Which AVs are you running together?

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  1. Crinie

    Crinie Registered Member

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    Which AVs are you running consecutively without any conflicts?

    On one 32XP box I am running Panda cloud, Vipre, and Avira

    On another 32XP box I am running Threat Fire, Malwarebytes, Panda, and Avira.

    No snags so far or any errors, they seem to get along fine. ;)

    The box with Vipre slows a bit as it reads "everything"
     
  2. trjam

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    Eset and Avira ;)
     
  3. Crinie

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    When I tried ESET it seemed to hog the CPU a bit more than Avira or Malwarebytes
     
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    It's been asked before but why in the world would you want to run more than one full time AV?
     
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    The key word here I think is consecutively not concurrently. I don't believe full time protection is active on all of them at the same time. At least I hope not.
     
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    Why running more than one (1) AV on a Real-Time basis? o_O o_O
     
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    And why not, I started to ask myself. I own both till 2015 and started thinking that it stinks I cant use both together, so I decided to do just that.

    We run multiple other security apps, that just happen to not be labeled antivirus products, but in reality most are or work the same way.

    I have been running Eset V5 AV and Avira AV together on a computer for quite awhile. Eset is the main and on Avira, I disabled web and email scanning. But they are both active scanning in real time, and guess what..............

    Not a bit of slowdown and memory usage is basically uneffected. And yes I have seen both detect and actually its pretty cool.

    Just because others say it wont work, doesnt prove they know what they are talking about.:D
     
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    And what is the difference between my setup and Eset and WSA. Not a bit, but I like mine better.
     
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    o_O It's not just any average guys saying that it's not recomended, but rather it's the people who know the programs best. Those being the people who work for the companies that created the software. Are you saying that you know better than them?
     
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    My son left inadvertently his mobile inside the pocket of his jeans while being machine washed, and guess what... His mobile was still working perfectly afterwards!

    I suppose that if it works in one of your machines it doesn't mean that one can generalize, proof is that some AVs won't install if they detect another one pre-installed. I've heard it can be done (my sister in law has two installed), but is it really worth the risk? Particularly considering that most people's main reason for running without an AV is that it affects significantly their system. I'm running Avira with MBAM but at least one of them is on demand.
     
  11. Cloud

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    I hope you at least disabled Panda Cloud's behavioral blocker. And by the way, both Panda and Avira have autorun options in their settings ON by default.
     
  12. fax

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    :thumb: Yes, and conflicts normally happens behind the scene (e.g. OS hooks and API calls) not always evident to users. So, even if everything seems to work from the outside does not mean that conflicts are not happening. :) Don't run multiple on access tools at the same time unless they are specifically design to. Simple rule to stay away from problems.
     
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    Running Trustport AV (both engines enabled real-time) and MBAM Pro concurrently.

    Crazy, I know.
     
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    Surprised to see a number of you doing this :D But hey, if it works with NO serious side affects and/or massive overheads, then if it floats your boat = :)

    A proper test would be with some real Nasties, a few Rootkits, Trojans, MBR changers etc. That would sort the men from the boys :D Be VERY interesting to see the results :thumb:
     
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    Maybe, the more AVs you run simultaneously, the less often you will need to change your setup! :cautious:
    Like if you ran 4 or 5 at once, you might stick with that combo for a week. :D
     
  16. justenough

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    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro AND Windows Defender!!!:cool:
     
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    Just the facts from fax. :thumb:
     
  18. Crinie

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    Doesn't seem true on my 2 boxes, no errors in system logs either.
    The only times I've ever seen an AV conflict is when 2 different AVs are running the same engine.
     
  19. Crinie

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    Yes, I've run those 2 together before, never saw an apparent conflict.
     
  20. Crinie

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    the article just shows some AVs don't get along, I've seen that first hand.
     
  21. Crinie

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    tried it, Avira always catches it first, Vipre second.
     
  22. Crinie

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    I see a biased conflict of interest there, it also depends upon what flavor windows you are running, service packs, drivers used, other software programs used, etc..
     
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    ... to slow down your computer :thumb: :p
     
  24. Crinie

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    Nope, that's exactly what I am not looking/hoping for, which is why my laptop only runs Panda
    The AV's I am using are not system hogs (except for Vipre)
    the others (not mentioned here) I've tried at different times and don't use cuz they take up too many resources IMHO
     
  25. Cloud

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    I run only one AV because I trust Panda to help keep my PC secure. ;)
     
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