I have two anti-virus programs on this computer?

Question

My computer is very slow loading , mail, internet sites,downloads I just want to forget about it and throw it out the window , . Could two anit virus programs make it this slow, should I delete one? It's driving me nuts

the two programs I have are Microsoft and antivir. I also have other tools to clean up my computer, spybot, Lavasoft adaware.., Too much? Plus the firewall, that comes with Windows XP

Answer 1

Sissy, do not run two free virus scan programs on your machine at any one time. Free virus scan and and other virus utilities can conflict with each other and cause problems with your system. Also, make sure your free virus scan program is updated regularly to ensure maximum protection.

Answer 2

That could contribute to making it run slower. You should uninstall the one you don't like and keep the other, also I would check which programs you have running in the background. You can do this by looking at your taskbar in most cases. If you eliminate programs from there and it still runs slowly, right click the taskbar and click on "Task Manager" (if you're on an Windows OS made before XP, press 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' once (twice will restart your computer) and the Task Manager should open). In this window you can view what programs are running and you can end them. Be sure not to end any programs you don't know. Like explorer.exe will show, but it may not look important, but ending it wouldn't be a good idea.
If you see something that looks harmful, like adware, spyware or something along those lines, end it and do a virus scan.

Okay, so you've done all this and your computer -still- runs slow? Try defragmenting your drive (C drive in most cases). What this does is it takes bits and pieces of lost data and reorganizes it so it can find it better when you open programs. It's like cleaning your desk so you can find your programs better. To run Defragmenter, you can find it in "Start > Accessories > System Tools" or search for "defrag" it should pull up Disk Defragmenter.

Hopefully this speeds things up for you! :-)

Answer 3

Anti-Virus programs take up an enormous amount of your computer's resources when they are actively scanning your computer. Having two anti-virus programs running at the same time can cause your computer to run very slow, become unstable and even, in rare cases, crash.

If you choose to install more than one Anti-Virus program on your computer, then only one of them should be active in memory at a time.

There are basically two types of these programs:
On-Access and On-Demand

On-Access Scanners
As the name implies, are scanners that run in the background all the time the PC is turned on and running. The main function of an On-Access scanner is to monitor activity on your machine.

On-Demand Scanners
As the name implies, are scanners that only run when you ask them to.
Such as:
Online Scans and scanners that run on your machine but are not actively scanning your machine.

Answer 4

ONLY one antivirus per computer. Just like toolbars, More is NOT better. Remember, if you have norton of mcafee, you need to uninstall, thn go to their website and do another uninstall using their tool. Double check only the right items in start up. Uninastall red flag software like AOell, limewire, banzai buddy, webshots, hot bar, free screensavers, etc.

Answer 5

Yes two AV programs will conflict with each other. Uninstall the lesser of the two.

Answer 6

Yes, its not advisable to have two anti virus softwares on a PC.. choose one of them and uninstall the other one..

Answer 7

it depends what programs u are using norton and macaffee theyr ram hogs and severely slow down ur computer i reccomend using AVG and Nod32 <--- For Antivirus. And Spybot S & D, Ad Aware SE, and SpywareBlaster for Spyware protection

Answer 8

definitely yes!
what are those two?
norton and avast makes computer slower eachself. try AVİRA antivirus, better, faster, effective!

Answer 9

you should unisall 1 virus program
they will fight
these steps below will help clean up your computer and make it faster
In Internet explorer at top of window select tools - then delete browser history
- then another box will open - select delete all- this will not remove your book marks
-Then close explorer then open again .At first pages will be slow once
and then will load fast after it loads 1 time.Also email etc you will have to sign in 1 time with pass word etc.
This will create new cookies.

Also go to start at bottom of on task bar.
click start 1 time then select find or search depending on your operating system.
Select all files and folders - then type in defrag and click search.When icons come up double click
and new box will come up - select analyze then you will see how fragmented you are -
then choose defrag.You can put this program on your desk top by right clicking on the icon you found in search for defrag.
Right click choose create short cut.This will put a short cut on your desk top.Then you can use as needed in future.
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find search delete history
on key boad press ctlr H
no software needed
you have what you need
find search delete history
on key board press ctlr h
In Internet explorer at top of window select tools
then delete browser history - then another box will open - select delete all- this will not remove your book marks
Then close explorer then open again .At first pages will be slow once
and then will load fast after it loads 1 time.Also email etc you will have to sign in 1 time with pass word etc.
This will create new cookies.
Also go to start at bottom of on task bar.click start 1 time then select find or search depending on your operating system.
Select all files and folders - then type in defrag and click search.When icons come up double click and new box will come up
select analyze then you will see how fragmented you are - then choose defrag.You can put this program on your desk top
by right clicking on the icon you found in search for defrag.
Right click choose create short cut.This will put a short cut on your desk top.Then you can use as needed in future.
if you want book marks removed click on star at top of screen
right click the ones you don"t want choose delete
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http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

SEARCH
type in disk clean up
go start on blue bar (task bar)
choose search or find
then choose all files and folders
type in word you are looking for
when you see these icons
double click on them until you find what you are looking for
so you dont have to do this again
go back to same icon
right click
choose create short cut on desk top
close all windows
a ne add and remove programs
remove programs you are not using
click start bottom left on task bar
control panel
add and remove programs
find the program(s) you want to remove
choose remove
reinsall if needed
check status as you do it
be safe
don"t remove what you don"t what it isw icon will be on your desk top

Answer 10

Yes, only keep one.