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Old 03-17-2007   #1 (permalink)
Billy


 
 

Antispyware Question

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?

Thanks!

Billy


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Old 03-17-2007   #2 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: Antispyware Question

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
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Old 03-18-2007   #3 (permalink)
PTravel


 
 

Re: Antispyware Question

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
news:%23%23qe9rPaHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> 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
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


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Old 03-18-2007   #4 (permalink)
Richard Urban


 
 

Re: Antispyware Question

I am using the same combination and have also turned off Windows Defender.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
news:uvAy3$TaHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:%23%23qe9rPaHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

>


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-20-2007   #5 (permalink)
Billy


 
 

Re: Antispyware Question

Thanks for all the answers guys!

Billy


"Billy" <lilredx@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Billy
>


My System SpecsSystem Spec
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