You can only have 4 Anti-Malware apps: What would you run?

update:

looknstop
nod32
ewido anti-malware
regrun security suite platinum

 

Updated:

Nod32
Online Armor AV+
Look'n'Stop
Ewido Anti-Malware 4

dja2k

 

updated:

viruscape 2006
jetico personal firewall
online armor av+
ewido anti-malware 4.0

 

Here's mine, updated

Kerio 2.1.5
Avast on access scanner
Sandboxie

 

This week (active) setup:

ewido 4 plus
prevx1
SAS
router/nat

Gerard

 

Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0
Nod32 AntiVirus 2.51.26
Lavasoft AdAware SE 1.06r1 Professional
Ewido 4 Anti Malware

^ Yeah.. that would be ideal (version numbers for point of reference, newer ones obviousy when available)

And of course my Linksys WRT54G Router running Thibor too, cause that doesn't count... its hardware

 

Here are the top 22 results (107 applications - 583 votes):

Votes - Product
52 - NOD32
46 - ProcessGuard
42 - Ewido
35 - KAV
27 - Outpost Pro
25 - RegDefend
19 - Online Armor
19 - Spysweeper
18 - Zonealarm
16 - Boclean
16 - Look 'n' Stop
16 - MS AntiSpyware
15 - SpywareBlaster
14 - Ad-Aware
13 - Spybot S&D
10 - Avast
08 - AVG
08 - ShadowUser
07 - Counterspy
07 - Sygate Personal Firewall
06 - Kerio 2.1.5
06 - RegRun

I combined free with paid to determine top 22. Also, if you updated your picks, I subtracted out your original picks and added in your updated picks. This is why some products' number of votes may have decreased.

In the future, it would be nice if you listed your original picks followed by your updated picks. Not only will this make it easier for me to do the calculations but I think people would find it interesting to see what changes you've made and optionally, why you made those changes.

As an example, a couple of people who updated their picks only changed one item but a few others changed all four. It would be interesting to see what the changes were and, if you choose to explain, why the changes were made. Just my $.02

 

My original picks (first post here):

My previous picks (my last post here):

My updated picks (my new post here):

viruscape 2006
jetico personal firewall
online armor av+
a-squared anti-malware beta

I switched from ewido to a-squared because a-squared seems now to be better in there beta then the current ewido 4.0 beta. But I currently still run both of there guards in realtime with no problems. If I had to pick 5, ewido would be in there.

 

my setups:

v1

NOD32
ProcessGuard
Microsoft Antispyware
Online Armor

nod32 would handle viruses and MSAS would take on spyware. online armor can handle web traffic and guard my HOSTS file while processgaurd would handle app filtering, hooks, drivers, etc.

v2

nod32
ewido
regrun
processguard

OA would be kinda redundant and i barely had experience with it, so i switched to regrun which i am much more familiar with. i felt ewido could better handle spyware as well trojans so bye bye MSAS.

v3

nod32
ewido
regrun security suite platinum
appdefend

appdefend is a lot more flexible than processguard so i tried it for a while.

v4

nod32
ewido anti-malware
regrun security suite gold
online armor

i decided to go back to online armor. simple app control seems sufficient.

v5 (current)

looknstop
nod32
ewido anti-malware
regrun security suite platinum

i noticed other people included their firewalls even if a router/firewall would cover inbound attacks.

im waiting 'til the next release of OA before trying it again.

also i sometimes switch between regrun gold and platinum...i like the platinum because it includes unhackme but i sometimes think it also slows down my comp a bit.

 

For me it would be
-NOD32
-RegDefend
-Ewido
-Process Guard

 

v6

looknstop
nod32
a-squared anti-malware
regrun security suite gold

 

Four free applications that would give you protection are:

Antivir (antivirus/resident)
Zone Alarm (firewall/resident)
Ad-aware (adware/spyware-removal/on demand scan)
A-squared (overall malware-removal/on demand scan)

Best wishes,

Carlo

 

Here is my 4 NOD32,Process Guard,LooknStop,Online Armor,Ewido and Defence Wall. So I can't count.

 

Updated

I would use the newest version beta or final of these apps:

Online Armor AV+
System Safety Monitor 2
Looknstop 2.05p3
Ewido Beta 4

dja2k

 

The 3 noted in my sig on realtime + I would pick Ewido from the on line scanner list.

I have uninstalled MSAS/Defender and stopped the antispyware plugin in Outpost because they never do anything anyway. When I have tested its always Antivir that pops and anyhow at the end all the malware end up in the big black sack - the silent - neverpopping - Defensewall!

Best Regards

 

Update to my favorites:

Kerio 2.15
etrust ez av
BOClean

number 4 is open.. currently, in addition to the three mentioned, i am running "processguard 3.15", "a-squared personal", ewido, and regdefend..

for some reason, trojanhunter 4.5's "THGuard" will not work on my computer, but i can still use if for manual scans..

 

My choices:

KAV 6
Ewido
Outpost Firewall Pro
Spy Sweeper

OR

NOD32
ProcessGuard
Outpost Firewall Pro
Spy Sweeper

 

1st:
Sygate 5.6
Prevx1r
Ad-aware, (Dropped, when on last update decided it was going to make a few to many connections)
Symantec Corp Ed.

2nd:
Kerio 2.1.5
Avast on access scanner
Sandboxie

Current:
FilseClab Pf 3.0.0.8686: (liked the other 2 but this one seems easier to set up & administer)
Symantec Corp Ed. 8.1.1.823
Sandboxie
Ewido 3.5

 

1) Nod32
2)tiny personal firewall pro
3) webroot spysweeper
4)first defense isr
Thats all i need.

 

I'd like to know what you have that you set and forget?? I need to find something I can recommend to friends/family that really don't know what they're doing and would be thrown by the kind of alerts I routinely get from my own anti- programs.

Callie

 

Try Prevx1 ABC - www.prevx.com

 

OA AV+
XPL SocketShield
Ewido 4 (when out of beta)
Look'n'Stop

dja2k

 

No changes:

Outpost Pro
Kaspersky AV 5 Personal
ProcessGuard Full
RegDefend

 

ViruScape 2006
Outpost Firewall Pro beta
A-Squared Anti-Malware beta
OnlineArmor AV+ beta

 

Hi Brandon - AV+ is out of beta now