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Is your computer pretty safe w/o a spyware searcher?
Replies: 12Last Post May 14 4:58am by Sector Corrupt
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My subscription ran out. And I'm using a hp windows vista if it matters.

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do you know 360 safe??

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Quote: from seaman23 at 12:28 am on May 14, 2009

do you know 360 safe??

no, is it free?


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it would be okj for a bit but you shoulld really update it

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download Ad-aware and Spybot S&D...run both at seperate times.

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Peacy P


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Avast! really good, free

also AVG.

Honestly its worth the protection, the tubes are scary in places.


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Quote: from Quantumleaper at 12:31 am on May 14, 2009

download Ad-aware and Spybot S&D...run both at seperate times.

is it free?


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Quote: from Wunarmdscissor at 12:29 am on May 14, 2009

Quote: from seaman23 at 12:28 am on May 14, 2009

do you know 360 safe??

no, is it free?


always free

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Quote: from Wunarmdscissor at 8:31 am on May 14, 2009

Quote: from Quantumleaper at 12:31 am on May 14, 2009

download Ad-aware and Spybot S&D...run both at seperate times.

is it free?


be carefull when downloading the three ones check reviews and coments first

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No, it is not safe.

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Back when I was running my windows computers I ran them for several months without any antivirus, antispyware, or anti adware and they were largely fine.

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Quote: from Sector Corrupt at 12:39 pm on May 14, 2009

Back when I was running my windows computers I ran them for several months without any antivirus, antispyware, or anti adware and they were largely fine.

you can easily avoid viruses like don't open e-mails you dont know who it is from

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Quote: from Link01 at 7:48 am on May 14, 2009

Quote: from Sector Corrupt at 12:39 pm on May 14, 2009

Back when I was running my windows computers I ran them for several months without any antivirus, antispyware, or anti adware and they were largely fine.

you can easily avoid viruses like don't open e-mails you dont know who it is from


Yeah, it's an absolute joke to avoid viruses. Besides, my hard drives were partitioned in such a way that wiping them was easy.

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