I have Norton vers: 2005- AVG free & windows defender ( beta 2 ).
If i disable norton, will AVG & w/defender give me the same protection as norton ?
2006-08-12 05:25:25 · 8 answers · asked by Bill UK 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
No, having two real-time virus scanners installed at the same time isn't going to work. No need to go and buy Norton, though.
Just replace AVG with AOL's new free Active Virus Shield. It's based on Kapersky's Personal Antivirus. The Kapersky scanner is one of the best out there, and their pattern updates are frequent.
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
2006-08-12 05:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by philr999 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-08-21 21:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear fellow member,
typically as a rule of thumb you don't run any two anti-virus programs simultaneously or conflicts will occur sooner or later if not right away. AVG I hear works pretty good but I know for sure Symantec Norton Anti-virus works the best.
Kind regards,
Ben
2006-08-12 05:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd ditch both and go for Avast! antivirus, it also picks up some trojans.
Avg is an anti virus not an anti spyware, so of course it missed spyware.
Use a firewall, Avast anti virus, Ewido anti trojan, Ad-aware SE Personal and Spybot Search and Destroy for adware.
The Windows firewall doesn't stop malware on your pc from dialling out. Either of these firewalls are free for personal use and stop unwanted incoming and outgoing traffic. You choose which programs are allowed to access the internet. They are both fairly easy to use and updated regularly.
http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall
http://www.kerio.com Kerio firewall
Shields Up security site, check your firewall works
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
http://www.mozilla.com/ Firefox web browser
http://www.opera.com/ Opera web browser
Instal both these web browsers, turn off javascript on one and use that browser for vising unknown websites. They don't support Active X so thats one less way for problems to get on your pc.
Winpatrol is a handy utility that tracks cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.
http://www.winpatrol.com
Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/30863/lng/uk/tpl/tpl01 -Ewido anti trojan
Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://www.avast.com Avast Antivirus
http://www.bitdefender.com -BitDefender can be used as a second, on demand anti virus.
http://www.ccleaner.com Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool
Microsoft have two free online scanners that look for malware.
You can also download Microsofts free Windows Defender from the official Microsoft site, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool.
Remember to update and run all of you anti malware programs at least once a week.
2006-08-12 09:24:51 · answer #4 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should never run two virus programs - sooner or later it will lock up your computer then you will have trouble.
windows defender ( beta 2 ) is as good as microsoft firewall both a waste of space - get rid of windows defender ( beta 2 ) there are a lot better free programs out there.
2006-08-12 06:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by Sly_Old_Mole 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lately i had a serious virus on the comp..called spyware...i had avg on the comp and it wasnt detecting it at all...so no...i then went out and bought norton anti virus...it cleared up the problem but i had to uninstall avg first as its no compatible with nornton...hope this helps
2006-08-12 05:32:35 · answer #6 · answered by sillybean 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You really should dump avg.It is junk..worthless.
2006-08-12 06:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no they are not compatible
2006-08-13 03:07:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