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One or the other or both

Dec 12, 2011 9:15AM PST

Hello,

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I used to run . . .
Dec 12, 2011 11:19PM PST

AVG. But I've moved to free Avast as it gets better reviews. I also run CCleaner, using it about once a month to clean out the "junk". In addition to these I have MalwareBytes and Super Anti-spyware. I run these two about once a week.

The caution you need to take is whether these are active scanners. If so they can conflict. Avast is active and always running in the background. The other two are manual start (free) and do not interfere with each other.

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While CCleaner is fine
Dec 13, 2011 4:41AM PST

I would never recommend any "Optimizer" utility.

The lessons we have learned in these forums from those who have used them and come calling with problems are too many to list.

Mark

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Microsoft Security Essentials
Jan 20, 2012 4:21AM PST

I think at the present moment the best option for windows based pc's is microsoft security essentials which is free and provides more than acceptable malware and av protection. You do not need any other maintenance utility installed.

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You're right, but
Jan 20, 2012 9:18PM PST

we still need "anti-malware" scanners.

Mark