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[falcon113]

i was just wondering if these programs are all good to put on this acer aspire??

ad-aware

spybot s & d

and this....

http://www.ewido.net/en/download

thanks heaps in advance.

 

[tashi]

Hi falcon

i was just wondering if these programs are all good to put on this acer aspire??

While some people do use more than one antispyware program, only one resident real time protection should be active.

Ewido/AVG only has real-time monitoring in the paid version, so there shouldn't be any conflicts if using the free program.

Before considering three ASW programs, which is a lot, take a look at how much RAM is available on that Acer.

So how did I get infected in the first place? has some good tips.

As to how those three get along, I am not aware of any conflicts at this particular time.

 

[falcon113]

thanks tashi

its got lots of disk space theres basicly nothing on it but wanted to find a good antivirus before something did work its way in. ill check it out now.

im in the prossess of trying to sort out a mates comp too.

ive made a seperate post for it,

its under please help!

ill have to change comps to put something on it.

 

[katana]

its got lots of disk space theres basicly nothing on it but wanted to find a good antivirus before something did work its way in.

The applications you mention are all AntiSpyware, not AntiVirus.
You will need a separate program for Antivirus protection.

Disc space is not the same as having a lot of ram
Your ram will (usually) be something like 256mb, 512mb, 1gb

 

[GT500]

... wanted to find a good antivirus before something did work its way in.

My personal favorite is avast! Anti-Virus. The "Home Edition" is free for use at home, so you don't have to fork out a lot of money for your AV protection.

Another good free AV is AntiVir, but it will show you a huge ad for the premium version when it downloads it's updates.

Also note that there is a difference between an Anti-Virus application and an Anti-Spyware application. Reguardless of what Anti-Virus you choose, make sure to also have at least Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5 and SpywareBlaster installed. Also make sure to open up both of those once a week (every Thursday is probably best), and check for updates.