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WhoIsNumberNone

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9. Spybot Search & Destroy

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 05:30 PM

Jan 2013

It's passive so it won't interfere with any active virus protection you may be running (e.g. Microsoft Security Essentials) They encourage donations, but the personal use version is free. You can use it to set up system recovery, and the new version can make a boot CD, and also has rootkit detection. Very awesome.

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Are there any anti-virus programs on the net? I have windows defender running [View all] Maraya1969 Jan 2013 OP

Yes - Microsoft Security Essentials Is Your Answer And It Is Free cantbeserious Jan 2013 #1

It recommends that I uninstall any other anti-spyware or anti-virus programs. I don't Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #5

Defender is Microsoft's Anti-Spyware, Security Essentials is their anti-virus... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #2

Also Avast! intaglio Jan 2013 #3

Thanks to you all!!!! Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #4

ComboFix A Little Weird Jan 2013 #6

I was just told to run it and that's it. I wasn't told to do anything with the information, none Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #7

It can be used to get rid of stubborn malware. A Little Weird Jan 2013 #8

Spybot Search & Destroy WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #9

Been using it for like ten yrs now. wildbilln864 Jan 2014 #11

all of the above work (avast, spybot,..) Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Dash87 Jan 2014 #12