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Flyeboy

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I just installed windows defender - a) is it any good and b) when i click the "x" button does it close or does it minimize somewhere - I still see it in my taskmanager but is it still running live.

Also I'm running ad-aware ad watch and this thing super slows my computer down is there a way round this. I have 2gig memory. Or should I stop some of my anti-spy anti-virus anti everything.

I have NOD32, Ad-aware, Spybot and windows defender running. Is all this really needed. I run all due to my computer acting up a bit. My IE automatically goes to microsoft site even AFTER I changed my bookmark back to google for eg. How do I stop this.?

Please advise
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Flye:o
 
that's part of NOD aint it? do they have atrial version i can try and when i use that must i still have all the others open? Ad-aware, spybot,, windows defender etc?
 
Dude, you're running too much of crap.
Just run Nod for anti virus and outpost or comodo for a firewall and you're set to go.
Also it would be better if you refresh your installation first
 
My IE automatically goes to microsoft site even AFTER I changed my bookmark back to google for eg. How do I stop this.?
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Use Firefox.:cool:

I have NOD32, Ad-aware, Spybot and windows defender running.
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Too many security related things running. Aside from Spybot, all of those need to create global hooks, which slows the PC down and the different hooks can conflict.

Pick one firewall and one Anti-virus. I've got Comodo Firewall and Avast running in the background and do the occasional Spybot scan, but that a personal preference. NOD32 seems to be favored by many.

I still see it in my taskmanager but is it still running live.
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Yes.
 
Flyeboy said:
that's part of NOD aint it? do they have atrial version i can try and when i use that must i still have all the others open? Ad-aware, spybot,, windows defender etc?
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Eset Smart Security has Anti-Virus, Firewall, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Spam. I'll pm a trial user/pass to you.

Remove the Other Apps first as suggested above.
 
thank you everyone for input. Just got nervous when my pc acted all strange but none of what I am running picked up anything. Hence loading everything. thanks.
 
I see. personal preference. well i have opra on my phone.. so i'm used to that. i'll download that then
 
Flyeboy said:
I see. personal preference. well i have opra on my phone.. so i'm used to that. i'll download that then
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It would be better if you downloaded and installed both Firefox and Opera. 99% of the time I use Opera at home but you still get certain sites that don't work with Opera.

For instance www.yellowpages.co.za loads on Opera but if you use the search function it doesn't work. Firefox on the other hand works fine.
 
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