MalwareBytes anti malware or spybot?

dinesh

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What would you recommend based on your experience?
 

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What would you recommend based on your experience?
spybot search and destroy and super anti spyware free edition ...get them both

they the 2 best free ones IMO
 

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What would you recommend based on your experience?
Hi Dinesh, based on my own experience I use both Spybot, i dont use the resident tea timer but i do use the browser immunisation (Which has blocked me a few times from connecting to blacklistrd links) i also scan my system with it once a week on Wed. when updates are released and re immunise. Also i use malwarebytes as a stand alone scanner as it specialises in polymorphic malware. I recently picked up a badly infected, unpatched computer. After about a week of scanning, cleaning and trying to repair corrupt, missing and broken files i was convinced it was clean but i had read a lot about malwarebytes so i thought i would give it a try. Alas it found another 2 trojans everything else had missed! I then installed it on my Laptop (I am very vigilant about security on my laptop) ran a scan and it found well established malware in my registry that had not been detected by my other security software. Well thats my experience i use both and for very different reasons:rolleyes:
 

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I use them both. Been very happy with Spybot for years, and recently added Malwarebytes when the newest version added x64 support.
 

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What would you recommend based on your experience?
spybot search and destroy and super anti spyware free edition ...get them both

they the 2 best free ones IMO

hello:

---THANK YOU for posting this topic again---i have wanted to try SPYBOT - (search & destroy) on my laptop, but when I go to the site it shows like a dozen items listed to choose from to download---WHICH ONE?---
---I have Comodo-firewall now + Avast a/v + Windows defender---/seems like enough protection to me, no?/---

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peace
 

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    Internal DAC (400MHz) - memory: 382 MB
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Hi Kikidee,

You can just go to the site here: The home of Spybot-S&D!

And click on your language, say English, then click here:

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Then here:


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Then finally, pick any one you like of the Mirror sites here:


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Hello airbot:

---thank you for the info---I already have the site in my faves; and it is on the last page with the MIRROR-links that I do not know which one to pick from????---waaaaaah---(me not know which is what-who-where-why-wink-whine, etc.)---as in, what is the difference between them all - which would YOU use?---

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peace
 

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    Internal DAC (400MHz) - memory: 382 MB
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    Realtek High Def Audio
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    ATI Radeon X1250 - 14"
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    ST9160310AS ATA Device
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They're all fine to use, but go ahead and use one of these, they would be my pick. That's as direct as you'll get probably. ;)

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    12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
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    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
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    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
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    2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

    Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
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    Corsair HX1000W
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    Cooler Master HAF 932
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    W.E.I final score= 7.7

    Windows Vista=5.9
Hello airbot:

---I just downloaded the Spybot program, and my Comodo-firewall will not allow the program to run in 'temporary'-mode---(the only 2 options in the file; run + exit)---any suggestions?---thank you---

peace
 

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    ACPI x86-based PC
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    (RAM) 1.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Internal DAC (400MHz) - memory: 382 MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ATI Radeon X1250 - 14"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800 (60Hz)
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    ST9160310AS ATA Device
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    Stealth~graphite
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    Launch Manager Version 2.0.02
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    Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad + Microsoft Optical Mouse 500
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    NO WEBCAM - (privacy)
Both.
 

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Hello airbot:

---I just downloaded the Spybot program, and my Comodo-firewall will not allow the program to run in 'temporary'-mode---(the only 2 options in the file; run + exit)---any suggestions?---thank you---

peace


No sorry, I've never used Comodo firewall, I wouldn't know know how it would react with Spybot. :(
 

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    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
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    ASUS Xonar D2X
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    LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
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    1920x1080@60hz
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    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
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    W.E.I final score= 7.7

    Windows Vista=5.9
Hi Aaron, what about my question? :(
 

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Your question Dinesh, I have used both, although I always have Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is good for a manual scanner, they push out updates a lot, at least once or twice a day.

Spybot is good for Real Time protection, albeit it's maybe overkill. If you have a major AV, and Win Defender with it's Real Time protection, and Windows firewall, and the UAC on, it's pretty much good enough, IMO.

And maybe one or two manual scanners like Malwarebytes to run manual scans every once in a while. If you just wanted to use Spybot for a manual scanner and not having the extra RTP running, you could do that too.

Another nice little program, that sort of acts like the UAC, is WinPatrol. It notifies you when anything wants to add itself to startup. Something that Spybot does too, but it's not as heavy on system resources.
 

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    12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
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    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
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    ASUS Xonar D2X
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    LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
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    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
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    Corsair HX1000W
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    Cooler Master HAF 932
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    Case Fans -3 230mm, 1 140mm/CPU - Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
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    Logitech Wireless MK700
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    Logitech Wireless MK700
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    100 MBPS DL 30.17Mbps UL 0.98Mbps
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    Windows 7
    Processor-7.7 RAM- 7.9 Graphics-7.9 Gaming Graphics- 7.9 HDD- 7.8

    W.E.I final score= 7.7

    Windows Vista=5.9
Hi Aaron, i use NOD32 4, i also have a purchased Malwarebytes antimalware with protection module turned on. Spybot is annoying sometimes when it comes to start up entries. Besides, windows defender and windows firewall are always turned on. Tea Timer is eating up memory like anything. I just have 2 GB and my system slows down if multiple programs are running.
 

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    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
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    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
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