So are Spybot and Window Washer still necessary?

[MMike]

I had those thing installed before....the incident. But with the upgrades to McAfee and IE7 and all.... Are they sufficient? Or should I buy Spybot S&D?

[binary visions]

Download Windows Defender, it's free and does a good job of spyware protection.

[renorider40]

Isn't spybot search and destroy free. I have it on my computer and I know i didn't pay for it.

[H8R]

Isn't spybot search and destroy free. I have it on my computer and I know i didn't pay for it.

Yes, and so is Adaware and Defender.

Defender does it's thing in silence though. You almost never know it's there and you don't have to babysit it.

[ALEXIS_DH]

forget ie7
use firefox.

or better yet, ubuntu. :P

[Dartman]

I've been using Webroot's Spysweeper ($29/yr) and it still catches stuff that falls through IE7 and McAfees cracks. It's worked better than all the free one's too like AdAware and Spybot.

Mike

[stinkyboy]

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