[Bonnieclark]

Why is Avira so good?

[nettyiam]

One thing that was not mentioned was that some people still are using WIN98 or WINMe; I believe that only Avast & Avg are compatible for those systems. Avira does not support those systems. Kaspersky is rated very high but it can't be used on
WIN98 or WINMe...
Just my opinion

[Bonnieclark]

Okay...

I dumped Avast, Windows Defender, and AVG Antispyware. Then, I installed Avira AntiVir, ThreatFire and COMODO BOClean. Now I have three questions...


1. What do these programs do?
2. Am I covered now?
3. Do I need anything else?

Thanks for all your patience!

Windows XP
504 MB of RAM

[nettyiam]

Where is your firewall? I feel free AVG spyware remover is a good program. Suggest you search web for info on COMODO BOClean, rating I have seen are at 3. Threatfire & Avira are both antiviruses. It is always wise to watch where you go & what you download. If you are having a problem with security perhaps you should go to that forum & post a HJT log so a moderator can check it.

[Rich-M]

Threatfire is sort of another antivirus so I would uninstall that and download and install www.superantispyware.com instead to work with spyware.

Originally Posted by Bonnieclark

Okay...

I dumped Avast, Windows Defender, and AVG Antispyware. Then, I installed Avira AntiVir, ThreatFire and COMODO BOClean. Now I have three questions...


1. What do these programs do?
2. Am I covered now?
3. Do I need anything else?

Thanks for all your patience!

Windows XP
504 MB of RAM

[jsparky77]

Originally Posted by Bonnieclark

Rich-M...

Do you recommend Avira AntiVir over Avast? I tried Avira for about a day, but too many screens were popping up demanding attention. My computer really slowed down, too. Can you tell me what I was doing wrong? Is it that I only have 504 MB of ram?

Thanks!

I would definately say that it would be because of the ram. I found avira a fairly light weight real time engine but because you have only got 500mb of ram i am not surprised to find that your computer has slowed down. I would suggest upgrading your computer by adding 1gb of ram on top of your 500mb

[Rich-M]

Actually I only recommend any of those for folks who cannot afford a good antivirus, but for my own use I am a proud Nod32 user of over 10 years and would not dream of using another. For those of you in the states you can buy it a lot cheaper here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0734&name=ESET
There is never any system drag and you never know it's there until it doesn't like a site you landed on!

[S T E V E 8 9]

Hands Down, Comodo Firewall Is The Best Firewall.

Avira Is Good Because It Barely Uses Memory And Has An Excellent Defense Rate. I've Had My Computer About 7 Months Now, And Only 3 Minor Infections

Spybot Search & Destroy Is A Must Have, Especially For TeaTimer

[Rich-M]

Originally Posted by S T E V E 8 9

Hands Down, Comodo Firewall Is The Best Firewall.

Avira Is Good Because It Barely Uses Memory And Has An Excellent Defense Rate. I've Had My Computer About 7 Months Now, And Only 3 Minor Infections

Spybot Search & Destroy Is A Must Have, Especially For TeaTimer

You need to state IMHO as I think Comodo firewall is beyond useless and Spybot is ancient software which has no real place in todays environment. Tea Timer has never worked right and they do not even turn it on in the default sttings for installation purposes as it could be the most annoying untrainable feature yet to be conceived by a software maker and all that is IMHO!

[Bonnieclark]

Originally Posted by Rich-M

Threatfire is sort of another antivirus so I would uninstall that and download and install www.superantispyware.com instead to work with spyware.

Are you referring to the free Superantispyware or the paid version?

[Rich-M]

Originally Posted by Bonnieclark

Are you referring to the free Superantispyware or the paid version?

You can use the free but it means letting vermin in and weekly updating and scanning to "rip" it out. Much better to buy it so you can run it in the background keeping the junk out. Don't buy it now. Wait until second or 3rd manual update and you will see a $19.95 offer to buy it for lifetime.

[robobobo]

For a firewall.

Would you suggest using windows xp built in, heard its not that great though,
or comando or zone alarm?

and whats the best anti-spware software?

[S T E V E 8 9]

Originally Posted by Rich-M

You need to state IMHO as I think Comodo firewall is beyond useless and Spybot is ancient software which has no real place in todays environment. Tea Timer has never worked right and they do not even turn it on in the default sttings for installation purposes as it could be the most annoying untrainable feature yet to be conceived by a software maker and all that is IMHO!

Not Quite My Humble Opinion In Comodo Being The Best Firewall...

I Have Never Had Any Problem With TeaTimer, Other Than A Minor False Positive That Was Patched The Same Day.

TeaTimer Is Great When You Learn The Program, Spybot Has Always Been Good To Me As A Malware Scanner, & Anything It Misses, Ad-Aware Cleans Up.

As For SuperAntiSpyware, In My Own Experience, Has Been Absolutely

Also, ThreatFire by PCTOOLS, Is Basically TeaTimer Rebranded

[Rich-M]

Originally Posted by robobobo

For a firewall.

Would you suggest using windows xp built in, heard its not that great though,
or comando or zone alarm?

and whats the best anti-spware software?

If you have the best protection at the gate, the Windows firewall is all you need. Complaints are it is one way but actually after Sp2 it became partial 2 way but again it doesn't matter if you use good software running in the background to keep you clean, then you don't have to be bothered with all those asinine requests everytime you try to do anything.

[S T E V E 8 9]

Originally Posted by robobobo

For a firewall.

Would you suggest using windows xp built in, heard its not that great though,
or comando or zone alarm?

and whats the best anti-spware software?

XP's Firewall Is Horrifically Floored. Not Sure If You Meant Comodo?? ZoneAlarm Is A Nice Firewall, But IMO, You Can't Go Wrong With Comodo