I am currently using Norton 360 and I'm wondering if it would be good to install in addittion to this program other anti-virus programs such as Spybot and Ad-Aware or would installing these anti-virus progams just slow down my computer?
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Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:
No, its not, its like having two wives and they know about each other
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Damn, I knew it was bad, but had no idea . . . -
Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:
It proves a point.
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However, I thought spybot, and ad-aware were just spyware killers, not anti-virus.
For all I know, having multiple anti-spyware software is OK(I used to have both Ad-Aware, and Spybot on my old machine with no problems), but can anyone confirm?
BTW, Ad-Aware, and Spybot do not run on the background, they are just scanners that you should use if you think you got spyware installed, so they won't slow down the computer(this is only true on the freeware versions, on the premium ones you do have to option to have real time scanning). -
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AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's
My usual AV is Avast! (free), but I install and run a-Squared (free) now and again. Other security type software in use is described on my website.
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I'd limit it to one resident (real-time) antivirus and at most one resident anti-spyware program.
But it's fine to keep other AV programs around and not run them in resident mode and just scan your hard drive with them once in a while. -
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planet_vikram Notebook Evangelist
Rep+ for that !!
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AVG free edition plus AVG spyware free edition..........
AVG picked up stuff AVast and nod32 didnt...........that's just my experience -
DO NOT USE 2 ANTIVIRUS'S..they will fight each other...just like the 2 wives analogy given earlier
however, it is ok to have more than 1 spyware scanner, because they do not run in real time
if you guys want to use a realtime spyware scanner/blocker then use spyware blaster -
Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:
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opinion?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...hive/2005/09/12/BUGIBEL8N71.DTL&type=business
http://forum.networktechs.com/archive/topic.php/t-617.html
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6121_102-0.html?forumID=45&threadID=229917&messageID=2382803
http://www.trap17.com/index.php/install-two-anti-virus-software-1-system_t30012.html
http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061126014353AAwMHlI
http://forums.wincustomize.com/index.aspx?aid=142800
I can go on forever
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Anti-virus programs work differently than anti-spyware programs, and conflicts can occur between the two. That, and if you have two real-time anti-virus products, your system will be bogged down, SAME WITH two real-time anti-spyware blockers.
You should only have one real time anti-virus and one real-time spyware blocker, but you can have more than one spyware scanner (there is a difference).
While restating the fact is nice, you may as well do it in your own words.
Those links you gave were to forums.. where people state their opinions on the matter. -
however, having 2 scanners (not real time ie: adaware) is not harmful. It can be beneficiary to have 1 program double check another program
I restated it in a short phrase. It was in my own words. No copying intended
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NOD32 (realtime)
Windows Defender (realtime)
Spybot
Adaware
All work fine here, no conflicts.
Good to run more than 1 anti-virus program?
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by sleepy35758, Oct 21, 2007.