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February 19th, 2006, 04:55 PM
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Running multiple antispyware programs
I know that it's a bad idea to run two anti-virus screens simultaneously, because they can interfere with each other.
Is there a similar prohibition for anti-spyware screens?
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February 24th, 2006, 03:53 AM
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Re: Running multiple antispyware programs
I would bet the odds and say yes.
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February 24th, 2006, 05:03 PM
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Re: Running multiple antispyware programs
If you run several at a time as 'real time' protection, yes. If you simply have several on your system, not necessarily. Many people use both Ad-Aware and Spybot for example. Just don't try to run their 'watch' modes while the Microsoft Antispyware beta is also running.  |
February 24th, 2006, 06:28 PM
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Re: Running multiple antispyware programs
I also asked this on another board I frequent; the response was basically what the Baron said.
Running two "real-time" scanners does give me a noticeable performance hit.
WHat I really need to do is Format C: and reinstall, but I can't do that until I replace my CD drive.
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April 13th, 2006, 01:37 PM
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Re: Running multiple antispyware programs
Take a look at Windows Defender from MS. I use that and Firefox, and it's been more than a year since I had a problem with malware.
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