hello.... !

[shostakovitch]

Greetings !!

This is my first post to this forum .. . . as a 51 year old Silver Surfer (!),
I am not very good on the fine arts of pc-speak , but I know that " If it looks good,then it is....! "
I have Desktop Sidebar, Object Desktop and Object Dock on board my Pc,...
so this is an advice before I dive in type of question . .
Basically, I also have MS Antispyware and A.V.G free on top of the windows firewall and the firewall that is built in to my modem . .
So . . ( here it comes . . ) . .
... If I Install Spybot s&d will there be ANY CONFLICT with the progs and apps that I am running . . and if there are any conflicts , how EASY will it be to address them . . ? Please, Please , bear in mind that I am an absolute beginner on pc language . . So, any instructions and /or/ advice should be
taken from the " PC for the absolutely Brain-Dead " book - page 1 ! ;)

On a side note, I love modding my pc and changing the way it looks , I can definitely confirm that I am an end user . . . ! ! :D

Once again , thanx for your patience ( in advance !!!! )... :bigthumb:

Cheers,:beerbeerb :beerbeerb :beerbeerb

Mike

[tashi]

Welcome shostakovitch.

I do not believe there will be any conflict between the programs you mention and Spybot-S&D.
You may want to have only one resident antispyware real time protection enabled however as both teatimer and MSASW will popup warnings.
How Spybot-S&D protects against the installation of Spyware/Malware (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=281)
Here is a good topic to read with tips for malware prevention:
So how did I get infected in the first place? By Tony Klein (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=279)
Also some links:
Windows Security (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=425[url)
Cheers. :)

[shostakovitch]

Welcome shostakovitch.

I do not believe there will be any conflict between the programs you mention and Spybot-S&D.
You may want to have only one resident antispyware real time protection enabled however as both teatimer and MSASW will popup warnings.
How Spybot-S&D protects against the installation of Spyware/Malware (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=281)
Here is a good topic to read with tips for malware prevention:
So how did I get infected in the first place? By Tony Klein (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=279)
Also some links:
Windows Security (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=425[url)
Cheers. :)



Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it : sorry it was a while to reply but
I am disabled and unwell for the last few weeks . . . .
However , I am thinking about installing AD-AWARE from lava soft - - will this program cause any conflicts ? ?

[md usa spybot fan]

... I am thinking about installing AD-AWARE from lava soft - - will this program cause any conflicts ? ?
If you are talking about Ad-Aware SE Personal, the only conflict that I am aware of is as follows:

One of the addition features of Spybot is IE Tweaks:If you go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > IE Tweaks there are three "Miscellaneous locks" on Spybot's IE tweaks page:
Lock Hosts file read-only as protection against hijackers
Lock IE start page setting against user changes (current user)
Lock IE control panel against opening from within IE (current user)

If you activate either or both of the last two (2) IE Tweaks, Ad-Aware SE Personal will detect these as possible threats during a scan:
"Lock IE start page setting against user changes (current user)" is detected as:
Name:Windows
Category:Vulnerability
Object Type:RegData
Size:4 Bytes
Location:...\software\policies\microsoft\internet explorer\control panel "Homepage" ()
Last Activity:mm-dd-yyyy
Relevance:Low
TAC index:3
Comment:Manual changing of browser start-page restricted
Description:General Windows Security Issue. Your system security may be compromised. The specifics of the possible compromised item are listed in the comments section.

"Lock IE control panel against opening from within IE (current user)" is detected as:
Name:Windows
Category:Vulnerability
Object Type:RegData
Size:4 Bytes
Location:...\software\policies\microsoft\internet explorer\restrictions "NoBrowserOptions" ()
Last Activity:mm-dd-yyyy
Relevance:Low
TAC index:3
Comment:Manual changing of internet-settings restricted
Description:General Windows Security Issue. Your system security may be compromised. The specifics of the possible compromised item are listed in the comments section.


I have these detections ignored in Ad-Aware SE Personal

I do not use either Ad-Aware Plus or Ad-Aware Professional so I do not know if there are conflicts with the active components of these products.