Advice on adaware, spybot stuff please...

BusyGirl

I have Norton on my laptop and realise that I need other stuff too, but I'm not too sure what to get and to be honest what it really does. I did download Adaware and Spybot, but they only remove the first 20 problems and then you need to buy the rest.
What do I really need other than Norton to keep my computer protected (preferably free)? Thanks

aliEnRIK

My personaly opinion is Nortons a bit cr*p, but dont let THAT put you off
Anyways
Use spybots IMMUNISE feature to stop certain nasties from ever gettin on your computer
UPDATE and SCAN with MALWAREBYTES once a month
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
UPDATE and SCAN with SUPER Anti Spyware once a month
http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html
(NEVER run 2 scanners together though, it can wear out the hard drive over time)

There are other things you can do. Really depends what you want protection from

benjdr

aliEnRIK wrote: »

(NEVER run 2 scanners together though, it can wear out the hard drive over time)

Your advice was decent until I got to this.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

free4440273

With regards to Spybot, when you install, you might want to disable Resident 'Tea Timer' (I find it so bloody annoying) but do not (under any circumstances) disable Resident 'SDHelper'.

BusyGirl

Thanks for the replies, I'm assuming that these are all free to use?

free4440273

BusyGirl wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, I'm assuming that these are all free to use?

Spybot is free; I think Malwarebytes is also free: I've never used it myself but it seems to have good recommendations here:)

aliEnRIK

benjdr wrote: »

Your advice was decent until I got to this.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

explain that please?
If you mean im talking c*ap i assure you im not as my mate burned his out doing just that (as in completely, I couldnt do anything with it)

aliEnRIK

BusyGirl wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, I'm assuming that these are all free to use?

Theyre free

black_paw

in spybot when you click it on, a pop up- down loader comes up ,what do you click on for this country for here in England ?? seems to be Europe 1,2,3 etc USA Germany bit confused :doh::shocked::eek: but work's well

madnlooney

Jamla wrote: »

in spybot when you click it on, a pop up- down loader comes up ,what do you click on for this country for here in England ?? seems to be Europe 1,2,3 etc USA Germany bit confused :doh::shocked::eek: but work's well

thats just a list of the servers for the updates, any one is fine may take slightly longer to download if you pick usa but nothing to worry about

aliEnRIK

Yeah, it is confusing that bit
I use SAFER NETWORKING 2 (The only 1 that appears to be trouble free)

Make sure you use its IMMUNISE feature too (should be ZERO unprotected)