ESET Smart Security

Naseby

Hi everyone
I have just upgraded to Smart Security from Nod32 Anti-Virus. My firewall used to be Zone Alarm Pro. I have got numerous anti-spy packages and wondered if I really need them all. I'll list what I have got:-

AVGAS - Paid for
Ad-Aware 2007 Pro - Paid for
Spybot Search and Destroy - Free
SpywareBlaster - Free
SpywareGuard - Free
Windows Defender - Free

I also run C Cleaner regularly.

Does this seem a bit like overkill?

I'd be grateful for your thought on this.

Many thanks

hobo28

Ummm, yes. I've always used Spybot and then Adaware for a second opinion. No need to have so many at the same time.

Red_Rose_Exile

Well as long as you run the programs, then no.. However, I am not sure that ALL of them are necessary certainly in the Startup of your PC

Personally, I would leave AVGAS and Ad-aware as you've paid for them, and use the schedules to run at differing times from each other, and then do a Defender and CCleaner run one a week.

Give yourself a gold star for taking PC security seriously though, you'd be surprised how many don't

Reluctant_spender

Naseby

All I would say is check the official forum for NOD as they are releasing updates to get over one or two niggles.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com

The Anti virus has already had two updates and is now on 3.0.563

Naseby

Thanks for all your replies.

Hobo28 and RedRoseExile - thanks for your suggestions.

Reluctant_Spender - Thanks for the link to Wilders. I do look on there quite often because I also have Acronis True Image and their forum is on there too.

Thanks a lot

Conor_3

Get rid of them all apart From ESET. There's little point having several things checking the same stuff and they can actually conflict each other and REDUCE your protection.

sco0ter

Smart security just updated to 3.0.563 as well...

Fixes the OE open bug and random pictures blocked bug.

Naseby

Conor - I knew that was true about Firewalls and Anti-viruses but is it also true about anti-spy software?

superscaper

Naseby wrote: »

Conor - I knew that was true about Firewalls and Anti-viruses but is it also true about anti-spy software?

It can be but only if you have the real time protection for all of them turned on and aren't loaded at boot up etc.

Reluctant_spender

Naseby wrote: »

Thanks for the link to Wilders. I do look on there quite often because I also have Acronis True Image and their forum is on there too.

Naseby - thanks for the info about True Image :snow_grin