hid Posted May 4, 2006 CID Share Posted May 4, 2006 is it advisable to run 2 anti virus programs together - i run AVG with PC Guard? PC guard offers anti virus, firewall,anti- spyware,pop up blocker and a privacy manager however AVG is better at detecting viruses and so i use both. i also use the xp firewall with another firewall software? r there any problems or issues 2 this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 4, 2006 CID Share Posted May 4, 2006 first of all the 2 av's may detect each others signatures. if this hasn't happened so far, you're ok. as for running 2 programs that perform the same function at the same time, even if they don't interfere with one another, just costs you resources for no real gain. you are also wasting money by paying for all those programs updating their definitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hid Posted May 4, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 4, 2006 avg and pc gurad are free programs. thanks for ur comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidsnake Posted May 4, 2006 CID Share Posted May 4, 2006 they can use up heave memory if they do not interfere and cause each other prob. by the way i remember once long back i used AVG . what a useless prog it was , it would detect a virus but wouldnt fix it . to fix it had to run a full system scan. is it still like that ? use Norton people . tha best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Norton... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Is that a Norton... lol yes or no opinion on norton? mine is no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammolo Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Norton......should be banned from the IT world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 mudmanc4: that would be a no. IMO Norton is a bloated resource hog. And you have to pay for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Yea , I agree, I used the prog for a very short time. Nothing But problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 I love norton.. ive used it all my pc experence. I personally will run nothing but norton pro 03. lol its the best imo . But then again, to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 I love norton.. ive used it all my pc experence. I personally will run nothing but norton pro 03. lol its the best imo . But then again, to each his own. Whatever works for you, from my experience with norton(internet security) it was mostly problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 If you want a second anti-malware scanning program, I'd suggest Ewido (www.ewido.net). It is compatible running with most other antivirus software. Check it out: http://www.ewido.net/en/compatibility/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Naru Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 is it advisable to run 2 anti virus programs together - i run AVG with PC Guard? PC guard offers anti virus, firewall,anti- spyware,pop up blocker and a privacy manager however AVG is better at detecting viruses and so i use both. i also use the xp firewall with another firewall software? r there any problems or issues 2 this? Thanks Why would you do that.......It wont protect your computer any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hid Posted May 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Ok thanks? anyway - i want A firewall that is good and its juts a firewall. i have Zonealarm but that slows down my download speeds when downloading. any1 know any good programs. also http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000223.html claims ewido software is crap? is this website 4 real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Naru Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Ok thanks? anyway - i want A firewall that is good and its juts a firewall. i have Zonealarm but that slows down my download speeds when downloading. any1 know any good programs. also http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000223.html claims ewido software is crap? is this website 4 real. Just get a Router...that is a hardware firewall and it wont slow down your internet if you get the right one..(stay away from D-Link) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeman51 Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 My computer came with Norton installed. A friend told me to try Avast (it's free). Avast found 3 Viruses that Norton didn't detect. Try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 I ran two AV at once a long time back.I had no real problems except slow speed from them hoging resources.I use & like AVG I did have to use it in safe mode one time to get rid of two viruses at the same time. But for the most part it seems to be keeping them out. I have ran Kaspersky's online scan & it didn't find anything so I guess AVG is doing the job. I do use Adaware by lavasoft.SpywareBlaster,& Outpost firewall as well.I haven't had a virus in over a year.Adaware does detect the same negligable objects everytime I run it unless I do the second scan right after.But these are just MRU lists & it says no threat.I just remove them anyway & give them a fresh start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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