Additonal spyware needed in Vista?

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Is it necessary to have a spyware program running in addition to the MS
Defender and other built ins with Vista Business? I have an antivirus
program which I know is needed. But wondered if a second AntiSpyware/popup
program was overkill.
 
I would not bother running another Resident Program however I would
download SpyBot and Adaware and scan on a regular basis. Adaware
2007 is not Vista Compatible (at least it wasn't) and you might need
to get Adaware SE.
 
Defender is not a virus protector. Yes you need a very good virus protector
and firewall.
 
mikeS said:
Is it necessary to have a spyware program running in addition to the MS
Defender and other built ins with Vista Business? I have an antivirus
program which I know is needed. But wondered if a second
AntiSpyware/popup program was overkill.
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No you don't want any additional spyware running ( sorry couldn't resist
;-) )
 
mikeS said:
Is it necessary to have a spyware program running in addition to the
MS Defender and other built ins with Vista Business? I have an
antivirus program which I know is needed. But wondered if a second
AntiSpyware/popup program was overkill.
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There are no other built-ins. Unless you've installed other anti-spyware
programs, Defender is all you have.

Yes, it's necessary to have other anti-spyware (not spyware) programs
besides Defender. Neither Defender, not any other single program is good
enough. It's important to note what Eric Howes, who has done extensive
testing on Anti-Spyware products, states:

"No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the best-performing
anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one quarter of the
"critical" files and Registry entries" See
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm
 
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