ANTI

[syborg]

is it good to have a lot of anit virus, anti spyware etc....on ur computer .if not how many is recommended??

[Zylstra]

is it good to have a lot of anit virus, anti spyware etc....on ur computer .if not how many is recommended??

Antivirus:
www.avast.com > Free for Home Use

You only want one antivirus and spyware and adware protection installed (one of each, or a combination program that protects from all)
Having more than one can cause problems, especially when you have more than one antivirus program.

[syborg]

thanks..i went to the website u gave me...www.avast.com ..can u give me steps on where and what to do .plz..

[soybean]

Use just one anti-virus program.  Running two at the same time can cause conflict.  For spyware removal, look under the Security category at http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1143816298
Computer Hope Forum - QA0016 Essential Software tools.  I suggest getting Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy.  You could get more than two from that list, but two using two will normally do a fairly good job of keeping you system clean.  

Also be sure that you're using a firewall.

[syborg]

how do u know if you have a firewall or anti thingy on your computer

[soybean]

is it good to have a lot of anit virus, anti spyware etc....on ur computer .if not how many is recommended??

Antivirus:
www.avast.com > Free for Home Use

You only want one antivirus and spyware and adware protection installed (one of each, or a combination program that protects from all)
Having more than one can cause problems, especially when you have more than one antivirus program.

Zylstra, many people use more than one adware/spyware program.  That's generally not a problem because they are ususally not continuously running in the background, like anti-virus software.

[soybean]

how do u know if you have a firewall or anti thingy on your computer

If you're using Windows XP with SP2 (Service Pack 2) installed, open Control Panel, click on the Windows Firewall icon, and verify that it is enabled.  Now, if you have a another software program installed, I recommend you disable Windows Firewall; like anti-virus, running two firewalls may cause conflict.

[syborg]

yeah..i have windows service pack too..and yep I THINK its enable..so how do i disable the "other" ones..cause i am not sure how many i have at all

[soybean]

Go to Control Panel and open Security Center and see what it shows for Firewall.

[syborg]

yea i got something that looks like this...tell me more bout it plz

[soybean]

yea i got something that looks like this...tell me more bout it plz

... something that looks like what?

[GX1_Man]

is it good to have a lot of anit virus, anti spyware etc....on ur computer .if not how many is recommended??

Many instead of multiple vague posts it would be less confusing to everyone to post all of your problems in one place?

[syborg]

thanks i figure it out

[patio]

thanks i figure it out

This makes about as much sense as the original post...

What did you figure out ? ?

[syborg]

that i onlly have one..and that was the one he told me