Re: Advise me: Replacement for Pest Patrol?

From: Robert Moir (robspamtrap+msnews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:09:47 +0100

<*((((><{ wrote:
> Hi spywaters,
> I use AVG, Spybot S&D, Popup Stopper, Adaware SE, Hijack This,
> CWShredder, & Stinger.. I update AVG daily, and update the rest
> weekly. I have set my IE options to prompt for cookies and controls
> that are unsigned. I use a hosts file. I keep Spybot S&D's "Tea
> Timer" on.
> I recently uninstalled Pest Patrol, Free edition, as I can no
> longer update it and it seemed to be conflicting with Spybot S&D.
> Is there any other FREE malware protection program that I should
> install?

You already have a comprehensive set there, to say the very least, and
unless you are wading hip deep through "dodgy" sites constantly I'd have
thought you had enough protection there for day to day work.

Why do you feel that you need to install any others? With the list above
watching over you, I'd say any nasties you manage to still catch are a
subject for a change in your computing lifestyle, not more and more gadgets
and scanners to clean up after the fact.

Remember why you purchased a computer and get some enjoyment out of that,
rather than running security programs full time ;-) - I know this isn't the
advice you were probably expecting, but it kinda bothers me to see someone
spending so much time and resources on something like this. 

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Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP for servers & security
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