Expert: Lorry - 6/6/2008

Question
QUESTION:
hello

currently i have the following software to protect my computer

zonealarm pro (firewall)
spyware doctor
the shield deluxe 2008

but i think im using too many softwares
and sometimes i get inundated with warnings from these
softwares

can you recommend me which softwares i should use
to have my computer protected? (not too many, just what is needed)

thanks


ANSWER: Hi John,

You only need the Zone Alarm Pro as that is a firewall, anti-virus, and antispwyare program.

Hope this helps!
Lorry

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QUESTION:
thanks a lot for your answer

that's helpful

just wondering what would happen if i used 2 programs?
zonealarm pro and spyware doctor?
would this provide extra security? or would the 2 programs crash or sth like that?

thanks

Answer
Hi John,

You really shouldn't need to run both at the same time. You might want to run a scan with Spyware Doctor every two weeks or so, to verify there is nothing on the PC.

The main thing is to have an anti-virus program that is up to date and run a virus scan once a week, a spyware program to check for spyware periodically, and a firewall program.

Hope this helps!
Lorry