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Windows 7 built in anti-virus & spyware programs
Windows 7 built in anti-virus & spyware programs.
Are they worth keeping?
On my XP, Avira worked just fine, along with some spyware programs.
Your thoughts.
Windows 7 built in anti-virus & spyware programs.
Are they worth keeping?
On my XP, Avira worked just fine, along with some spyware programs.
Your thoughts.
There are no built in programs. There is Microsoft Secuity Essentials, which you have to download. It is very good. The firewall, which you can use, is ok. Defender will be disabled if you download security essentials, as it is no longer needed.
If your talking about this...http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ yes it's really good, that's what I use and I like it.
Hi , Welcome to SF,
The build-in Firewall you have in Windows 7 is very effective and capable. You might wanna download and install Microsoft Security Essentials Its pretty light weight and very good protection. Then you have UAC which is pretty good defensive feature. You could use Spyware Blaster for added security. If you have these then your secure
Hope this helps,
Captain
Edit: I guess Rich and Derek are quiet fast typers :)