Can I Have Multiple Antivirus Programs? - Comments Page 1
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How about System Mechanic 11.5 and AVG Free running together? Will that be sufficient??? |
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Hi Bob, |
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You recommend running only one real-time program. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO (paid) -- which does real-time checking -- seems to co-exist quite well with the Avast (free) on my Windows 7 64-bit system. |
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Good luck removing Norton. Not only is it a total waste of money but it leaves a lot of residual junk on your computer unless you go to it's site for the removal tool. I've used Microsoft's Security Essentials and malwarebytes for 3 years now and have never had a virus issue. I recommend Ccleaner for cleaning the registry and cookies and walla...a good running computer at all times. |
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I have 3 anti virus programs running on one of my computer. I keep an old version of Norton, which allows me to block banner ads and pop-up. I can specify what URLs I don't want to view their stuff. The other 2 anti viruses are over lapping, because I paid for them several months apart and I liked the features of both. When one runs out, I will just deleted it and keep the other one that is paid and just keep the other one. |
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Hey Bob, |
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I run a full scan with Avast every week. On the rare occasions it finds something, is it better to move it to the chest or delete it? Thanks EDITOR'S NOTE: Probably safer to quarantine. If it finds a false positive, you won't lose your file. |
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To the (persons) wanting to fully uninstal various anti-virus programs or any other software. |
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@Fred. I agree with you. The three applications you mentioned above is what I use and they work beautifully together in tandem. I have not had a conflict problem among them and I have used these for years! TR |
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To the person(s) that have trouble uninstalling Norton (My opinion = Norton isn't worth it if it were free) Symantec, Norton's vendor, offers a free complete uninstaller. Find it at www.norton.com/nrt. (NRT = Norton Removal Tool) |
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I have two installed ... Avast Free and Malwarebytes Anti-malware. Avast free is running "real time". I also have MS Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSMRT). In most cases, it is ok to have more than one installed. It is, however, necessary to ensure ony one is set for real time scanning. I had AVG Free for awhile but got dissatisfied; especially when a new version update was released. And worse yet when a new upgrade was released; for example .. v8.4 to v9.0, pretty much (almost invariably) requiring a complete uninstall of the older version before installing to new version. |
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Many (most?) anti-malware companies have their own official uninstallers and instructions on how to use them. Sometimes uninstalling through Control Panel leaves behind remnants that can interfere with a clean install of a new product. Singular Labs has compiled a list of popular uninstallers. http://singularlabs.com/uninstallers/security-software/ |
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Another important item is to make sure your antivirus program is actually turned on to perform periodic scans. I am running Avast. It was updating several times a day, but I forgot to actually schedule the quick and full scans. I schedule a quick scan daily and a full scan weekly. BH. |
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I've been happily using Avast and Malwarebytes for many years. Even the free version of Avast provides a very decent security suite, esp. for the home user. Malwarebytes seems to concentrate on other types of malware such as trojans for a well rounded approach. The combination of the two has never produced a conflict. Highly recommend them. |
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To assure our full 146% I have to point out that 'walla' is actually a word with many meanings; none of them are what most people think thay are saying. On the other hand 'voilà' is the word most people mean, roughly, "there it is" or "here it is". Feel smarter? |
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Hi Bob, |
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Thanks Mike. I'm old and admit my bad on the walla booboo. I still have a clean computer. |
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What's wrong with you guys? Why all this hassle? Ever heard of Linux? |
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One thing I don't see mentioned is that there are are a number of AV suites out there which incorporate multiple scanning engines in their design such as Coranti, Emsisoft, Qihoo 360, and many others. In addition to the non real-time tools mentioned by the authors and by others, another Two free examples are: Metascan Client - Run a quick scan of active processes and their associated libraries against 5 cloud based AVs as a quick check to see if any currently running processes may be malicious http://www.opswat.com/products/metascan/client Metascan-Online.com - A website allowing you to upload individual files and scan against 40+ engines, good for checking potential false positives, or suspicious files your local AV doesn't flag. |
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