What spyware and protection ?

pennyshahin_2

I've downloaded AVG 8 free version onto my aspire with vista, so i've got anti-spy, i've also got google spy doctor and windows defender do i need anything else to help protect my computer ? thank you

TonyLisaP

Your inbuilt firewall will help. Do you use a router to connect to the internet? If so that will offer some additional protection.

pennyshahin_2

No i've got a modem would you recommend getting a router ?

TonyLisaP

Are you on broadband? What modem do you have? I believe that a lot of the cable modems have built in firewalls as well now.
If you are going to connect anymore machines or go wireless then get a router anyway.

roadsidetree

Hello,

Would highly recommend a freeware called Spyware blaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

provides real time protection against spyware, adware, hijackers and all unwanted softwares.

PROLIANT

You have got too much protection on, take this analogy; if you put 3 condoms on during sex you would gain 2 extra layers of protection but the pleasure / experience would be less than if you had only one condom on. Strange analogy but if you see where I am cumming from(lol ), back on track now if you have 1 anti-virus and 1 anti-spy ware this adequate, if you have too many applications they will conflict with each other and take up valuable system resources, making the users experience less fun because their processor is busy doing other things and not to mention the extra RAM these additional applications consume.