lelandstrott Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I was thinking about downloading the MS Sp ware beta program. However, I just want to make sure that there will be no conflict with my AV program (by that I mean the kind of conflict that you would have running two AV programs). As I understand it, the MS Spy ware Program is not an AV program, so there would be no conflict. Is that correct? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach112 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If you run two anti-virus programs together you will have major slow-down and other issues like BSOD The MS SP program should not conflict with your AV since like you said, its not an AV. By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe. ~Scratch~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithuk Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome to Piriform lelandstrott. Why would you want to run two AV apps at the same time? Do you think you will be twice as safe? Some AV apps use a lot of system resoures. I don't have my AVG 7.5 running all the time. Why would you need it running all the time? If you download or are given any files that your not sure about you just right-click on that folder and scan for virus. With AVG there is avgamsvr.exe which runs in the backbround and it doesn't show up in Task Manager so that protects anything that a web site might download to you thats suspect. Plus I have Uninstall Manager which tells me what additional files have been installed and where. Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 2 av at once is NOT a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamishman Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Instead of making a new thread I'll ask here, would the same logic apply for two software firewalls even if one of them was the Windows firewall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach112 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 yes By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe. ~Scratch~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted April 8, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 8, 2009 Most software firewall use the windows api to turn off windows firewall when they are installed, and turn it back on when they aren't installed. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamishman Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Yes but you can easily turn the Windows firewall back on yourself manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyperson Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 In most cases it depends on the brand as well as the function to determine if you can run two security programs together. If one program is strictly an antivirus and the other is strictly an antispyware then in most cases they should be able to run at the same time without any conflict. Unfortunately that's a matter of trial and error as some will conflict with another and so on. Some will even conflict with your firewall. Normally I have 2 antivirus programs on my machine but only one I allow to run in realtime while the other one I have to scan from time to time if I suspect a virus got past my main antivirus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comper6 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Instead of making a new thread I'll ask here, would the same logic apply for two software firewalls even if one of them was the Windows firewall? Windows firewall doesn't act like other firewalls (Explains why you should use another firewall) so it usually doesn't conflict with other software. Take zonealarm free for example, it works better with windows firewall on. Pretty much it just depends on the software you use The computer is mightier than the sword Click here for cool stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 12, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 12, 2009 Honestly having two AV's installed anymore isn't a necessity to find malware one may miss, just use one of the free online scanners like ESET's every three or so months to verify your anti-malware is working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Online scanners are definitely a godsend although you do have to deal with longer scan times because it's over the internet. I frequently use Kaspersky's Online Scanner and Panda Activescan. There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 12, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 12, 2009 Online scanners are definitely a godsend although you do have to deal with longer scan times because it's over the internet. I used to use ClamWin Free Antivirus as my secondary backup AV which is perfectly fine to do since it doesn't have resident protection, however the very long scan times is what made me permanently switch to using ESET Online Scanner, which scans everything in about 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I used to use ClamWin Free Antivirus as my secondary backup AV which is perfectly fine to do since it doesn't have resident protection, however the very long scan times is what made me permanently switch to using ESET Online Scanner, which scans everything in about 30 minutes. I agree... I had ClamWin on my work computer as a secondary scanner to Sysmantec (not by choice) up until last week. I got tired of the long scan times and it didn't seem like detection was very good either. I may give ESET a try though! There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 ESET is really good! Catches basically everything, and very fast scan time. I have NOD32, so I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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