List of recommended apps/software for PC maintenence?

bobright

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I'm from the old school days of using only spybot s&d and ad-aware but knowing times change and all, looking to get more current and clean my PC back up in the process. In doing a little research I'm using these programs and would like some further recommendations. What do you use? What would you recommend?


1. Spybot (better alt ?)
2. Ad Aware ( better alternatives perhaps?)
3. Tuneup Utilities
4. Malware Bytes
5. Diskeeper



*fire away guys what's your regimen*
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7i36GB ram
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway SX-2840-01
OS
Windows 7
CPU
i3
Memory
6GB ram
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Defrag:
Anyways I have not heard of Diskeeper, however i just watched a Youtube video about. It seem like it constanly working which would result in constant resource usage. I use Defraggler i give it a rating of 4/5 I had betters before but i enjoy knowing which files are the problem and the easy to use.


System Info: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html
This is a nice little tool to indentify information about the computer. I also use speccy by piriform.


HijackThis, helps for analyzing computers useful in many situations of viruses or malware. Doesn't actually fo much clean it's just an alazyser.


CCleaner, basically cleans out temporary folders that can sometimes grow up to be over GB of data. Also cleans empty registry files, it is not a registry optimizer and i would strongly suggest you stay away from Registry optimizers.


Malwarebytes Anti Malware

Microsoft Safety Scanner

Avast is a nice antivirus that has a boot time scanner.

SuperAntiSpyware just because i do not want my spyware program to be constantly running in the background. I can set it to not start auto.
 

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Windows 8 64 bit PROAMD Phenom X4 9100e2GB X2 DDR2Sapphire HD 6850
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway / Slight Modifications
OS
Windows 8 64 bit PRO
CPU
AMD Phenom X4 9100e
Motherboard
Gateway RS780
Memory
2GB X2 DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 6850
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway 19" + Dell 19"
Screen Resolution
1440X900 sometimes 2880 by 900
Hard Drives
WD 80GB
WD 640GB
WD 1,000GB
PSU
Antec BP 550watts
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Stock Cooling
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
Gigabyte GM-M6800
Internet Speed
D: 30Mbps U:4Mbps
Antivirus
Avast version 8
Browser
Internet Explorer ver 10 64 bit
Other Info
This is my work computer.
I have another laptop running Windows 7 64 bit.
Another PC running Windows 8 64 bit pro.
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