Anti Spyware/Virus Protection For Windows

bobber205

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Jun 30, 2007

• #1

I trust you guys the most. 😉

I have a new pc that I want to keep protected. So far all I have is AVG anti virus. What kind of other software, especially spyware, should I get?

 

xUKHCx

Administrator emeritus

• Jun 30, 2007

• #2

I have Spybot Search and Destroy as well as Adaware and Zonealarm firewall all as well as AVG.

 

iBookG4user

macrumors 604

• Jun 30, 2007

• #3

You'll also want to download Microsoft Defender.

 

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OMAC1A

macrumors newbie

• Jun 30, 2007

• #4

www.bitdefender.com

Bitdefender is the fastest AV tool I have ever used. I have given up on Norton, to me Norton has become bloatware. NOD32 is also very good and is the least intrusive of the AV programs I have used.

 

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nospamboz

macrumors 6502

• Jul 1, 2007

• #5

I second Microsoft Defender anti-spyware, along with
Avast Home anti-virus (http://www.avast.com, good and free).

 

brasscat

macrumors 6502

• Jul 1, 2007

• #6

nospamboz said:

I second Microsoft Defender anti-spyware, along with
Avast Home anti-virus (http://www.avast.com, good and free).

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FYI - Certain Windows Vista versions come with Bitdefender (Vista Ultimate, for example). You may want to look at the price of doing a live-update of your version (if you have Vista) to the upgraded version with Bitdefender.

Avast is no longer free, beyond a 30 day trial. They stopped the free virus scanning about 3 months back, I believe. They are good though.

 

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nospamboz

macrumors 6502

• Jul 1, 2007

• #7

brasscat said:

Avast is no longer free, beyond a 30 day trial. They stopped the free virus scanning about 3 months back, I believe. They are good though.

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Avast Home is free. Avast Pro is not.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

 

brasscat

macrumors 6502

• Jul 1, 2007

• #8

nospamboz said:

Avast Home is free. Avast Pro is not.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

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Well what do you know! I tried to find this link a while back but couldn't! Thanks...

 

solvs

macrumors 603

• Jul 2, 2007

• #9

Most of the above, plus Spyware Blaster. All free stuff. And a good hardware firewall with a really good config.

 

deputy_doofy

macrumors 65816

• Jul 2, 2007

• #10

I run Avast for anti-virus and Hitman Pro for anti-spyware and anti-malware. Hitman Pro is really an umbrella program for a TON of freeware and shareware anti-malware programs, but it's cleaned every infected system I've ever come across.