Windows 7: Choosing an Anti-Virus Configuration.

Hi Guys, I am deciding how my anti-virus setup should be.



I was thinking to use Malwarebytes for Malware removal.
SUPERAntiSpyware for Spyware/Malware.

and Kaspersky Pure for general protection.

Anything wrong with this - also any suggestions for any Firewalls?

I'll be using BitDefender/WOT/Adblock/FlashBlock/NoScript for Firefox Browser Protection.

As far as I know, Superantispyware and Malwarebytes protect against the same things and would likely be redundant.

They shouldn't conflict though and you could run them both.

Window built-in firewall works well and requires little user intervention. Some firewalls can drive you crazy with notifications.

It was mainly incase SuperAntiSpyware misses what Malwarebytes found or the other way round (Malwarebytes misses what SuperAntiSpyware finds).

Yeah, that's what you would hope happens---I just don't know that in the real world that happens very often.

A better idea might be to pay the 20 or 25 dollars to get a lifetime license of the Pro version of Malwarebytes.

It works in real time, unlike the free version which only scans when you ask it to. The Pro version database updates automatically, unlike the free version.

My Pro version works very well---it won't even let me load a website that it thinks may have malware. The free version would let you load the page.

Yes I will be paying for all my protection.

I was thinking about Comodo Firewall.

As far as I know, Comodo is OK---but be prepared to spend some time in configuration hell. You may get a lot of on-screen notifications that will have you scratching your head. Windows Firewall, on the other hand, is transparent--you never notice it at all.

Purists would tell you to get a hardware router/firewall.

I would replace Superantispyware with Hitman PRO for occasionally scanning which is fast and have very good detection rate. It's unlimited scanning but you do have a 30day trial in case something happen which involves removal. For firewall, i wouldn't choose Comodo. It's too chatty, i would choose Emsisoft Online Armor. Very easy to use then comodo.