2 antivirus installed (AVG & Avast)

Hello community

Is it valid to install 2 antivirus instead of one? in this specific case AVG

and AVAST, will they work well together? or will inhibit?

Regards

PEF

"PEF" <pefl@hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Is it valid to install 2 antivirus instead of one? in this specific case

> AVG and AVAST, will they work well together? or will inhibit?</span>

It is generally unwise to run multiple anti viruses and firewalls. Such

programs may conflict (try to fight each other), and cause performance or

connection problems. In most cases things work out, but I really do not

think it is worth the risk and the slow-down. Uninstall one of them.

If you feel a need for a second opinion, you can download and run another AV

software or try an online scanner every now and then. Beware that online

scanners are advertising tools though, they tend to exaggerate positives.

Vista is a pretty secure OS, keep it patched and exercise sound judgement

when online, and you should be OK with the one AV.

Charlie42

Thanks Charlie for your great feedback, have a good weekend.

I will follow your recommendations.

Regards

PEF

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> "PEF" <pefl@hotmail.com> wrote:

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>> Is it valid to install 2 antivirus instead of one? in this specific case

>> AVG and AVAST, will they work well together? or will inhibit?</span>

>

> It is generally unwise to run multiple anti viruses and firewalls. Such

> programs may conflict (try to fight each other), and cause performance or

> connection problems. In most cases things work out, but I really do not

> think it is worth the risk and the slow-down. Uninstall one of them.

>

> If you feel a need for a second opinion, you can download and run another

> AV software or try an online scanner every now and then. Beware that

> online scanners are advertising tools though, they tend to exaggerate

> positives. Vista is a pretty secure OS, keep it patched and exercise sound

> judgement when online, and you should be OK with the one AV.

>

> Charlie42 </span>

"PEF" <pefl@hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Thanks Charlie for your great feedback, have a good weekend.

> I will follow your recommendations.</span>

You are welcome, and a good weekend to you as well.

Charlie42

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:00:03 -0400, "PEF" <pefl@hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Hello community

>

> Is it valid to install 2 antivirus instead of one? in this specific case AVG

> and AVAST, will they work well together? or will inhibit?</span>

You can install as many as you want, but do not run two at once.

There is a decided risk of their conflicting with each other, and

causing problems.

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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Don't try it because they will mess your system. Always use one AV

program...

And yet another opinion: have been running 2 AV pgms on 2 Vista machines for

some time with no problem. But here is the key: for one of the AV products,

DO NOT install (or activate) the resident portion (the module that constantly

monitors open and execution of of files). Doing so most likely result in

conflict.

The 2nd AV I use is AVG, with the 'resident shield' not installed. I just

use AVG for periodic system wide scans, as a crosscheck against the other AV

product.

"PEF" wrote:

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> Hello community

>

> Is it valid to install 2 antivirus instead of one? in this specific case AVG

> and AVAST, will they work well together? or will inhibit?

>

> Regards

>

> PEF

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