is windows defender any good

jbreckmckye

They do say Iron is the safest, actually.

aliEnRIK

ARTHUR wrote: »

yes it did - I was surfing the internet using I.E 7 when the infection started.
would it be safer to use the AOL browser rather than I.E

That wouldnt make a blind bit of difference

markharding557

One of the simplest protections against web based spyware is to browse from a limited user account.
another invaluable tool which can be used with any browser is the excellent proxomitron web filterhttp://www.proxomitron.info/index.html

CPJames19

ARTHUR wrote: »

I already have Avira antivirus which suits my needs - although it doesn't help with spyware/malaware

I have Avira & it does remove malware.

aliEnRIK

CPJames19 wrote: »

I have Avira & it does remove malware.

The free one is not spyware/malware specific

Even the pay one isnt particularly good with it either