AVG Anti-Malware

I'm sure it was already discussed here ,but what was decided on the difference between AVG Anti-Spyware and Avg Anti-Malware besides Virus detection?Does the anti-spyware detect trojans and worms like the previously available and reliable Ewido 3.5?
Duane

 

They are all the same thing! But it is really called AVG-AntiSpyware!

HTH,

TH

 

AVG Anti-Malware = AVG Professional engine + Ewido engine
AVG Anti-Spyware = Enhanced Ewido engine
Ewido AntiMalware = Ewido before Grisoft purchased it

 

Yes this is correct.


Regards,
Vinzenz

 

How effective does anyone think the RealTime Guard is with it's Heuristics in preventing any new or unknown malware from infecting a PC if you are using Firefox as your browser. I have AVG ISS installed, and keep wondering if the AS Component in it is needed with Firefox.

 

Well if the AS component causes you no problems then you may as well keep it, you never know when you might need it.

 

The AVG Antispyware Component doesn't necessarily cause any problems, but it does slow down boot up by not loading the AVG Icon nearly as fast as when it's not installed in the Suite. It also makes the AVG service exe in Task Manager climb from 1 to 2 MB in memory usage, to 35MB or more when reinstalled. I have 512MB of RAM, but use Word Perfect and Media Player together a lot, and that combined with the high mem usage caused by the AS Component being installed slows down my PC after a few hours. That's why if it just isn't needed with Firefox I don't really want to use it. Unless of course someone knows if it would prevent new or unknown malware from infecting a PC in RealTime even when using Firefox.