Webroot SpySweeper is Vista-compatible (I've been using it for a month or
so) and is a far, far, far better program than Windows Defender. I have
Defender completely disabled on my machine, and use SpySweeper and AVG
Antivirus. They're effective, non-intrusive and each has daily updates.
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Billy wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I have a question about AntiSpyware programs. If I bought such a program,
>> would I still need to run MS Defender or should I run both at the same
>> time?
>
> If you purchased an anti-spyware program that runs resident like Defender
> does, you would not need to run Defender. No, you shouldn't run both at
> the same time.
>
> That said, I'd be very cautious about installing a third-party
> anti-spyware program that runs resident just yet. Unless you know for sure
> that you're going to do Naughty Surfing, I think I'd just use Defender and
> wait for a few months before installing third-party stuff.
>
> You may find that you don't need the third-party stuff. It is far too
> early to know how vulnerable Vista will be.
>
>
> Malke
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