Right now I have:
avast! Free Antivirus
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
CCleaner (really not a security application)
What else do you guys recommend I use, or do I really not need anything else? I am using Windows 7 Firewall because I feel that's all I really need.
Looks fine to me, I'm using MSE, MBAM free, peerblock & a hosts file. No issues at all.
Redundant is good. I call it layered protection. No one product does it all. One other thing to add is common sense used by the person using the computer. That is all important. I have chosen MSE, Windows built in firewall, MAM, SAS. I check for updates several times a day and run complete scans with all programs 2 to 3 time a week.
The chances SAS will pick up something that MBAM and Avast wont is somewhat remote odds. Sandboxie (keeping things out) would be a better bet then another on demand (its too late i should have added Sandboxie) remote odds scanner.If i was going to add another on demand scanner it would be Emsisoft or HMP
Running the occasional scan with on demand scanners wouldn't hurt either (unless it conflict's with your current AV). As Layback Bear mentioned, a layered approach is a good one as not one single AV/Malware program gets everything.
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