too many virue and spyware programs????

[Beverly]

i have windows Vista Home Basic. i have installed Spyware Blaster, Spybot Search and Destroy, Windows Defender and Malaware Antibytes Malware to protect my computer. Am I  in an overkill mode here? Too many programs for protection? If so what do I need to remove?? Thanks a bunch!!!

[hot dog]

If I were you, and this is only my opinion, I would disable Windows Defender.  In my experience using it, it has never found any malware or informed me of finding any malware, whether running a random scan or operating in "real time"...It's a waste of hardware resources

So now we're down to Spybot, Spyware Blaster, and Malware bytes..

Malwarebytes is an excellent "on demand" virus scanner.  It doesn't run in "real time" so you don't have to worry about it conflicting with any other anti malware programs.

Spybot is also a good "on demand" scanner, but I don't recommend using the "tea timer", because it keeps a check on every little thing that happens in your registry and is quite annoying.. . (Disable the tea timer)

I've never used Spyware Blaster so I can't tell you how good or not it is..

In short my recommendation is to keep Malwarebytes on there to run random virus scans at your convenience (weekly is good, just be sure to update it before scans), Keep Spybot (but disable the tea timer), disable Windows Defender...   As for Spyware Blaster, I suppose using it wouldn't hurt, but you don't want too many programs cluttering your HDD, so I'd dump Spyware Blaster... 

 

[Allan]

Spyware Blaster & MalwareBytes (plus a good anti virus utility, of course) are all you need. Remember to update Spyware Blaster's definitions weekly. And unless it's the paid version of MB, there's no need to start it automatically with the system - just run scans on a regular basis.

[Mulreay]

Also try superantispyware. There's no such thing as over kill when it comes to protecting your PC. Just try not to have two Anti-Virus software running at the same time they will conflict. If you need a good anti-virus software for free try AVG.
I have 6 separate programmes on my laptop one AV and the rest are malware and spyware detectors. Never can be too careful.
P.s welcome to Computer Hope 

[squall_01]

I recommend adding Avast an Ccleaner which will help. 

[ThomasTheXPUser]

i think malwareBytes is all you should keep, plus get Super Anti Spyware and a good AV. Thats really all you need.

[squall_01]

I recommend adding Avast an Ccleaner which will help.