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ican the farmer · Jan 19, 2010, 05:11 PM // 17:11

Hey!

I am wondering if i will be able to run 2 anti virus programs at the same time? amt i use Telia secure surf and im thinking of getting Avira Antivir to fill up my needs on high security

so is this possible or will they detect eachother as viruses?

Xenex Xclame · Jan 19, 2010, 05:19 PM // 17:19

Im pretty sure you can run two antivirus programs at once,I wouldn't advice doing it though.
There is a chance that they may conflict with eachother and I could think that it would be counter productive.

Say one of the vsr are checking a file and the other one also wants to check that same file, but it finds that the file is "in use" and skips it and the first vsr doesnt catch that its a virus but the second would have, but didnt because it skipped.

So yes im sure you can, but you shouldn't.

ican the farmer · Jan 19, 2010, 05:22 PM // 17:22

ok ty!

i am kinda scared of getting another key logger

so i was thinking why not better up my odds by getting 2 instead of 1

Arduin · Jan 19, 2010, 05:27 PM // 17:27

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a fine tool too.

ican the farmer · Jan 19, 2010, 05:32 PM // 17:32

ok do u think i can run malwarebytes' anti-malware at the same time as my own Telia secure surf?

shaggie821 · Jan 19, 2010, 05:36 PM // 17:36

Malwarebytes & Telia should b ok 2 run @ the same time ones a virus scan and the other malware/spyware removal. Should b ok 2 run together. I have always used Avast Free Home edition, Malwarebytes, & Spybot Search & Destroy. Malware & Spybot check the same files pretty much so dont run them @ the same time. Not One Key-Logger in my 4+ years of playing GW's. Cross my fingers X.

ican the farmer · Jan 19, 2010, 05:38 PM // 17:38

ok nice i will download Malwares now

hope it works! (fingers crossed)

shaggie821 · Jan 19, 2010, 05:42 PM // 17:42

Good Luck keep us posted on results Please & Thank You. We dont want anymore hacked accounts this year. 2010 ANET Resolution---HAHAHA--Good Laugh.

ican the farmer · Jan 19, 2010, 05:47 PM // 17:47

ok downloaded it now and ran both programs but they detected each other as tojans :/ so i removed Malewares but it draged secure surf whith it so i was whith out virus protection for 5 min

but now i just got secure surf

shaggie821 · Jan 19, 2010, 05:57 PM // 17:57

I can Guarantee that Malwarebytes is not a trojan. Used it 4 years. Here is legit site 2 d/L from (http://www.malwarebytes.org/) . If you still cant get 2 work you can try a small program called Combofix.exe (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix) goto one of the trusted sources --- *BleepingComputer.com* *ForoSpyware.com* and download and try I do suggest running it in SAFE mode.

ican the farmer · Jan 19, 2010, 06:00 PM // 18:00

i dont think it is an trojan but still creppy 2 be out of protections for couple of mins :P i will try again hope it works (fingers crossed so hard that they nearly broke :P)

CronkTheImpaler · Jan 19, 2010, 08:30 PM // 20:30

There are others who may be more in the know.. but i have never had 2 anti-virus programs run together compatibly (is that a word?) they always conflict and detect eachother as trojans or virus's.

One techi site said the fact that each program detects stores or vaults virus's makes the other flag the competing program.

Cronk

Perkunas · Jan 19, 2010, 10:48 PM // 22:48

I run Avast Home, free edition memory resident, and have Malwarebytes anti-malware and manually scan with it. Have had no compatability issues. I also have Iobit Security 360 as an extra "Anti" program. They each have caught issues that the others have missed. I run both Spybot and Spyware Terminator, with Terminator memory resident. Again no compatability issues.

Tarun · Jan 19, 2010, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Get avast, which IS a virus scanner.
Malwarebytes is an anti-malware scanner, not an anti-virus.

These two will not conflict with each other.

Never run two antivirus programs (avast and avira, etc) at the same time.

Elder III · Jan 20, 2010, 02:13 AM // 02:13

listen to Tarun, he's the resident expert on such matters..... QFT^^^

Zebideedee · Jan 20, 2010, 10:44 AM // 10:44

I tried Avast but it didn't pick up on some of the things that Avira AntiVir did. Although the latter has an annoying ad. that pops up every other day*

*Usually when I'm fighting a boss

ican the farmer · Jan 20, 2010, 04:11 PM // 16:11

ok i got F-Secure on the phone today and talked to them about the anti-virus program but they said that there program was so great and nothing could pass it but yet it did it got me a key-logger which led to me getting my Guild Wars account hacked

i will try avast as my only anti-virus program now

isildorbiafra · Jan 20, 2010, 04:15 PM // 16:15

Not advised. To much risk on conflicting issues.

Chasing Squirrels · Jan 25, 2010, 04:34 AM // 04:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zebideedee

I tried Avast but it didn't pick up on some of the things that Avira AntiVir did. Although the latter has an annoying ad. that pops up every other day*

*Usually when I'm fighting a boss

I use avira and i got rid of the ad popup. Not sure if i am allowed to post links so you can pm me or just google it.

Snograt · Jan 25, 2010, 07:43 AM // 07:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elder III

listen to Tarun, he's the resident expert on such matters..... QFT^^^

Listen to Elder, he's the resident expert on Tarun.