Freeware antiSpyware downloads compatible w/Windows 7 and avast! antivirus?

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I have a brand new Toshiba laptop on which I installed avast! antivirus. Now I need an Anti Spyware software. Any suggestions?!

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Anti-Spyware is already included in avast…!! :slight_smile:
But I would add free Mbam. http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
asyn

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so malware and spyware are different ??? ???

so no problem if i use malwarebytes.org with Avast ?? won’t clash or anything ?

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  1. Not necessarily. :wink:
  2. No problem if you use them together. :slight_smile:
    asyn
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Yes-Spyware Terminator. :wink:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_spyware_terminator/tech/
http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Bye. Lep pozdrav :slight_smile:

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Not needed, imo.

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Well MBAM is my first choice as 2nd scanner and many in this forum use it and dont worry about conflict they work perfectly together. you can also use hitman pro http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro IMO its good to have a cloud based scanner also hitman pro is very fast. only problem is that it wont remove threat after the trial period. But u can scan unlimited time. Also give winpatrol a try http://www.winpatrol.com/ its more then useful. :slight_smile:

Keep safe…

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[Edit. Posted in wrong topic. Sorry]

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My recommendations at the avast! Security Seminars for additional programs
to complement avast! are always the following:

 Malware Bytes Anti Malware (MBAM) : http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
 Ccleaner : http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/
 CcEnhancer: http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5014-ccleaner-enhancer-ccenhancer.html
 WinPatrol : http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html

Enjoy avast!

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You need to update your profile signature Bob, presumably you are using avast 6 ;D

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Good catch and fixed. :slight_smile:

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i’m using MalwareBytes anti-malware as recommended here…is it okay to use Spybot as well ?

or will i have similar problems as having 2 anti-virus softwares at the same time ?

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Eeeeeeeew! No please, no Spybot. And definitely not with TeaTimer. >:( :-X

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Spybot is outdated and won’t help anymore. Keep only MBAM.

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what’s a tea-timer ?

is spyware and malware similar ???

i thought Spybot is specializing on spyware that why i use it ! ???

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The one problem with teatimer is that it protects the registry - and that includes any malware entries… It will stop other tools from removing malware by replacing the bad entries each time

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  1. Malware is an umbrella term.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware

  2. Drop SB…!!

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I’m wondering about the negative SpyBot responses.

I have it on one, maybe two, of my computers just for scans on demand. I recall some years ago ditching the TeaTimer program, but I do not remember why. I probably have the notes, but I don’t have time to dig them up to refresh my memory. Suffice it to say I’ll go along with the negative views on TeaTimer.

But I’m sort of wondering about the other negative responses to SpyBot.

For example, what does “outdated” mean in this context?

Let’s see, doktornotor seems especially negative about SpyBot, but why?

essexboy, I got that point. I see the problem there, but that’s just TeaTimer. Do you also disapprove of SpyBot as an on demand product?

I don’t recall even studying the issue of SpyBot in a long time, so I guess that’s why I’m wondering the specifics on the views here. I have no problem if I need to move away from SpyBot, but could I be given specific reasons why, please?

By the way, is there another thread just on the issues y’all have with SpyBot. That’ll be just fine, too.

Thank you, all.

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Google on Spybot compatibility. Enough said in that respect. Instead of taking lawsuits against vendors who show a message that users must uninstall S&D before installing their AV/security suite they should have focused on development. Had they done that, they might not have had missed the antimalware train completely. The product does not catch up with current malware development and they just keep bloating their signature database, that is basically all the “development” being done there. Fail. Will not help you with malware and will just cause compatibility issues. Definitely not worth the trouble. The product fails, period.

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oh yeah, does MalwareBytes remove cookies also ?

so malware, spyware and cookies are very similar ? ???

or are cookies harmless ?