I already got Mcafee, but need to install another anti-virus program. Will it made the system crash?
Or made some conflict?
I used to try N--- added, but it's not work.
After Restart, Windows can't boot up.
2007-01-16 06:22:21 · 7 answers · asked by petwalk 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Usually you can install more than one. *Some* would complain if another is installed and they know that they are incompatible with it. It is true that if you install two anti-virus programs, conflicts can occur. That's why most people would advise you not to do it. However, such conflicts occur only between the on-access scanning components. (You know, the thingy that's always active and scans only the files you're trying to access - not your whole computer.) So, if you don't install (or disable) the on-access component of one of the products, there should be no conflicts. Norton Anti-Virus is known to be quite aggressive, though, so you might want to try something else.
And it is not true that one of the products will think that the other is a virus, like another answer said. That stopped happening decades ago. The contemporary designers of such products usually know better than to make such trivial mistakes.
However, it doesn't make much *sense* to use two anti-virus products. They won't detect twice as many viruses as one product. Nowadays the big anti-virus producers tend to send each other samples of the new malware they receive, so most products detect pretty much the same things. Not exactly the same, of course, but the differences are not significant enough to be worth the trouble of maintaining two products.
2007-01-16 07:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by Vesselin Bontchev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 21:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by fuchser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, you only need one anti virus. Read the instructions...I think they all suggest using only one.....You're looking at conflicts, crashes, & freeze ups if you install more than one.
2007-01-16 06:33:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mike S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they would work but if you use to antiviruses one would mistaken the other as a virus. And it is anoying and it might get rid of files.
2007-01-16 06:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
having two anti-virus programs will cause conflict
regardless of what others say its not advisable
2007-01-16 07:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Never. Not. No way. Do not do it.
2 will cause a conflict.
2007-01-16 06:28:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can install as many as you like. Wether or not they will work is another matter - usually they won't.
2007-01-16 06:26:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