I just got Spy Sweeper but i already have Spybot. Can i use both on my computer? The reason i'm worried is becuase a while ago i had Mcaffe Virusscan running on my computer as well as Norton Antivirus and my computer crashed :(.
2006-12-27 04:54:56 · 12 answers · asked by gamer12345 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I run three anti-spy-ware programs on my PC's. There is no problem with having three and I have run multiple programs at the same time before and it doesn't hurt you OS or PC. Anti-spy-ware programs like Spybot and such don't remain resident in the OS like Anti-Virus programs do. I typically don't run multiple anti-spy-ware programs at one time, because its a waste of system resources. I run the programs in traunches to make sure if one program misses mal or spy-ware that may be able to pick it up.
Now my Anti-virus software looks for spy, malware and the such.
2006-12-27 05:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by Martin Chemnitz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-27 19:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by Tonya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antivirus programs that run all the time, or offer "active protection," will cause crashes and errors as each program attempts to scan the same parts of the computer, or registers the other as a threat.
Most antispyware programs, however, only activate and scan once you run them yourself, so you can run one, close it, and run the other. In fact, it is usually recommended to have more than one antispyware program, as usually a single program does not get everything itself.
2006-12-27 04:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by DrkInsanity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's the problem with some of the anti-virus and anti-spy programs. If you have two of them going, one thinks the other is an intruder and tries to get rid of it, which does result in computer crashes. You're better off to pick one and stay with it.
2006-12-27 05:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very true 2 anti-virus programs will conflict with each other
as for spyware programs?
not a issue really as i have used 2 or 3 at sometimes
i generally run 2
i do know for example that spybot and adaware together you'll get a warning thing which just says you have it running but they work fine
2006-12-27 04:58:10 · answer #5 · answered by great one 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Using two spyware programs shouldn't be a problem. Only run one of them at a time, but they can both be on your computer. You shouldn't have had a problem with the two anitvirus programs either, unless they were both trying to do a scan at the same time.
2006-12-27 04:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use three antispyware program because no one program can detect all spyware. There's a good list of free ones here.
http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.html
2006-12-27 05:02:27 · answer #7 · answered by Tyler 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spybot is pretty compatible with many programs. I also recomend using Adaware! That works great as well!
2006-12-27 05:03:18 · answer #8 · answered by Johnny L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use several antispyware programs at the same time and have not had any problems.
I use
adaware and Spy bot search and Destroy
2006-12-27 05:04:38 · answer #9 · answered by JR S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Generally it's not a problem. However, if one program quarantines a file, the other program may detect in in a scan - still, not generally a big issue.
2006-12-27 04:58:03 · answer #10 · answered by C J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