Re: Spyware & Adware

> Should I be using more than 1 Adware & Spyware program? I was told to
> install at least 3 as they all fix different problems. Today I was told to
> only have one as they could be interferring with eachother.

Are you actually reading peoples responses?

What is mentioned above is partially true and partially false.

You want "run time" : 1 program protecting you against adaware, spyware,
viruses, trojans, worms.
You want "on demand" : as many programs protecting you against adaware,
spyware, viruses, trojans, worms.

"run time" means it is loaded as the computer boots up and it permanently
monitors email, USB sticks, floppy disks, CDROMs, DVDs, web traffic etc in
short any way some media can be introduced your PC.

You only want _ONE_ "real time" program becase two or more would slow your
PC down unbearably. Preferably that 1 program should be capable of detecting
_ALL_ types of malware mentioned.

"on demand" means that you can periodically fire a product to check your
computer for malware that might have slipped through the "run time" program.

When you were told "only have one as they could be interferring with
eachother", the "RUN TIME" was being referred to.
When you were told "install at least 3", the "ON DEMAND" was being referred
to.

For instance, on this PC, I have

"run time" : McAfees VirusScan
"on demand" : AdAware SE, SpyBot Search & Destroy, Microsoft AntiSpyware,
HiJackThis, CoolWebSearch

McAfees VirusScan is watching all media coming in.
The rest are run periodically every now and then.

Does that make sense?

Stephen Howe


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