My current security setup - what do you think?

[Toby75]

AV - Avira Antivir Free
AS/AM - Windows Defender (resident guards activated), SuperAntispyware Free, Ewido Free, A2 Free, Adaware Free, Spybot S&D (tea timer and SD helper enabled), Bazooka spyware scanner, spyware blaster
Firewall - both hardware firewall and comodo free software firewall

Online scanners - kaspersky

Drive Cleaners - ccleaner and DustBuster

Browser - Opera

Best Regards,
Toby

[WSFuser]

its a good setup, though i think u should remove some AS/AM apps.

[the Tester]

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I would consider getting rid of Windows Defender,AdAware,Spybot,and Bazooka.
You don't need all of those programs IMO.

The rest of your setup looks excellent to me.

[Toby75]

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You don't need all of those programs IMO.

The rest of your setup looks excellent to me." }-

Thanks for your opinion ;D I have considered removing some of them but...

Adaware, Bazooka are not active processes so these are basically for ***** and giggles.

Windows Defender and Spybot's tea timer are for montoring system changes....any suggestions for replacing both of these apps with 1 app?
I've been contemplating Spyware Termintor but just can't trust them because of their past.

Best Regards,
Toby

[the Tester]

If it's going to cost you,I'd go with BOClean.I trust it to keep more than trojans off my computer.
The free option would be WinPatrol.But the free version doesn't have constant monitoring.

-{ Quote: "I've been contemplating Spyware Termintor but just can't trust them because of their past." }-
Can't argue with that.

[twl845]

I would suggest replacing Windows Defender with any thing. My experience with that was a waste. It doesn't find anything. I would keep 3 anti spyware apps and I would keep the Ad-Aware. I have: SpywareBlaster, Ad-Aware, Spysweeper, and AVG (ewido4). I have another year on SS, and then I'm considering getting rid of that. :)

[Pedro]

Nah, i think he's on the money. Not spending it that is! I'm like you in that respect, Toby75. Just consider adding Sandboxie or GeSWall.
Otherwise:thumb: :thumb:

[TOMxEU]

-{ Quote: "I've been contemplating Spyware Termintor but just can't trust them because of their past." }-
You are right, but SAS was listed there too (same reason?) & now it is top AS. :)
ST does not have a great detection, but it is much more better then WinDefender.
By the way, if you keep Ewido and SAS, you do not need the rest ondemand AS/AM.

[Pedro]

Not so sure about that. Back when i didn't have a sandbox:D , i got spyware with Ewido, Spybot, A-Squared, and never found anything with SuperAntispyware. But i do think for on-demand SAS is very good, given the reviews.
None will get them all. So get them all to scan your pc. Until you sandbox it! Even still i keep them, they're free, no resident (free version), so no problem. It's my "sleep better at night" artillery;D

[TOMxEU]

I used to have all of those for ondemand scans and they used to take houres to scan PC. http://www.wilderssecurity.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

So it is OK to have many of them, but eg SAS detects spyware better than AdAware + Spybot, Spybot is mostly for trojan detection, but Ewido is top AntiTrojan, WD detects almost nothing.

[Pedro]

I agree with you. But that would be the more frequent scans. Every now and then (is this right?) scan with the others to be sure. Nothing is lost.