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Abber
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Windows Defender
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December 23, 2008, 09:59:19 PM »
Hi,
I'm running Windows Vista with Windows Defender as well. A friend of mine who's been using Avast for many years said to me that I don't need to run Windows Defender anymore since I'm now using Avast Home 4 having switched from AVG. Is this true?
Thanks In Advance
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sunrisecc
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Re: Windows Defender
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December 23, 2008, 10:28:01 PM »
I run both in Vista. Windows defender has nothing to do with Avast and does not compete or interfere.
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Re: Windows Defender
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December 23, 2008, 11:28:55 PM »
There is nothing to stop your continued use of windows defender, though I don't believe it is as good as some other anti-spyware applications, though it does have resident protection.
1.
SUPERantispyware
On-Demand only in free version.
2. MalwareBytes Anti-Malware, On-Demand only in free version
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/malwarebytes/mbam-setup.exe
, right click on the link and select Save As or Save File (As depending on your browser), save it to a location where you can find it easily later.
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Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 24.4.6112 (build 24.4.9067.762) UI 1.0.803/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security
YoKenny
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Re: Windows Defender
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December 23, 2008, 11:41:17 PM »
Windows Defender has real-time monitoring of the HOSTS file that malware is now going after to block anti virus or anti malware sites.
I use hpHosts and MVPS HOSTS files:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
<==
has a good description of the HOSTS file and its use
I manage them with HostsMan and I use its HostsServer proxy to speed up browsing:
http://www.abelhadigital.com
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YLAP
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Re: Windows Defender
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December 24, 2008, 10:30:47 PM »
You can use both for sure, also I use Spybot S&D TeaTimer plugin for additional realtime protection (like startup items).
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