Norton and other spyware?

[jbili]

We've been using Norton Internet Security for years. Should we also run another antispyware program to go with it? Is MSE that everyone talks compatible and does it
complement Norton very well. Or is the antispyware in Norton good enough?

Thanks for the input

Joe B

 

[richc46]

I feel, and most agree, the best combination is MSE and Malwarebytes. In fact, I have been making that suggestion in many posts. Many have come back to thank me and said that they found malware that the others have missed. They are free, no annual fee and have small footprints Give them a try, and save yourself a lot of money.

 

[CassieFWinTeam]

Here is what Windows 7 recommends for security: Understanding security and safe computing.

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

 

[jbili]

Thanks for replying so quickly. I have another year left on my Norton. Should I add
MSE and/or Malwarebytes to Norton ?

Thanks

Joe

 

[richc46]

No, you can add Malwarebytes, but Not MSE. It may cause problems having more than one anti virus.

Even though you have a year left, replace it with MSE. You get better protection and it will cost the same, if you keep Norton or not.

 

[jbili]

Thanks!

 

[richc46]

I am posting this in a separate post due to importance. Noton is insidious, it takes over your Computer. It cannot be removed in the normal fashion. You must go to the website and use the uninstall tool.

 

[richc46]

Thanks!

Very welcome.

And thank you for the generous rep.

 

[jbili]

Here is what Windows 7 recommends for security: Understanding security and safe computing.

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

Thanks Cassandra. I see my windows defender is turned off I'll have to turn it on.

Joe

 

[theog]

We've been using Norton Internet Security for years. Should we also run another antispyware program to go with it? Is MSE that everyone talks compatible and does it
complement Norton very well. Or is the antispyware in Norton good enough?

Thanks for the input

Joe B

I would stay with Norton.

 

[jbili]

Here is what Windows 7 recommends for security: Understanding security and safe computing.

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

Thanks Cassandra. I see my windows defender is turned off I'll have to turn it on.

Joe

I have Norton as my firewall, can I still use Windows defender and Malwarebytes?
I have windows firewall turned off.

 

[richc46]

Hi Again Jbill,

You caught me as I was ready to sign off.

You can use malwarebytes, windows defender and you should have a firewall, too.

I use defender and malwarebytes and together they catch allalware, but not Virus.

If you have a 64 bit OS, Malwarebytes warns of a false positive. It is called hijack.displayproperties. When you are given this warning, just set malware to ignore. You do this by right clicking on the warning.

 

[jbili]

Thanks once again and have a good night.


Joe