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Old October 7th, 2008, 03:14 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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about malwarebyte

the malwarebytes anti malware has a protection option and in order to make this protection module work i need to buy it and register it.
before i do that i'd like to know if this protection is good as a standalone
protection? or do i need another antivirus aswell.
if i do need another antivirus, does eset smart security get along with the malwarebytes in the background?
thank you in advance for any apply!!

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Old October 7th, 2008, 03:33 PM     #2 (permalink)
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Anti malware and antivirus are two different things.

Posting links to the software would be a good idea.

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Old October 7th, 2008, 03:39 PM     #3 (permalink)
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I've never been big on paying for apps you can find free alternatives for. Adaware and Spybot S&D have always worked fine for me, as does good browsing habits.
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Old October 7th, 2008, 04:22 PM     #4 (permalink)
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so i understand i can install them together, is that what you mean?
by the way, isn't there a software that combines antivirus & anti malware protection together?
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Old October 7th, 2008, 04:23 PM     #5 (permalink)
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and also thanks for the s&d info! i'll try it.
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Old October 7th, 2008, 05:55 PM     #6 (permalink)
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The Free version of AVG does a VERY complete job of antivirus, and protects you from some malware...
I usually add 2-3 other cleanup programs like the afforementions spybot and adaware to find what it doesnt catch...
DONT pay for software that may not exist in a year, or end up giving lousy support...
stick with the free stuff and you can always rotate what works for you
Filehippo is a good onestop shopping spot for safe , free software...
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The Free version of AVG does a VERY complete job of antivirus, and protects you from some malware...
I usually add 2-3 other cleanup programs like the afforementions spybot and adaware to find what it doesnt catch...
DONT pay for software that may not exist in a year, or end up giving lousy support...
stick with the free stuff and you can always rotate what works for you
Filehippo is a good onestop shopping spot for safe , free software...
It's funny you should mention the free version of AVG JP. 3 out of 5 infected computers that are brought into our shop, have the free version of AVG on them.

The other 2 of 5 are a mixture of none, Norton, McAfee, Kapersky's, etc.



While I'm on the AV soapbox . . .

Can anyone tell me why all of you condemn Trend Micro . . . but when someone is infected, the first thing you recommend is HouseCall???

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Old October 8th, 2008, 04:21 AM     #8 (permalink)
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i had avg going for a few months and it's a little bit too histerical
it detects viruses on software that is completly clean
and when a real infected stuff comes in it's not that histerical
i've been trying all the antiviruses for the last 2 years :avg,avast,pc tools,eset,kaspersky,norton,etc
still have'nt found the perfect one.
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i had avg going for a few months and it's a little bit too histerical
it detects viruses on software that is completly clean
and when a real infected stuff comes in it's not that histerical
i've been trying all the antiviruses for the last 2 years :avg,avast,pc tools,eset,kaspersky,norton,etc
still have'nt found the perfect one.
None are perfect!

Personally, I run Trend Micro Internet Security Suite at home and my 2 teenagers give it a work out. So far, no virus' in the last 2 years.

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I use malwarebytes all the time on customers infected computers. I have not payed for malwarebytes. I only use the free version to run a scan to let it pick up what the anti virus, spybot and adware leave behind. Once I am done I just remove it.
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