best compatible free anti-spyware??

[zheke01]

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

[FreewheelinFrank]

Hi zheke01,

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

Ad-Aware Free
Spybot Search & Destroy
SUPERAntiSpyware Free
a-Squared Free

[drhayden1]

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

[FreewheelinFrank]

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.

[drhayden1]

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

[zheke01]

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


 i will try spybot:S&D

[zheke01]

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?

[Lisandro]

do i need an update of the program?

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

[YoKenny]

What I use:

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

[CharleyO]

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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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