Is my laptop security and spyware safe

birchstart

I current have Mcafee security suite and ad aware 2007 free version and crap cleaner, windows defender, do i need to load anything else.

Thanks for any advice given

albertross_2

I wouldn't load any more resident scanners, it will slow the pc down (if it aint slow enough with mcafee), but you can load manual antispyware scanners, (AVG antispyware reverts to manual after 30 days), superantispyware etc.

and do the occasional web scan

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

birchstart

is there anything else better than Mcafee have had it for 4 yrs no problems till last week , picked up a Malware friend told me to reformat so i did seems to be ok.

BillScarab

If you want o pay for Security NOD32 and Kaspersky ar egood AV programs or just use a free one like AVG, AntiVir or Avast.

If you want an all in one suite Kaspresky and Eset (which includes NOD32) are good.

birchstart

i pay for Macafee through aol at 2.49 pm so Kaspresky is a lot cheaper, so would i still need ad aware and crap cleaner and windows defender. i was reading about este and that had a good write up, i am not every well up on these things just want to be safe.
Thanks for your help

BillScarab

A suite like Kasperksy or Eset usually contains AV software, AntiSpyware software, A firewall and maybe additional things like Parental Control Software. So you wouldn't need McAfee, Adaware or defender.

CCleaner is different, it's not really security software just a tool to clean up old files and junk on your PC so you would keep that.