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Community Newsletter: Q&A: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility?
- 7/28/05 4:16 PM
Yes Indeed
by swathingscientist - 7/30/05 12:28 PM In reply to: Gateway /Windows XP by Tsany13I'd ask you to dump Norton but your personal preference is paramount.
However,Norton is for viruses ,AdAawre SE Personal is more for Spyware and is absolutetly TOPS in it's field
antivirus utillity
by nineofseven82000 - 7/30/05 11:30 AM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
the info.was put verywell that anyone could understand.the info on free virus utillity and others was great.i have been using avg for many years and wholeheartedly recomend its use. i did not know about a lot of the others,thank you.
nineofseven82000@netscape.net
Running Two Anti-Virus At The Same Time
by Sonia1027 - 7/30/05 2:01 PM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been running two anti-virus softwares on my Compaq Armada M700 laptop for a many months now and so far have had no major problems, except for maybe slowing my DSL connection a little. But after reading the reply to the posting titled ''Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility?'' and finding out that running two anti-virus softwares at the same time can cause problems it scared me enough to write to ask you about what should I do.
I have Norton Symantec Anti-virus and Grisoft AVG free anti-virus running at the same time, and at least in one occasion AVG caught and disabled a virus before Symantec anti-virus could detect it. And each time I turn on or wake up my laptop AVG automatically updates itself while I have to manually check for update on Symantec even though automatic updates it's enabled. So, should I deactivate one to prevent problems and if so which one?
Thank you for your advice.
Sonia
Which One
by swathingscientist - 7/30/05 2:58 PM In reply to: Running Two Anti-Virus At The Same Time by Sonia1027I personally would go to Add/Remove and dump Norton.Folks Net-wide are dumping Norton/McAfee in droves.Frankly,your own preferences are paramount and have to follow your heart in these matters but---I used Grisoft/AVG for a year or so but once I found the creation of Avast;I dumped AVG and have had Avast now for 3 years,never a problem.Is available for download at CNET Download.com.
Bruce
Note:
If you are using Internet Explorer,I'd also go over to Yahoo.com and download their new Toolbar.It has a fantastic "Anti-Spy" program built in which will update automatically as new signatures are created.Besides that,the search feature in Yahoo puts the IE search to shame.Has two buttons you can customise,have you two websites you really like?,visit a lot?,can put the URL in these two buttons and then simply click on them to go immediately to your fav places,also comes with Adobe Reader built in.Don't want to see it all the time,right click on an open space in browser and take checkmark away from Yahoo and will disappear,do reverse to bring it back up again.
AVAST, AVAST, AVAST! Here's why...
by kpruppel - 7/30/05 5:44 PM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
AVAST, AVAST, AVAST! It updates itself continuously, meaning, you never initiate an update, because Avast uses push to send update you whenEVER an update is ready. I don't know of any other AV that does that.
Ken
Avast
by swathingscientist - 7/30/05 8:39 PM In reply to: AVAST, AVAST, AVAST! Here's why... by kpruppelRIGHT ON KEN--YOU GOT IT NAILED
Norton Antivirus vs. Free Antivirus
by Jorge Richard - 7/30/05 6:57 PM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The answergave by Gary is excellent. But, there a small question afetr this: which is better to have installed?
No love for Norton here.
by eddyb - 8/1/05 7:41 AM In reply to: Norton Antivirus vs. Free Antivirus by Jorge RichardI've never been a fan of Norton's bloated system resource hogging. There are smaller apps that seem to do a better job IMO.
Norton's big name makes people feel better but if you were to perform a full scan and then run another scan from an application like Avast or Ewido you'll find that Norton doesn't catch everything. The same can be said of any application that is why I have 2 AV apps 1 running real-time protection, the second used just for manual scans and running an Antispyware (real-time protection) app as well.
Personally I think that Norton is a jack of all trades master of none. They try to put everything into their apps and that rarely works.
Switch to AVG. It's FREE!!!
by - 7/30/05 7:03 PM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I did about a year ago and haven't looked back. I used Norton and MacAfee before making the switch. As soon as I installed it, it detected about 10 viruses Norton and MacAfee missed. Also, they update it A LOT, Sometimes I have checked for updates 3-4 times per week and there's a different update.
