

Thanks to MJCM and transam ... installed SUPERAntiSpyware.

Seems quite user friendly.

[h90]

No virus scanner....just being carefully is good enough.

Dunno mate, I bet you 100b that if you ran ?? lets say Spybot4 (easy install,free and quick ) you would find at least 10 problems if not more.

Spybot4 isn't a virus scanner....

I don't install dogy software from the internet, I don't use IE. I don't go to these pages with nude women, I don't do internet gambling, I don't plug in USB sticks which were used on other computer.

[transam]

No virus scanner....just being carefully is good enough.

Dunno mate, I bet you 100b that if you ran ?? lets say Spybot4 (easy install,free and quick ) you would find at least 10 problems if not more.

Spybot4 isn't a virus scanner....

I don't install dogy software from the internet, I don't use IE. I don't go to these pages with nude women, I don't do internet gambling, I don't plug in USB sticks which were used on other computer.

You being a totally ''upright'' sort of chap is nooooooo protection if you are connected to the WWW. I would up the bet that you have stuff lurking in your PC.

[h90]

No virus scanner....just being carefully is good enough.

Dunno mate, I bet you 100b that if you ran ?? lets say Spybot4 (easy install,free and quick ) you would find at least 10 problems if not more.

Spybot4 isn't a virus scanner....

I don't install dogy software from the internet, I don't use IE. I don't go to these pages with nude women, I don't do internet gambling, I don't plug in USB sticks which were used on other computer.

You being a totally ''upright'' sort of chap is nooooooo protection if you are connected to the WWW. I would up the bet that you have stuff lurking in your PC.

Do you know any virus scanner I can boot from USB or CD? I don't like to install something new.

[transam]

No, not a PC buff, BUT, few months back bought a new PC, it was full of virus/malware . Installed my stuff (from my previous post), job done.

Had a problem with the new PC, took it back to the shop, they fixed it. Got it home, plugged it in, virus/malware present again .

My stuff cleared it all.

[FritsSikkink]

I don't install dogy software from the internet, I don't use IE. I don't go to these pages with nude women, I don't do internet gambling, I don't plug in USB sticks which were used on other computer.

Where i live there are only honest people, so i don't need to lock my door.

[ThaidDown]

Do you know any virus scanner I can boot from USB or CD? I don't like to install something new.

Plenty available from the likes of Kaspersky, Bitdefender, MS, AVG, Avira etc. Just download the .iso and burn or make bootable usb as instructed..

Also available portable software, so no installation, ie ClamWin Scan, Emsisoft Emergency Kit etc.

Google is your friend.

Edited October 14, 2012 by ThaidDown

[Tchooptip]

If you consider computer security like layers of an Onion, use 1 Anti-virus, 1 Malware, 1 Spyware. Run anti-virus continuously, the malware and spyware can be run intermittently, especially if you have a weak computer. As long as they don't overlap too much, you're covered. Don't run more than 1 Anti-virus, just sucks up too much resources.

Those daily antivirus scans can suck up huge amounts of disk i/o, so schedule them when the computer is on, but you're not. Since prices are dropping rapidly, consider an SSD for your root drive.

use ...

1 Anti-virus ... AVG

1 Malware ... Malaware Bytes

1 Spyware ... suggestions, as I don't have one installed and happy with the two above.

... and what is a 'SSD for your root drive' ... ?

Thanks

SSD is Solid State Drive or Flash memory.There are no moving parts like a SATA drive so it's much faster at accessing information.

Suggestions for a good spyware please ...

.

SpywareDoctor not free + Spybot free

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[Dap]

Lighten up, I just wanted to poke some fun at PC users while they get all confused about anti virus.

If any of them had half a brain they would be on Linux.

Lighten up, I just wanted to poke some fun at PC users while they get all confused about anti virus.

If any of them had half a brain they would be on Linux.

Whoa! Pretty pompous post considering you have no idea of the accumulated technical expertise available on TV.

Your first post was pretty lame, as well as incorrect, but certainly surpassed (in kind) by the second.

[h90]

It was like this in the small city where I was born. Actually no one locked the car....Than we got the immigrant.....

[caughtintheact]

Robbie22,

In fact you are using 4 security programs and one cleanup/tweaker program (Uniblue). Of the security programs there is only one AV program, Avast! free*. The other 3 are anti-spyware programs (2) and one anti-malware program, although the lines are getting somewhat blurred. I am assuming that Super Anti-Spyware is the free version..

*Take a look at the various PDF reports at http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/docs/avc_prot_201209_en.pdf which will give you an idea of which AV programs do the best job of detection. There is no single av or anti-spyeware/malware that will detect everything.These ratings change frequently,.

Security Programs:

Name Type Recommendation

Avast! Anti-Virus Not the best detector but OK

Malwarebytes Pro Anti-malware Run - full protection mode

Super Anti-spyware Anti-spyware Use as on-demand

scanner

Spybot Anti-spyware Use on-demand

UniblueSpeedupmyPC Tweaker/Cleaner Not a security

program. Run it

weekly or so on-demand.

