I have mcafee security center on my pc and i want to put AVG on, will this cause conflict or damage my PC?

Answer 1

Hi there I found I had to remove all other security programs before I could load the avg. I did download it first then I removed my access to the net and loaded it on that way I was safe, not sure if this is the correct procedure but it is the one that worked for me... have a great day

Answer 2

"No. I have both and have no problems at all. Be careful with McAfee though, I've been having lots of problems with it lately"

Nice contradiction.

Two anti-viruses aren't needed. Only someone completely paranoid would even want to run 2 anti-virus programs at a time - it may have the reverse effect and let more viruses get on your system than catch more. As long as you are being smart about what websites you visit and download from you shouldn't get any viruses. Also, why would someone paranoid about viruses use McAfee? Your literally inviting the viruses to come and live on your PC. If you want AVG, remove McAfee, if you don't want AVG then remove McAfee anyway and install something like avast. Heres some links to good anti-virus software you can get for free - remember if you're going to install another anti-virus then remove McAfee.


AVG 7.5 Free - Windows (All Versions)
http://www.filehippo.com/download_avg_antivirus/

Or

Bitdefender Free - Windows 9x/2000/XP
http://www.filehippo.com/download_bitdefender/tech/

Or

Avast! Home Edition - Windows (All Versions)
http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/

>>Full list of anti-virus software
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/


Avoid all Norton and McAfee anti-virus products.

Answer 3

I even have used AVG anti-virus on all 3 of my computers for various years and that i'm very happy with it. No virus problems in any respect. different sturdy loose anti-virus courses are Avira and Avast. those will possibly no longer have relatively as many constructive properties as McAfee however the reality is that relatively some the better bells & whistles in McAfee and the different paid courses are of limited fee. one factor you need to do earlier you utilize AVG, Avria, or Avast etc. is to absolutely uninstall McAfee. it is not sturdy to have better than one anti-virus application put in on a similar time, because of the fact in evaluation to usually used courses (and a few less difficult protection courses), anti-virus courses run each and every of the time, no longer in elementary terms once you open them especially.

Answer 4

No. I have both and have no problems at all. Be careful with McAfee though, I've been having lots of problems with it lately. Got to the point where I needed to remove it, but could not get rid of all the McAfee files that had impregnated themselves all over the computer. As such, I couldn't then re-install McAfee (it keep telling me to uninstall it first - which I had) and had to completely reformat the hard drive.
So you should be okay, you probably don't need both AVG and McAfee, but beware anything going wrong with McAfee - it's a tricky bugger to get rid of ;)

Answer 5

When you are installing it, it will probably ask you the same question you should ask yourself - Which service would you like to protect you from threats? If you have a fully functioning copy of McAfee, putting AVG on is needlessly redundant. Although, I do prefer AVG.

Answer 6

Why would you ever want to put AVG on your computer, when you already have an anti-virus app.(McAfee) that is far better?

AVG Free is crap!

Mostly noobs,the naive, the computer illiterate, and children use AVG Free. These types love AVG because they say it is easy to use and almost never bothers them with any pop-ups or warnings. Of course AVG Free never bothers them, it hardly ever finds any virus to warn them about!

In test,
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
after test,
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
after test,
http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirussoftwarereviews/gr/avgfree.htm
after test ,
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=891307&postcount=1,
after test,
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130869-page,1/article.html,
after test,
http://techsupportalert.com/issues/al_current.htm#Section_0
etc. etc. etc, ad nauseam, AVG free fares poorly.

AVG has proven itself to be a miserable performer at best. Missing almost 20%, while trying to detect known malware, in some tests. Not to mention almost non-existent heuristic detection and infrequent "once-a day" updates.

AVG. = Average, at best!

Answer 7

Running two virus scans will impede your computer efficiency due to the fact that every file will be getting scanned twice. Personally AVG is a better choice due to the fact that it is free, runs faster and doesn't take up as much system sources. Also you don't have to resubscribe.

Answer 8

You should not use more than 1 AntiVirus software on a computer, AVG will work alongside Macfee, but not recommended.

Answer 9

2 virus programs just interfere with each other, weakening their effectiveness. Mcafee and Norton are the worst in this respect.

Answer 10

Shouldn't. It runs fine for me with Norton. But, AVG sometimes slows down the computer regardless of any other antivirus software.