I downloaded the free AVG and Spybot Search and Destroy onto my new computer, is there anything else

Does the AVG have anti spyware or is it just an antivirus and firewall? What is ad aware and do I need it? (I just uninstalled McAfee because it was interfering with me using my Windows Mail so I want to make sure that I am protected). Thanks in advance for all your answers!!!

I downloaded the free AVG and Spybot Search and Destroy onto my new computer, is there anything else I need?stinger

hey kitkat, here's the proper way to use these utilities.

Follow these steps and it will remove almost all viruses and malware/spyware from your computer. It will also make your computer run faster.

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鈥 know this procedure looks long, but much of this is explanatory text to help less experienced people.

鈥lease do not cheat by skipping any steps. You are only hurting yourself if you do. And you will waste more time. The goal is to get your PC fixed. Completing the steps in this generic guide may or may not resolve all of your malware problems, but in all cases it gets your PC into a known state to help make it easier for me to fix your problems. After completing all steps, if you still need help, please send a new question. You may have a problem trying to run steps in safe mode on user accounts that have limited priviledges. This will only be on Windows 2K, XP, %26 2003 systems. Limited user accounts will not show when you boot into safe mode. You have two options, run the steps in normal boot mode which may not work to remove malware, or you can temporarily change the user account to an admin account and then complete the steps.