Interviewed by CNN on 20/01/2014 22:15, Mort told the world: > Hi, > > I have read conflicting ideas about the following, and would like to > have some accurate advice. > > I am running Windows 7 Pro and Windows XP Pro on my 2 laptops, which > both came with Windows Defender. I also run Avast antivirus software as > well as SuperAntiSpyware. > > My XP laptop refuses to update the Defender, giving a repeat error > notice,which Windows Fixit cannot fix. > > Are the Avast and antispyware sufficient? Do I need Defender also? Some > articles even said that Defender will interfere with the other programs.
Defender is an antispyware, as is SuperAntispyware and also one of the Avast modules. It's generally assumed that it's a bad idea to have several antimalware programs doing essentially the same thing -- they end up interfering in one another and making your computer slow. (I have seen at times race conditions between security software taking 99% of the CPU on customers' machines... a Brazilian banking security tool called G-Buster is particularly notorious for causing this. But I digress...) Myself, I use just the free Avast and the Windows built-in firewall (plus, of course, a network router, which nowadays is almost unavoidable and adds an extra barrier to direct attacks). I also have NoScript in my main browser, which is annoying at times but makes the black hats' job much harder. But the most important defense I have is... a suspicious mind. I have received hundreds of phishing mail messages over the years, for instance; I don't think I have ever fell for one. -- MCBastos This message has been protected with the 2ROT13 algorithm. Unauthorized use will be prosecuted under the DMCA. -=-=- ... Sent from my Franklin Translator. * Added by TagZilla 0.7a1 running on Seamonkey 2.23 * Get it at http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmailnews.html#tagzilla _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
