Re: Weird PC problem

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

With, typically.  With the exception of PSI I run these just once or as
needed.  I don't run them continually like I do an AV product.

Think of it as a layered defense.  If something gets through your AV, then
one of these will hopefully catch it.

Now, CCleaner & PSI aren't really anti-malware tools.  CCleaner looks for
stuff that no longer belongs.  As a cleanup tool it's goal is more about
operational efficiency that safety.  That said, cleaning up app & registry
orphans and various temp files might close a door that malware would be
looking for.  PSI is all about staying up to date.  Lots of PCs are running
multiple JREs, for instance, as new JRE installs often install separately
from old versions.  PSI will point this out so you can purge the old
versions.  It'll often point out updates to Adobe stuff before Adobe's own
updates realize a new version is available.

On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Does the spyware software work with or in place of virus checking
> software (such as Norton) ?
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> CEO/Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects, LLC
>
>
> On 6/25/2010 12:21 PM, John Jones wrote:
> > My favorite PC cleaners:
> >
> > CCleaner: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
> > superantispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/
> > malwarebytes: http://malwarebytes.org/
> >
> > Followed by the Secunia Personal Software Inspector:
> > http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ to look for outdated
> /
> > insecure apps (looks well beyond MS stuff).
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