anti-spyware

[Guest Pepper]

I have McAfee Internet Security Suite. I know how much most of you detest

it, but I paid for a three-year subscription and I'm keeping it. Is it okay

to leave Window's Defender's real-time protection turned on, or will it

conflict with the McAfee?

[Guest jaquar001]

keep window defender ON.because it has different functionality other that

antivirus, it will not confilict..

 

"Pepper" wrote:

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> I have McAfee Internet Security Suite. I know how much most of you detest

> it, but I paid for a three-year subscription and I'm keeping it. Is it okay

> to leave Window's Defender's real-time protection turned on, or will it

> conflict with the McAfee? </span>

[Guest Charlie42]

"Pepper" <Pepper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>I have McAfee Internet Security Suite. I know how much most of you

> detest it, but I paid for a three-year subscription and I'm keeping it.

> Is

> it okay to leave Window's Defender's real-time protection turned on,

> or will it conflict with the McAfee?</span>

 

While it is recommended to run an additional anti-spyware program (which

Defender is), running both as real-time protection may in rare cases cause

conflicts, the programs try to fight each other etc.

 

Windows Defender seems to coexist peacefully with most AS programs, so I

think you should give it a go. If problems occur, you can always turn one of

the programs off.

 

Charlie42

[Guest FromTheRafters]

It is my understanding that the reason two AVs may conflict

is because of their "on-access" components both hooking

file system calls. The WD application uses agents for "real

time" protection and are mostly looking for certain activity

(behavior) such as registry manipulations and are executing

in the background.

 

Has anyone reported actual conflicts with WD and any AV?

 

 

"Charlie42" <Charlie42@spam.me.not> wrote in message

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> "Pepper" <Pepper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>>I have McAfee Internet Security Suite. I know how much most of you

>> detest it, but I paid for a three-year subscription and I'm keeping it.

>> Is

>> it okay to leave Window's Defender's real-time protection turned on,

>> or will it conflict with the McAfee?</span>

>

> While it is recommended to run an additional anti-spyware program (which

> Defender is), running both as real-time protection may in rare cases cause

> conflicts, the programs try to fight each other etc.

>

> Windows Defender seems to coexist peacefully with most AS programs, so I

> think you should give it a go. If problems occur, you can always turn one

> of the programs off.

>

> Charlie42 </span>

[Guest Charlie42]

"FromTheRafters" <Erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> It is my understanding that the reason two AVs may conflict

> is because of their "on-access" components both hooking

> file system calls. The WD application uses agents for "real

> time" protection and are mostly looking for certain activity

> (behavior) such as registry manipulations and are executing

> in the background.

>

> Has anyone reported actual conflicts with WD and any AV?</span>

 

Not that I am aware of. The warning on multiple real-time security programs

is a general one, and it is a more of an issue with anti-viruses than

anti-spywares really.

 

Charlie42

[Guest FromTheRafters]

"Charlie42" <Charlie42@spam.me.not> wrote in message

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> "FromTheRafters" <Erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> It is my understanding that the reason two AVs may conflict

>> is because of their "on-access" components both hooking

>> file system calls. The WD application uses agents for "real

>> time" protection and are mostly looking for certain activity

>> (behavior) such as registry manipulations and are executing

>> in the background.

>>

>> Has anyone reported actual conflicts with WD and any AV?</span>

>

> Not that I am aware of. The warning on multiple real-time security

> programs is a general one, and it is a more of an issue with anti-viruses

> than anti-spywares really.</span>

 

In the past, with AVs, "real time" and "on access" have been

used almost interchangeably. Now that many other anti-malware

programs have gone "real time" it adds confusion about the

conflict issue.

 

The only other conflict issue is the fact that some anti- may

detect others anti- as actual malware. The anti-malware

suite seems to become the only option to avoid this conflict.

So those that like a "component stereo" approach are losing

out.

[Guest Charlie42]

"FromTheRafters" <Erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> In the past, with AVs, "real time" and "on access" have been

> used almost interchangeably. Now that many other anti-malware

> programs have gone "real time" it adds confusion about the

> conflict issue.</span>

 

Yep. I was talking about the programs that are sometimes called "memory

resident".

<span style="color:blue">

> The only other conflict issue is the fact that some anti- may

> detect others anti- as actual malware. The anti-malware

> suite seems to become the only option to avoid this conflict.

> So those that like a "component stereo" approach are losing

> out.</span>

 

I disagree. Like some of the other posters here, I do not think suites offer

the best protection, but the major issue is their usually excessive

footprints.

 

Conflicts between anti-spyware programs are rare, conflicts between

anti-spywares and anti-viruses are even rarer (I have yet to see one). My

practical approach with anti-spywares is like I told the OP; give it a try,

and turn off/uninstall one program if it should not work out.

 

Charlie42