Spy Sweeper necessary?

[blazr63]

I just installed Kaspersky 6 AV and was wondering if I really need Spy Sweeper running also. Here's the link to their site which makes impressive claims, but what I need is solid protection, not marketing.

http://usa.kaspersky.com/threats/spyware.php

[bjproc]

if you've already got spysweeper why not leave it on, that graph is from the kaspersky site, so low and behold, kaspersky comes out on top ::)

[lodore]

-{ Quote: "I just installed Kaspersky 6 AV and was wondering if I really need Spy Sweeper running also. Here's the link to their site which makes impressive claims, but what I need is solid protection, not marketing.

http://usa.kaspersky.com/threats/spyware.php" }-

what i would do is backup kaspersky with free scanning apps such as, A Squared free http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

avg antispyware let it sink to the free version after 30 days and you can scan and remove for free. http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

and superantispyware free
http://www.superantispyware.com/

but if you have a current license for spysweeper keep it.
lodore

[IBK]

It is not marketing. I would get quite similar results also in a test I did containing also other unwanted software types. (Detection of potentially unwanted programs in comparative section of my website).

[blazr63]

Actually my Spy Sweeper subscription ends 11/20 and my computer is an older laptop with 512 ram. I'm looking to eliminate startup apps as much as possible so if it's redundant to run a anti-spyware program with KAV then I'm not looking to, or I might check out some of the freeware options mentioned, rather than renew my subscription. Thanks.

[lodore]

-{ Quote: "Actually my Spy Sweeper subscription ends 11/20 and my computer is an older laptop with 512 ram. I'm looking to eliminate startup apps as much as possible so if it's redundant to run a anti-spyware program with KAV then I'm not looking to, or I might check out some of the freeware options mentioned, rather than renew my subscription. Thanks." }-

kav should be more than enough for realtime except you probaly should use a firewall if you dont already.
im gonna just run KIS6.0 as my realtime when i get it .
lodore