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Posted by Richard Oliver on July 1, 2009, 2:37 am
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Is Windows Defender really necessary if one has AVG, Malware Bytes and
AdAware installed and always up to date ?
Your advice please,Richard
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Posted by Max Wachtel on July 4, 2009, 10:26 pm
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> Is Windows Defender really necessary if one has AVG, Malware Bytes and
> AdAware installed and always up to date ?
> Your advice please,Richard
If you are using the paid versions then no, it is not necessary. The free
versions of MBAM and AA do not protect you in "real-time" as WD does.
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Posted by ASCII on July 4, 2009, 10:36 pm
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>wrote:
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>> Is Windows Defender really necessary if one has AVG, Malware Bytes and
>> AdAware installed and always up to date ?
>> Your advice please,Richard
>
>If you are using the paid versions then no, it is not necessary. The free
>versions of MBAM and AA do not protect you in "real-time" as WD does.
What kind of careless operation necessitates 'real time' protection?
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Posted by Max Wachtel on July 5, 2009, 12:22 am
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> Max Wachtel wrote:
>> wrote:
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>>> Is Windows Defender really necessary if one has AVG, Malware Bytes and
>>> AdAware installed and always up to date ?
>>> Your advice please,Richard
>>
>> If you are using the paid versions then no, it is not necessary. The
>> free
>> versions of MBAM and AA do not protect you in "real-time" as WD does.
>
> What kind of careless operation necessitates 'real time' protection?
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What I use to clean and maintain Windows -
Windows Update (free to use)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
Secunia Online Software Inspector (free to use)
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/
Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/
You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'
http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm
(The free version won't scan your emails.)
Why You Don't Need Your Anti-Virus Program to Scan Your E-Mail
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm
Ensure your e-mail program is configured to display e-mail messages in
'Plain Text' only.
Thunderbird for e-mail (free), set to “default” e-mail
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/
Windows Defender (free)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx
for w2k users, see instructions here:
http://www.compatdb.org/support/topics/175747_windows_defender_windows_2000.html
SUPERAntiSpyware (free version-no Real-Time scanning)
http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html
If you can’t download def. files you can get them here:
http://www.superantispyware.com/definitions.html
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (trial version is free version-no Real-Time
scanning)
http://www.malwarebytes.org/index.php
If you can’t download def. files, you can get them here:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
SpywareBlaster (free)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
David H. Lipman's MULTI_AV Tool (free)
http://www.pctipp.ch/ds/28400/28470/Multi_AV.exe
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
English:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/
Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm
Windows Firewall (free)- w2k users can get sygate (old free version)
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=sygate
Firefox with AdBlock/NoScript/WOT/LE installed (free), set to “default”
browser
http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
AdBlock https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
NoScript https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
W-O-T https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=WOT&cat=all
LinkExtend https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/10777
MVPS Hosts file (free)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Manange your hosts file http://www.funkytoad.com/
Hostsxpert http://www.funkytoad.com/download/HostsXpert.zip
Homer http://www.funkytoad.com/download/Homer.zip
Turn off un-needed Windows Services
http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp
Update Java (delete old versions before update)
http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
Decrapify your PC
http://pcdecrapifier.com/download
Remove Adobe Acrobat Reader and use PDF-XChange Viewer
http://www.docu-track.com/downloads/users/
CrapCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/
JKDefrag
http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/
Glary Utilites (there is a portable version)
http://www.glaryutilities.com/builds.html
Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
Hundreds Click on 'Click Here to Get Infected' Ad
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2132447,00.asp
Buy a router w/built-in firewall (under $50)
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Posted by David W. Hodgins on July 5, 2009, 3:43 am
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> What I use to clean and maintain Windows -
linux, both for me, and most of the machines I work on.
Regards, Dave Hodgins
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