06-14-2009, 05:01 PM
Since my recent crash and reformat we now use combination of the following
1)AVG paid version - runs and updates every night
2) Spybot S&D - we update and run it at least 3 times a week
3) CCleaner - we update and run it at least 3 times a week. This is a very good tool IMO.
4) Also, each month on the first Tuesday microsoft releases a new updated malicious virus removal tool. We run it each month. if they are updating it and releasing a new one each month, then I think it is important to run it on my system also.
5) Finally, at least 1-2 times a month I will run the above mentioned programs when the computer is in Safe Mode to double check and see if anything was missed.
I also always stay current on new virus/spyware programs that are being released and seem to provide positive results. You just have to stay current.
While this seems like a lot of work, it is not really when you consider how much time I spend online for work related reasons.
1)AVG paid version - runs and updates every night
2) Spybot S&D - we update and run it at least 3 times a week
3) CCleaner - we update and run it at least 3 times a week. This is a very good tool IMO.
4) Also, each month on the first Tuesday microsoft releases a new updated malicious virus removal tool. We run it each month. if they are updating it and releasing a new one each month, then I think it is important to run it on my system also.
5) Finally, at least 1-2 times a month I will run the above mentioned programs when the computer is in Safe Mode to double check and see if anything was missed.
I also always stay current on new virus/spyware programs that are being released and seem to provide positive results. You just have to stay current.
While this seems like a lot of work, it is not really when you consider how much time I spend online for work related reasons.