Recommended antispyware program to use with NIS 2009

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I just upgraded my Intenet Security from NIS 2008 to NIS 2009.

Can anyone recommend a good on-demand antispyware program(s) to go with NIS 2009?

 

Thanks in advace

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SuperAntiSpyware

 

http://www.superantispyware.com/

 

Malware Bytes

 

http://www.malwarebytes.org/
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Norton covers all the bases.

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Yes but it never hurts to have a back up on demand.

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Superantispyware and Malwarebytes are both excellent and I use both ~every 2 weeks as a supliment to NIS.  Even running NIS 2009 maxed out I have found tracking cookies that Norton doesn't flag and it never hurts to have another opinion as the malware jerks are always coming up with new tricks. :smileymad:

 

Amos

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Then I use online scanners.

And if you ever download a suspicious file, submit it for analysis at:

 

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Nothing covers all the bases. 

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What do you all think about SpywareBlaster?  Pros and Cons etc.

Its not really a scanner, but its supose to prevent spyware and the like from entering your PC.

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Hi Tony67,

 

You asked "What do you all think about SpywareBlaster?"

 

SpywareBlaster blocks some, not all, malwares based on "ActiveX".

It can be a suppliment to other malware detecting/removal and blocking softwares.

I use TreatFire ver. 4.0 which is a behaviour blocking software, and I have found it to be

working very good along with NIS 2009.

 

NIS 2009 has some functions buildin from NortonAntibot, adding a behaviour detecting possibillity.

 

My experience when adding new malware detectabillities to NIS, do test the combination.

To do that you need a backup software, so you can restore your system if anything goes wrong or you yourself don´t want the tested software.

 

I have found this backup facillity being a rather easy way to get rid of things from a system.

Sometimes working superiour to malware removing softwares.

 

 

 

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Hi Kurt

 

I've been using ThreaFire v4 as well. And yes, it is a very good at what it does.

Im just asking this forum for another program to add to my security.

 

 

 

 

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Spyware Blaster is a joke in todays world.

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Hey Dieselman743,

 

I see u changed from Sandbox to TF...I'm I correct?

 

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Yes I was using TF before but went back to Sandboxie. I was only using Sandboxie on demand when I visited the dark side but then I thought whats the sense in doing that. Threats are everywhere. Sandboxie runs 5 processes to work properly. They do not slow down your pc at all but if you are always browsing under and Sandbox then you dont really need a virus scanner. TF runs extremely light and its free so I went back to it. Sandboxie is great but only if your using it all the time.

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Ok Dieselman743..Thanks.

 

Another one:

 

TF+NIS09=Smooth for me 2

 

But what about

 

TF+NIS09+Malwarebytes=???....are they going to run?....or disaster will hit me hard ??

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It will work.

 

TF added some boot time lag to my computer =(. Did it do that to yours? 

 

I noticed that TF loads two drivers at startup...that must be why. 

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You're spot on Tech0utsider!

 

It did that to mine as well...But I think, all in all, its a light running application...

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Windows Defender.