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Title: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: zheke01 on May 17, 2008, 06:43:57 PM

hello!
     i'm new and i want to know if what is the best compatible free anti-spyware for avast 4.8 home edition?

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: FreewheelinFrank on May 17, 2008, 06:57:33 PM

Hi zheke01,

I've used these with avast! Try them and use the one(s) you like and get on with:

Ad-Aware Free (http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html)
Spybot Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html)
SUPERAntiSpyware Free (http://www.superantispyware.com/)
a-Squared Free (http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/)

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: drhayden1 on May 17, 2008, 10:29:33 PM

FWF my friend got a question for you :)
do i really need a realtime spyware protection since avast!4.8 now has realtime spyware built-in-was using spyware terminator of late ::) ???
or just use that and superantispyware free as scanners now ??? ;)
a-squared has too many false positives :P

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: FreewheelinFrank on May 17, 2008, 10:46:02 PM

Keep you computer up to date and be careful what you download and you'll be fine.

Keep Spyware Terminator if you think it's useful.

It's your choice really.

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: drhayden1 on May 17, 2008, 10:52:51 PM

thanks FWF-will keep spyware terminator as realtime also-never conflicted with avast! in the past ;)

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: zheke01 on May 18, 2008, 05:25:07 AM

thanks for the advice freewheelinfrank!
           
 now i use the new updated version of avast home 4.8 program


 i will try spybot:S&D

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: zheke01 on May 18, 2008, 05:27:48 AM

fwf can i update my version build of avast to the new one?


 now the version build is avast 4.8 home build 1201 and my version build is 1195!

 how can i make it the new version build?

 do i need an update of the program?

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: Lisandro on May 19, 2008, 03:52:39 AM

Quote from: zheke01 on May 18, 2008, 05:27:48 AM

do i need an update of the program?

Right click the 'a' blue icon and choose Update > Program.

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: YoKenny on May 19, 2008, 05:02:37 AM

What I use:

MBAM http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php)
Spybot S&D http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html)
Windows Defender from Microsoft
WinPatrol http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html (http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html)

Title: Re: best compatible free anti-spyware??
Post by: CharleyO on May 19, 2008, 06:33:13 AM

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What I use is in my signature below.

Other than Spyware Terminator which I started using last year, the others I have used for many years with success.    :)


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