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Ken, thanks for your fine advice. I've just removed Spybot and I'll be
removing either Avast or Avira shortly. Paul C.

"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:52:28 -0500, "Paul Calcagno"
> <> wrote:
>
>> Karnyks22, thanks for your thoughts. I'll take a look at MSE, however,
>> I'm
>> rapidly approaching a situation where I might have too many AV programs
>> installed on her computer.
>
>
> Definitely!
>
>
>> She's still got Avast installed, and I just
>> installed Avira.
>
>
> They are both good, but get rid of one of the other. You should never
> have more than one, since they can conflict with each other.
>
>
>> What I'm looking for is a reliable `realtime' scanner for
>> viruses, spyware, malware, and adware,
>
>
>
> Two points:
>
> 1. The word "malware" is short for "malicious software." It's a broad
> classification that includes viruses, trojans, spyware and adware,
> etc.
>
> 2. Anti-malware programs come in one of two types--anti-virus and
> anti-spyware and adware. No single program really does both.
>
>
>> then just use MBAM, SAS, or Spybot
>> when I think I need to.
>
>
> MBAM and SAS are the two best anti-spyware programs. Spybot Search and
> Destroy very much takes a back seat to those two.
>
>
>
>> I guess I don't have a problem with uninstalling all but one of the AV
>> programs---
>
>
> Good, do it.
>
>
>
>> and I'm inclined to stay with Avira.
>
>
> You can't go wrong staying with either Avira or Avast.
>
>
>> Do you know enough about
>> Avira/MSE to know which one is better?
>
>
> I've never personally used MSE, but I've heard nothing but good
> reports about it from those I respect. But to me, it's still new, and
> hasn't been around long enough to prove itself yet. So I'd prefer to
> stay with Avira or Avast.
>
>
>
>> "karnyks22" <> wrote in
>> message
>> news:...
>> >
>> > Paul Calcagno Hi.
>> > I used Avast for a long time and was happy with it's performance until
>> > a major update was done to the program a few weeks ago. After the
>> > update
>> > I had some bugs develop. Rather than try (or wait for Avast) to fix the
>> > problems I uninstalled Avast and downloaded Microsoft Security
>> > Essentials to try. (This is a free program)
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ Was very impressed and
>> > now use that as my main AV. I use MBAM every day or two just to check
>> > (quick scan) and if I suspect that I may have picked up something that
>> > MSE and MBAM has missed I run a free ESET online scan 'Free ESET
>> > Online Antivirus Scanner' (http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/) If you
>> > suspect Avast is causing you problems uninstall it and try another AV.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > karnyks22
>> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>> >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Hello Paul,

FYI
Spybot Search & Destroy

Having uninstalled Spybot without first fully disabling Spybot Tea Timer
could be the cause of future mis-behavior
-=-


"Paul Calcagno" wrote:

> Ken, thanks for your fine advice. I've just removed Spybot and I'll be
> removing either Avast or Avira shortly. Paul C.
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:52:28 -0500, "Paul Calcagno"
> > <> wrote:
> >
> >> Karnyks22, thanks for your thoughts. I'll take a look at MSE, however,
> >> I'm
> >> rapidly approaching a situation where I might have too many AV programs
> >> installed on her computer.
> >
> >
> > Definitely!
> >
> >
> >> She's still got Avast installed, and I just
> >> installed Avira.
> >
> >
> > They are both good, but get rid of one of the other. You should never
> > have more than one, since they can conflict with each other.
> >
> >
> >> What I'm looking for is a reliable `realtime' scanner for
> >> viruses, spyware, malware, and adware,
> >
> >
> >
> > Two points:
> >
> > 1. The word "malware" is short for "malicious software." It's a broad
> > classification that includes viruses, trojans, spyware and adware,
> > etc.
> >
> > 2. Anti-malware programs come in one of two types--anti-virus and
> > anti-spyware and adware. No single program really does both.
> >
> >
> >> then just use MBAM, SAS, or Spybot
> >> when I think I need to.
> >
> >
> > MBAM and SAS are the two best anti-spyware programs. Spybot Search and
> > Destroy very much takes a back seat to those two.
> >
> >
> >
> >> I guess I don't have a problem with uninstalling all but one of the AV
> >> programs---
> >
> >
> > Good, do it.
> >
> >
> >
> >> and I'm inclined to stay with Avira.
> >
> >
> > You can't go wrong staying with either Avira or Avast.
> >
> >
> >> Do you know enough about
> >> Avira/MSE to know which one is better?
> >
> >
> > I've never personally used MSE, but I've heard nothing but good
> > reports about it from those I respect. But to me, it's still new, and
> > hasn't been around long enough to prove itself yet. So I'd prefer to
> > stay with Avira or Avast.
> >
> >
> >
> >> "karnyks22" <> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:...
> >> >
> >> > Paul Calcagno Hi.
> >> > I used Avast for a long time and was happy with it's performance until
> >> > a major update was done to the program a few weeks ago. After the
> >> > update
> >> > I had some bugs develop. Rather than try (or wait for Avast) to fix the
> >> > problems I uninstalled Avast and downloaded Microsoft Security
> >> > Essentials to try. (This is a free program)
> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ Was very impressed and
> >> > now use that as my main AV. I use MBAM every day or two just to check
> >> > (quick scan) and if I suspect that I may have picked up something that
> >> > MSE and MBAM has missed I run a free ESET online scan 'Free ESET
> >> > Online Antivirus Scanner' (http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/) If you
> >> > suspect Avast is causing you problems uninstall it and try another AV.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > karnyks22
> >> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >> >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> .
>

