jpeni

I have tried a number of antispyware programs...from AVG to Kaspersky and Nod32.... Some are annoying in continually reporting problems (even when they may not exist). Some interfere with Windows operations and slow down the system. Some do absolutely nothing but take up drive space...I have yet to see them detect anything. Stay away from McAfee or anything that contains the Norton or Symantec brand. Do NOT use Microsoft Defender - it is useless (no surprise). I finally narrowed my testing down to two programs that seem to work well for me. SUPERAntiSpyWare (it seems to detect more of the NEW trojans and viruses that are missed by other programs and it does NOT interfere with Windows operations) and Spybot Search and Destroy (although I dont use the Resident SDHelper and TeaTimer) - I DO use the program just for scanning the drives for problems once a week. This is just my opinion...I just became more interested in antimalware and antivirus when I started being attacked by various trojans and false virus advertisements to sell useless antivirus software. SUPERAntiSpyWare and Spybot Search and Destroy (plus making sure my Firewall is ON) and I seem to have less problems.