Is this enough protection?

I just bought a Dell Inspiron laptop. It came with PC Cleaner Pro and Webroot Anti-Virus with SpySweeper. Is this enough protection from all the bad stuff out there? On my old laptop, I have Super AntiSpyware, ccleaner, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, and Microsoft Security Essentials--all free. What should I do? Thanks.

 

IMHO I would stick with the tried and true ones just like the ones you had installed in your old laptop. A good software to decrapify is this: http://majorgeeks.com/PC_De-Crapifier_d5223.html and see which ones you would like to delete. Bloatware usually come pre-installed in OEM's such as Dell etc.

EDIT: Here's a video created by MG re the above software: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=244047

 

Thank you for these very helpful replies. I'll go with tried-and-true.

 

One added thought for novice users who may be reading this thread (based on my experience as a PC repair tech):

No matter how many antivirus, malware prevention and other tune-up/scanning programs you have running, there is no such thing as a "virus-proof" or "malware proof" PC.

I have run into countless customers who (even after seeing the results of a Malware Bytes scan) swear their PC should have been bulletproof since (pick one: Norton, McAfee, AVG, etc.) is up and running on their system.

Without stepping on the Virus and Malware Moderator's toes, here are the basics I tell everyone:

*Don't download anything unless you're sure it's from a trusted source.

*Don't click on links in e-mails. Period.

*Don't click on ads for "free" or "discount" anything. Third-party toolbars and programs are one of the top sources of malware. ​

 

Hi, Oma.

I tried to download de-crapifier but it wouldn't download for me. What am I doing wrong?

 

When I tried to download MSE to my Windows7 system from the Microsoft site, the drop-down box did not list Windows 7 as an option. So I went to a different download site (CNet) and it started okay but then I got a message that I was trying to download a 32-bit program into a 64-bit program (not sure that "program" is the word used). Now what?

 

Hi, I'm not tech savy, but this is how I downloaded mine.
I got it through the following link, clicked on the orange circle, it then opens a window where you can choose from Windows XP 32-bit, Windows Vista / Windows 7 32-bit or Windows Vista / Windows 7 64-bit.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx

Hope this helps?

 

Oops! Sorry.

 

Thanks, oooops. That worked for me, too. And thanks to all the others who responded to my call for help.