What anti-malware product to use in conjunction with Avast?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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What is a good free anti-malware product to use in conjunction with Avast on a slow WinXP machine?

I want something which scans for ad-ware, ransom-ware and suchlike which are not really viruses.

Would Malwarebytes be a good choice?

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Malwarebytes is certainly not light on system resources.
For my money, you already get everything from Avast.

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I thought Avast offers only anti-virus protection. Do the file and web shields in my Avast 10.4 also detect malware (such as adware, ransom ware, etc) ?

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Dont get so hanged up in the name these programs have as they are years old and things have changed a lot

All virus are malware, but all malware are not virus :wink:

Malware = Malicious program (virus / trojan / adware / spyware / worms / ransomware /… )

Avast detect all types of malicious programs

Malwarebytes does not target real virus, it also does not target script / doc / media files

Malwarebytes is certainly not light on system resources.
It is if you use the free version (no realtime protection)
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Malwarebytes is certainly not light on system resources.
It is if you use the free version (no realtime protection)

That can be said for any program that isn’t resident. :slight_smile:

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That can be said for any program that isn't resident. :)
so why didn't you ?
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Because that wasn’t the question that was asked. :slight_smile:

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Did he ask if it was heavy on system resource