How much spyware/virus protection do i need?

Question

I am at renewal time on all my software, and I am currently running trend micro antivirus plus antispyware, PC tools spyware doctor, and Webroot spysweeper. They all come up all the time, but I wasn't sure about what to renew, and would I be just as safe if I only had one? I have already renewed the Trend antivirus/spyware one....do I need the others?

Answer 1

The minimum recommended protection is:

Anti-Spyware

Anti-Virus

Firewall

Anti-Spam

E-Mail Scanning

You should only have one anti-virus and firewall program installed at a time. Having more than one of these can cause them to interfere, and even damage your PC.

However, you can have more than one anti-spyware program installed.

Answer 2

Keep the trend, trash the rest. Never purchase an antispyware program. theres too many out there that are WAY better and free! :)

Answer 3

I use three tools for my PC plus a hardware firewall built into my router. Other than my router, all are free and I have never had a problem. I use AVG Free, ThreatFire, and Windows Defender. If you have a serious spy-ware problem, get Spy-bot. Again, this is free. Now of course without mentioning it, I also have just the Windows Firewall to supplement my SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) hardware Firewall. you can continue to pay if you like, but some of the best that I have used and continue to use, are free.

Answer 4

Avast is a good anti-virus

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...  [Free home edition]

Avira is also a good anti-virus

http://www.free-av.com