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Any point in having Windows Defender if...

  • 08-04-2008 1:30pm
    #1
    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭


    ... if I'm already running Spybot and Avast!.

    I hear Windows Defender eats up a lot of resources, so it would be nice to be able to swithc it off and rely on the good old freeware alternatives.

    Any opinions?



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Comments

  • #2
    Martyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,567 ✭✭✭Martyr


    :D don't know tbh

    i think the best way to keep malware off your computer is to restrict access to critical
    parts of it (take away administrator privileges)..this is usually just a simple matter of installing
    normal user account ..then enforcing everyone to use this while browsing the internet.

    it makes perfect sense to do this.
    net user internet /add

    theres lots of spyware, of course...i don't like anti-virus scanners or spyware programs,
    i think they're all crap.


  • #3
    blackgold>>
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭blackgold>>


    http://noscript.net


  • #4
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,162 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    Firefox/Noscript/Firekeeper the holy trinity of web browsing :), a 3rd party app. like Linkscanner doesn't hurt either. If you're really worried run them inside something like Sandboxie.


  • #5
    mick.fr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭mick.fr


    blackgold>> wrote: »
    http://noscript.net

    Well IE 7 can also be run without scripting support natively, no need for a plug-in


  • #6
    blackgold>>
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭blackgold>>


    What do you mean exactly by that? Did you program some part of it or what?


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    mick.fr wrote: »
    Well IE 7 can also be run without scripting support natively, no need for a plug-in
    The difference is that noscript is opt-in per site / per session.

    If you start IE without scripting how do you turn it on for a particular page ? Would be nice if there was an "open this link with / without scripts" option


    One nice way to do it is to have "open this page in IE" / "open this page in firefox" extensions added so you can jump between browsers.


  • #8
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,532 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Defender came with Vista Ultimate Feb 2007 on my rig, and in over a year, it has never detected one case of spyware, adware, or malware.


  • #9
    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭An Fear Aniar


    _CreeD_ wrote: »
    Firefox/Noscript/Firekeeper the holy trinity of web browsing :), .


    I tried that Noscript and it drove me nuts. Almost worse than having a virus, I thought; all those annyoing messages everytime I went on a new page.

    Thanks but no thanks!


    .


  • #10
    blackgold>>
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭blackgold>>


    enjoy the spyware so if you can't even bother reading on how to config it.


  • #11
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    You can get rid of Windows Defender, definitely not needed.

    NoScript is pretty good, but found it annoying myself for some sites. Use a program like SpywareGuard for real-time protection


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