hawker wrote:
On 1/21/2014 6:39 PM, MCBastos wrote:
Interviewed by CNN on 20/01/2014 22:15, Mort told the world:
Hi,
I have read conflicting ideas about the following, and would like to
have some accurate advice.
I am running Windows 7 Pro and Windows XP Pro on my 2 laptops, which
both came with Windows Defender. I also run Avast antivirus software as
well as SuperAntiSpyware.
My XP laptop refuses to update the Defender, giving a repeat error
notice,which Windows Fixit cannot fix.
Are the Avast and antispyware sufficient? Do I need Defender also? Some
articles even said that Defender will interfere with the other programs.
Defender is an antispyware, as is SuperAntispyware and also one of the
Avast modules. It's generally assumed that it's a bad idea to have
several antimalware programs doing essentially the same thing -- they
end up interfering in one another and making your computer slow. (I have
seen at times race conditions between security software taking 99% of
the CPU on customers' machines... a Brazilian banking security tool
called G-Buster is particularly notorious for causing this. But I
digress...)
Myself, I use just the free Avast and the Windows built-in firewall
(plus, of course, a network router, which nowadays is almost unavoidable
and adds an extra barrier to direct attacks). I also have NoScript in my
main browser, which is annoying at times but makes the black hats' job
much harder. But the most important defense I have is... a suspicious
mind. I have received hundreds of phishing mail messages over the years,
for instance; I don't think I have ever fell for one.
To add to what others said:
Virus also come in as exploits of advertisements and Java, Flash,
Acrobat. So keeping those three programs up to date makes a huge
difference in your vulnerability.
Using Ad Block Plus also has removed virus potential on several clients
who often got exploits that Avast didn't stop.
I would kill defender, which doesn't work so hot, add Avast and Ad Block
Plus, keep Acrobat, Java and Flash up to date (or don't use them).
I would also suggest running malwarebytes about once a month to double
check. It does a great job of getting rid of pesky viri that other
programs don't detect.
Thanks for the great advice.
Mort Linder
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