I had no idea. Too late now.............Paul C.

"Ǝиçεl" <> wrote in message
news7243593-1520-4462-833A-...
> Hello Paul,
>
> FYI
> Spybot Search & Destroy
>
> Having uninstalled Spybot without first fully disabling Spybot Tea Timer
> could be the cause of future mis-behavior
> -=-
>
>
> "Paul Calcagno" wrote:
>
>> Ken, thanks for your fine advice. I've just removed Spybot and I'll be
>> removing either Avast or Avira shortly. Paul C.
>>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> > On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:52:28 -0500, "Paul Calcagno"
>> > <> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Karnyks22, thanks for your thoughts. I'll take a look at MSE,
>> >> however,
>> >> I'm
>> >> rapidly approaching a situation where I might have too many AV
>> >> programs
>> >> installed on her computer.
>> >
>> >
>> > Definitely!
>> >
>> >
>> >> She's still got Avast installed, and I just
>> >> installed Avira.
>> >
>> >
>> > They are both good, but get rid of one of the other. You should never
>> > have more than one, since they can conflict with each other.
>> >
>> >
>> >> What I'm looking for is a reliable `realtime' scanner for
>> >> viruses, spyware, malware, and adware,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Two points:
>> >
>> > 1. The word "malware" is short for "malicious software." It's a broad
>> > classification that includes viruses, trojans, spyware and adware,
>> > etc.
>> >
>> > 2. Anti-malware programs come in one of two types--anti-virus and
>> > anti-spyware and adware. No single program really does both.
>> >
>> >
>> >> then just use MBAM, SAS, or Spybot
>> >> when I think I need to.
>> >
>> >
>> > MBAM and SAS are the two best anti-spyware programs. Spybot Search and
>> > Destroy very much takes a back seat to those two.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> I guess I don't have a problem with uninstalling all but one of the AV
>> >> programs---
>> >
>> >
>> > Good, do it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> and I'm inclined to stay with Avira.
>> >
>> >
>> > You can't go wrong staying with either Avira or Avast.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Do you know enough about
>> >> Avira/MSE to know which one is better?
>> >
>> >
>> > I've never personally used MSE, but I've heard nothing but good
>> > reports about it from those I respect. But to me, it's still new, and
>> > hasn't been around long enough to prove itself yet. So I'd prefer to
>> > stay with Avira or Avast.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> "karnyks22" <> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:...
>> >> >
>> >> > Paul Calcagno Hi.
>> >> > I used Avast for a long time and was happy with it's performance
>> >> > until
>> >> > a major update was done to the program a few weeks ago. After the
>> >> > update
>> >> > I had some bugs develop. Rather than try (or wait for Avast) to fix
>> >> > the
>> >> > problems I uninstalled Avast and downloaded Microsoft Security
>> >> > Essentials to try. (This is a free program)
>> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ Was very impressed
>> >> > and
>> >> > now use that as my main AV. I use MBAM every day or two just to
>> >> > check
>> >> > (quick scan) and if I suspect that I may have picked up something
>> >> > that
>> >> > MSE and MBAM has missed I run a free ESET online scan 'Free ESET
>> >> > Online Antivirus Scanner' (http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/) If you
>> >> > suspect Avast is causing you problems uninstall it and try another
>> >> > AV.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > karnyks22
>> >> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>> >> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>
>> .
>>