antivirus help?

beachBOYken · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:34

hi

ive noticed when i go into my review security page on windows 7 that under spyware and unwanted software protection it states that windows defender and nod 32 are running and report no problems.

and then with a note saying running 2 or more antispyware programs can cause your pc to run slow.

is it ok 2 have both on ?

is windows defender a antivirus program

cheers

thevet · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:40

i tunn windows defen der off as im running bitdefender security suite and malwarebytes

beachBOYken · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:43

is it ok to have it still ,it does,nt appear to be coausing any problems?

bledd · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:49

On pc's with Nod32 I turn off Defender's real-time scanning, I just let it scan daily instead

beachBOYken · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:49

ok looking around it seems defender is more spyware so i will keep it on ,ive only got the nod 32 antivirus so that should work ok with defender?

ive noticed that i seem to get a lot of adverts on webpages even know ive got pop up blocker in internet explorer set to medium?

anyhelp on this

Serenityxo · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:51

I have Nod32 and like bledd. said I have Win Defender to scan every other day (I think). With Nod's real-time protection scanning there's no need for Win Defender to also be doing the same thing.

bledd · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:52

nod32 checks for spyware too

just disable the real-time scanning in defender, or it'll slow your pc down with nod32 running too

as for adverts

Install firefox..

www.getfirefox.com
then once firefox is installed, click here in firefox..

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

install that addon

When firefox restarts

Pick the 'easylist' subscription, this is a list that gets updated pretty often to stay on top of new ads etc

beachBOYken · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:55

thanks

how do i turn windows defender real time scanning off?

is definatly safe to turn off?

has nod32 antivirus got spyware protection as i only have antivirus ,not the suite

bledd · 15 Dec 2009 at 13:30

tools
options
untick real-time

something like that

nod32 does scan for it too.

thevet · 16 Dec 2009 at 01:57

nod32's anti virus detection and intrusion prevention is quite poor,i used to use it,its not very good

beachBOYken · 16 Dec 2009 at 10:39

thevet said:
nod32's anti virus detection and intrusion prevention is quite poor,i used to use it,its not very good

? i thought it was one of the best and still one of the best on the market?

thevet · 17 Dec 2009 at 00:50

beachBOYken said:
? i thought it was one of the best and still one of the best on the market?

as soon as i changed to nod 32 some time back bad things started happening,it was not picking up malware that i had,also i was portscanned while using it and needed to reformat etc,i also lost my steam account but got it back while using it....i went back to bitdefender and it found a lot of things that nod32 failed to find ,it also tells me when portscans are being blocked which is very rare now...its up to you but i dont rate nod32 whatsoever...i had bad experiences when i used it which i never had with bitdefender before it
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Rainmaker · 17 Dec 2009 at 08:01

Just some of the malware NOD32 happily let through (on maximum settings) in my VM test this week:

thevet · 17 Dec 2009 at 17:50

Rainmaker said:
Just some of the malware NOD32 happily let through (on maximum settings) in my VM test this week:

yeah nod32 is overated...i used to think it wad good also till i learnt the hardway