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Avast, Comodo, Spybot, Ad-Aware., Super Antispyware is that enough?

Discussion in 'Security and Privacy' started by thesaint, 2009/11/05.

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    thesaint

    thesaint Inactive Thread Starter

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    I' a novice and wanted to know if this is a good way to protect my PC all recommendations would be very much appreciated!

    I currently have:

    avast! Antivirus

    COMODO Firewall Pro

    SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition

    Ad-Aware

    and I use them regularly is this enough?

    Should I be doing more?

    Should I replace anything with a better or more reliable program?

    Should I use CCLeaner? (just saw it on the forum)

    Thank you!
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    I'd uninstall Ad-aware and Spybot as tools of the past and I'd add Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (trial version is fully functionable): http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php to your arsenal.
    Program like CCleaner should be run weekly. Just make sure, you don't touch registry part.
    Better yet...
    Download Temp File Cleaner (TFC)
    Double click on TFC.exe to run the program.
    Click on Start button to begin cleaning process.
    TFC will close all running programs, and it may ask you to restart computer.
     
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    thesaint

    thesaint Inactive Thread Starter

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    thanks I definitely do that tonight!

    anything else I should do regularly?

    disk cleanup, defrag, etc.?
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    CCleaner, or TFC will take care of disk cleanup.
    Defrag? I'd run it monthly.
     
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    thesaint

    thesaint Inactive Thread Starter

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    I really appreciate all your help...

    should I adjust settings on my firewall or Avast?
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    Default settings are just fine..
     
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