Turn on the automatic update
by Wacher - 7/31/05 9:38 AM In reply to: Switch to AVG. It's FREE!!! bySet the automatic update & file scan to update & run everyday at the time you want. You will always be up to date and your system will be free of viruses.
Running more than one antivirus utility
by CburgRose - 7/31/05 11:34 AM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use Ad-Aware SE Personal, GrisoftAntiVir Personal, and Microsoft AntiSpyware programs. I have never had one problem running all of them on WindowsXP Home with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1. I have yet to get one virus or anything else on my computer since running all of these. Therefore, I just cannot agree with the suggestion that it is unadvisable to run more then one AntiVirus program. None of these three programs have slowed my computer in any way. I used to have Norton on my computer, but that just had to go. It took up so much space, and slowed my computer down to a crawl. No more Norton for me, no matter how good it is.
Computer Assoc. EZ Trust EZ Armor
by tigernyc - 7/31/05 11:43 AM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use Time Warner's Road Runner which includes for free Computer Assoc. Anti Virus, Internet Security firewall and anti-spam. I've been using it for 5 years and never a problem security wise on my PC. Any comments about this one; am I as safe as previos results indicate? Thanks for any replies.
tigernyc.
Just My Take
by swathingscientist - 7/31/05 1:11 PM In reply to: Computer Assoc. EZ Trust EZ Armor by tigernycLast year Microsoft gave away a years supply of Computer Assocites AV to all home users.Didn't like it one bit.Got rid of it.Simply put,have tried all of them over the years,an honest evaluation but since finding Avast 3 years ago,went back to it when I chucked CA AV.Won't be changing any time soon.
I use Msn Explorer 9.1 as my primary browser and they offer a fairly good AV free for all Premium Service users but even it can't shine the shoes of Avast Home.
Msn Explorer though,is a much safer operating system than XP/IE,little or no problems,never get any updates for it as not as vulnerable.Any changes,upgrades they make to it are done without our even knowing it.Msn Explorer is the Microsoft flagship browser and awfully safe to use.
running more than one antivirus
by albertirons - 7/31/05 7:40 PM In reply to: Computer Assoc. EZ Trust EZ Armor by tigernycSome antivirus programs do not like to share, and will not run with other AV programs. McAfee and Norton do not get along well. Computer Associate's
E-Z trust antivirus does not like ANY OTHER antivirus program running, and will refuse to load. Avast and Norton do not get along, but Avast get along with McAfee. Anti-vir and AVG antivirus seem to get along with most others. I have recently used free Clamwin Antivirus that is part of the GPL program.
I usually have 2 av programs running together with out problems. If I am scanning the system for problems, I will run 2-3 av programs scanning simultaniously. I have found that virus programs will be dug out that are not discovered during a scan by a single av program. I have used Stinger as a stand alone program that does not need to be installed. I have recently used Runak Antivirus also as a stand alone. Clamwin Antivirus and Ruank have found virus infestations and spyware that had been missed by other av programs, such as McAfee. I have also used the free online scanning programs from Trendmicro, Symantec, McAfee, Pandasoftware, and RAV. I feel comfortable that my system is quite clean of virus programs.
In addation, I use Lavasoft Ad-aware and Spybot search and destroy as free programs to remove spyware. I also use Microsoft free Spyremover along with the other free programs. In addation, Spysweeper from Webroot is my commercial choice to supliment the other spyware removal programs.
I hope this helps anyone that is trying to make sure their system is clean of spyware and virus programs.
Throw the kitchen sink at it!!
You get what you pay for
by Acidf3d - 7/31/05 10:20 PM In reply to: 7/29/05 Is it OK to run more than one antivirus utility? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Working as a computer tech for many years, I have found the free antivirus programs to be unreliable, and although it is true that Norton uses a lot of system resources, it is comprehensive and extremely secure. After running Norton on many PCs that previously only had a free antivirus program on them (including AVG) I was often able to detect several viruses on the PC that were not picked up by the free antivirus program.
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