How good is Windows Defender compared to...

**arttieTHE1manparty** · Subject: How good is Windows Defender compared to... Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:55 am

...AVG, Nortons, McAfee, etc.? I am seriously considering just dumping AVG Professional, as I have been told by multiple computer-using friends that they have never had any problems with the Vista version of Defender.

Opinions? Thoughts?

Arttie

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"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."--Ronald Reagan

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

**alldatndensum** · Mission Of One Number of posts: 9992 Age: 40 Registration date: 2007-01-03

Defender misses a lot. I also dumped AVG as it took up too much memory to run. I switched to Avast and have been happy ever since.

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**Black Rider** · Man in Morph Number of posts: 14621 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-04-09

I got tired of AVG slowing things down. Norton gets a high rating and is doing the job. I want to see Defender more before I use it.

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I don't have time for all if it, so I pick my battles. I concentrate on spotting and weeding out satanic paper, handkerchiefs (do you really want Satan that close to your nose?) and eggs. I can spot satanic eggs at Wal Mart like a frickin' drug sniffing dog.

**arttieTHE1manparty**

Is Avast free or at least cost-effective?

Arttie

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Constitutional separation of church and state is a lie; it is a figment of the secular-progressive's imagination.

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."--Ronald Reagan

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

tohostudios · Number of posts: 4413 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Defender is defenseless. I seldom go anywhere on the net except for 3 message boards, ESPN and the Cardinals web site yet Defender let a trojan horse through last spring.

Since I got AVG, Ad Aware and Spybot, I haven't had any trouble.

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**alldatndensum** · Mission Of One Number of posts: 9992 Age: 40 Registration date: 2007-01-03

There is a free version of Avast, Arttie. With Avast, Ad Aware, and Spybot, I keep my machine running well. I would also ad CCleaner (another freebie) to get rid of cookies and also do some restoration work on your system's registry.

Free works for me!

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"I have no desire to speak w/other tongues, I already do enough damage w/the one I have!!" - Candlemass

**arttieTHE1manparty**

Toho...I currently run AVG pro, but it just bogs my machine down so much when it is scanning...plus, it is annoyingly slow at allowing me to get onto the 'Net the first time I fire up every day, as it tries to detect network settings, etc.

Arttie

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Constitutional separation of church and state is a lie; it is a figment of the secular-progressive's imagination.

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."--Ronald Reagan

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

tohostudios · Number of posts: 4413 Registration date: 2007-04-07

I just have the free version of AVG and in combination with Ad Aware and Spybot, it seems to be working.

I made the mistake of not loading any anti-malware before because I thought with the limited sites I hit on the net, Defender was enough. It wasn't.

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"The banner of loud and rebellious music will never die. It just gets older." - GODSWIZARD

**arttieTHE1manparty**

That's kind of what I am afraid of, especially since I am all over the 'Net.

Arttie

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Constitutional separation of church and state is a lie; it is a figment of the secular-progressive's imagination.

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."--Ronald Reagan

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

KingsRite · Number of posts: 1543 Age: 39 Registration date: 2008-07-23

I run the free avast and Malwarebytes.

I clean the registry with CCleaner and Eusing Free registry cleaner.

I also use Deffragler and a special uninstaller/clean-up program.

Every single one of these is free and is regularly updated.

Never had any serious problems on my Vista OS.

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KingsRite

FireStormWarning

Like others, I'll say forget Windows "Defender," as it catches less than a third of what's out there. If you want maximum virus protection, go with Avast! home edition.

You will also want to consider downloading Spybot Search and Destroy, Ad Aware, and Spyware Blaster (which in essence inoculates your computer against viruses).

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**arttieTHE1manparty**

Might look into Avast then. used to have CCleaner, but dumped it.

Arttie

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Constitutional separation of church and state is a lie; it is a figment of the secular-progressive's imagination.

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."--Ronald Reagan

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

FireStormWarning

In addition, Arrtie, what browser do you use? If you're using I.E... you're leaving yourself WAY more vulnerable.

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**arttieTHE1manparty**

Firefox, baby!

Arttie

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Constitutional separation of church and state is a lie; it is a figment of the secular-progressive's imagination.

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."--Ronald Reagan

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

Stryperman · Number of posts: 144 Age: 37 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Don't forget, Microsoft killed off Windows OneCare, and replaced it with their FREE "Microsoft Security Essentials"
Google that and you can get it right from MS. It is Free and has very good protection. Also uses low resources.

If you ever do get infected. Malwarebytes, Superantispyware, and in real bad casses Combofix are your best friends.

**arttieTHE1manparty**

Interesting, Stryperman... Does that MS program come with a firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware?

Arttie

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Constitutional separation of church and state is a lie; it is a figment of the secular-progressive's imagination.

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."--Ronald Reagan

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

Angel with Attitude · The Emperor Has No Clothes Number of posts: 3479 Registration date: 2007-04-09

Thanks for the 411 folks...

I've been wondering lately about a safe free registry cleaner.

Anyone care to explain why IE is more open to viruses... if they know?

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