i'm not exactly a computer expert, but i know that if you want optimal security for your system, you need more than one program. but, just like bringing a new dog into the family, the other dogs may not get along with it. so the question is, which programs work best together?
i'm going to be buying the Toshiba Satellite E105 (BestBuy Blue Label). it comes preinstalled with 12 months of Norton Antivirus 2009. to further protect my investment, i was planning on getting Kaspersky Internet Security (which ive heard great things about), but will i run into problems trying to run these two programs at the same time? if so, are there settings i can customize to allow them to work in harmony? or will i need to completely erase Norton in order to run Kaspersky?
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1 Frank N. Stein // Jun 23, 2009
NEVER run two anti-virus programs at the same time, that is the equivalent of having none at all. You need an anti-malware running alongside, but never another anti-virus.
Here's what I use:
Avast anti-virus. (anti-virus)
Windows firewall. (firewall)
Windows Defender (realtime anti-malware)
Malwarebytes and SUPERAntiSpyware as backup/malware scanners.
That is the typical setup, one AV, one AM, and one firewall.
Two anti-viruses could see each other as viruses, conflict and compromise your protection, or cease to work altogether.
2 Aradhana // Jun 23, 2009
I m agree, never run 2 anti virus in one pc.
3 Min // Jun 23, 2009
Mate never run 2 Anti-virus sytems together. I bought a new lappy with a trial version of 'Norton', I chose not to use it & uninstalled. Over the yrs I've tried quite a few A/V's: Trend, Norton, PcCillin, AVG, Avast & finally Kaspersky.
My D/Top that I hardly go on the net with I use Avast (free), I prefer that over AVG free.
I've used Kaspersky for over 3 yrs & never had a prob. I also run Malwarebytes, Spybot-Search&Destroy.
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