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Skriven 2010-07-04 20:41:00 av ED VANCE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av TOM WALKER
Ärende: Windows Defender.
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TW>EV>On my Vista Notebook I have AVG 9.0, Spybot Search and Destroy,
TW>EV>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, SuperAntispyware (Free edition).

TW>EV>I was checking the Security Settings and found out that Windows Defender
TW>EV>was Disabled.

TW>EV>I Enabled it.

TW>EV>Did I do right?

TW>EV>I ask because I have read NOT TO HAVE two Anti-Virus programs running at
TW>EV>the same time on a computer.

TW>Most Experts strongly NOT runnign Two Anti-Virus programs at the same
TW>time. There are conflicts between the programs that can come up.

Tom,

I read Alans message to me before I typed this reply to You.

He said that Windows Defender was anti-spyware.

I thought it was a anti-virus program.   Sorry.

Since it is a anti-spyware program I will leave it working along side
all the other anti-spyware I have on my Vista Notebook.

Why?, Because I remember several ""Computer Gurus" all saying multiple
anti-spyware programs is better because One might catch something that
one of the Others might miss.

TW>EV>I looked on my XP box and didn't find Windows Defender on it.

TW>EV>The Help and Support on the Vista Notebook says that Windows Defender is
TW>EV>supplied with Vista, and is offered as a Download for XP.

TW>EV>Should I Download it and use it on the XP box?

TW>NO, If you are happy with whatever Anti-Virus you are runing now.
TW>AVG-9 is fairly well rated program and I personaly see no reason to
TW>abandon it.

The McAfee Security Suite that AT&T/Yahoo! DSL has supplied me with, has
more than just anti-virus in it, there is a Firewall and anti-spyware
and a few other things in it.

I also use Super Antispyware (free edition) and the MalwareBytes
Anti-Malware (free edition) on the XP box.

I haven't put Spybot Search and Destroy on the XP box (yet).

Thanks for Your comments, I won't take the time/trouble downloading
Windows Defender from Microsoft for my XP box,
even though I just typed that I will keep it running on the Vista box.

THAT IS, until something funny starts happening with that computer.
;-)


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