If you want more security it will depend on the browser you use. But regardless of that, I strongly recommend using Sandboxie (www.sandboxie.com) to protect your operating system when surfing online. Although Google's Chrome browser sandboxes each tab, which is good, there are often privacy issues with Google, but you can use the Chrome clone called SRWare Iron.

For better performance, I recommend that on start-up you run only Avast free and Malwarebytes Pro (although there are no indications of conflict with Super AS), sincet everything running is a drain in performance. Use the others (Super/Spybot/Uniblue) as on-demand scanners to check/clean your computer (weekly or so).

[NoshowJones]

None. Dont use Windows.

On customers stuff i use Avast and spybot. Easy install and its easy for them to use.

I got rid of avast because every time I booted up my computer, I was told it needed upgraded or something like that.

[Ajaan]

Windows Security Essentials, believe it or not, is the best free anti-virus and firewall program out there nowadays. I combine running that in the background with periodic scans by Superantispyware, and I also run CC Cleaner periodically.

Of course, I'm talking about what I do on my HP "netbook" travel laptop. On my main computer--a Retina Macbook Pro--I run...wait for it...absolutely no antivirus software at all, hahaha.

[caughtintheact]

Microsoft's Security Essentials does integrate seamlessly, allows for good computer performance, and does not give many false positives. But on the negative side it does not detect positives very well either, compared to a number of other AV programs. See the reports at www.av-comparatives.org I am using it myself right now, but the low detection rate does bother me, but that is why I do all my web surfing in a sandbox.

[balo]

Norton 360 is far better than Microsoft Essentials , and its fast too.

If you dont believe me , download the 30 day full version .

[transam]

None. Dont use Windows.

On customers stuff i use Avast and spybot. Easy install and its easy for them to use.

I got rid of avast because every time I booted up my computer, I was told it needed upgraded or something like that.

I don't get that with Avast Free. It updates automatically and tells me it has done so.

[how241]

yes its overkill. i work online, source all my music and movies and tv shows online and i have never had a virus. period. pick one and stick with it you could do a lot worse than security essentials

Good info.

[55Jay]

I have no anti virus software.

Why?

I use a Mac.

Have fun with your anti virus programs guys, they really enhance your computers performance.

iOS is a paid Trojan horse itself

Once you get it, the virus alters the owners brain and money starts flowing to toward Cupertino.

LOL. I'm the only PC guy left in my office, other 2 have i-fruit coming out their ears, always buying the next model that comes out, and changing Apple OS like underwear with sexy names like Snow Leopard. Used to crow about no viruses two or so years ago, then the invevitable happened. Same group clucks about their Ipads not getting the laptop check in airports. One just returned from holiday and that policy has apparently changed - had to pull out the Ipad and run it separately through the x-ray, and for anti-arrogance, security (must of been a PC guy) did a second, manual check of the Ipad after xray.

How's the non-topic trolling going?

I never had a virus in my Windows laptop, chances of me getting a virus in a Mac are 0. It all depends what you're doing. If you spend your day visiting porn sites and downloading torrents and cracking software, then you will most definitely get a virus regardless of the OS.

Again, in a MAC you have to install the virus yourself. In windows, I was browsing Google in one of the desktops here a few years back, it had 2 anti viruses installed and all I did was click on a hit right in Google and about 100 pop ups from Anti VIrus 2007 started popping up all over the computer. That would never happen in a Mac. A Mac would ask you to download and/or install something. YOu would have to agree to that, then you would have to enter the admin password and let it install.

This is what you have to install to get that flashback trojan. And it exploited Java, not OSX. It doesn't "just happen", it requires you to install it.

The other boloney about the iPads in airports has absolutely 0 to do with the thread. and who cares?

Like I said, not a fruit guy but I get your point.

You fruit people are so serious about your infaliable software and hardware - and that's the point.

It was to amplify the point that fruit people strutted around with no virus vulnerability and said it would never happen (regardless) then it did. You can blame it on whatever you want, but point is, the guy I was talking about was cock strong and the night I talked to him after he got infected by a virus (no, not a porn site) was the great leveler.

The thing about airport, that was a bit of fun too, based on the IPAD crew I have here who were crowing about it, like fruit people do, before a minimum wage guy brought them down to earth. I had a chuckle, but that was all. No harm done. Chill, mate.

[bendejo]

Microsoft's Security Essentials does integrate seamlessly, allows for good computer performance, and does not give many false positives. But on the negative side it does not detect positives very well either, compared to a number of other AV programs. See the reports at www.av-comparatives.org I am using it myself right now, but the low detection rate does bother me, but that is why I do all my web surfing in a sandbox.

MSE has taken to seeing my legit copy of Win7 as pirated. Happened a week or two ago. A message about it became part of the desktop, and I had 30 days to 'correct the problem.' I had to restore from a recent backup, then removed MSE. A pain in the arse.

Then again, the only warnings I ever got from MSE were false positives.