I am going with Avira AntiVirus ...............

I am going with Avira AntiVirus . It seems to run smoother and has better reviews.



"Drew Leyda" <FDLeyda@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0FFA8958-26AF-4A91-97ED-5DC78287EF26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks to all for the info.

I did all except for Windows Defender. Will look at that tomorrow.
What do you think of Ad-Aware ?

Drew
"pcOxygen - Live" <pcOxygen@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:73AD811A-413A-44A4-86D2-9A2EFD8ECF10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Uninstall Windows Live OneCare. Yes! Most definitely! It's not worth the money, and it's not affective.

To assist you in the software cleanup process after a software removal (such as removing OneCare), I encourage you to use CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/ CCleaner will safely "flush" your PC and get rid of all the junk left over by a piece of software you've uninstalled.

Then download and run Windows Malicious Software removal Tool: http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.aspx

Third, install SpyBot S&D: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

For anti-virus software, either AVG or Avast is good.

I would like to make one other recommendation as an alternative line of defense (it won't hurt), and that would be Windows Defender: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

I'm not a big fan of Windows Defender, however, it can detect spyware items not easily detected by others. Windows Defender is a second line of defense. Thus, you would want to use Windows Defender IN CONJUNCTION WITH another anti-virus and anti-spyware applications.

Hope this has been helpful,

pcOxygen Computer Repair
http://www.pcoxygen.com

"Drew Leyda" <FDLeyda@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6B36950F-25C8-4092-B82D-5494514554EC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello:

Is Windows OneCare still in business ?
If not should I uninstall it and download something like AVG ?

TIA
Drew

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