I have 2 programs, both have real time scanners, Avast and Ad Aware. One is an Anti-Virus and the other is Anti-Malware. Is it good to have both of their real time scanners running at the same time??
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Been doing it for almost 6 months with MSE and MBAM. No issues.
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MSE and MBAM is different...
Avast! and The recent Ad aware however surely will conflict.. Because Ad Aware now has Antivirus included.. btw.. Ad Aware is not that good imo.. i'd rather use prevx safeonline free.. Prevx - PC and Internet Security for Home & Families, Businesses, Enterprises, Banks, Financial, eCommerce, and their customers. .. removes adwares for free but not the rest.. at least it helps detects malware/trojans.. you can use MBAM and SAS to remove them.. -
I'll second what Eugene said. Ad Aware does indeed have an AV scan included in the free version now, so running it will conflict with any other AV software. As for its reliability, I've found that Ad Aware simply isn't as strong as it used to be. It hasn't been a main choice of mine for years; MBAM stole that seat from it. Nothing but anecdotal evidence, but I'd prefer a MSSE MBAM combo.
Using more than one "real time" scanners
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by townfries, Jul 17, 2010.