can i run a few anti viruses together?

Question

ok i was a noob and bought norton nearly 1 year ago now, and well its **** and doesnt detect crap.
I have heard about better ones such as nod32 and kaspersky, but would it be possible to run norton and nod together, or would i just need to have one on its own as i have heard this.

Also would it be ok if i installed all 3 then disabled to of them so i was protected using 1, and use the others for scans of my comp?

Answer 1

Having multiple anti viruses on your computer can lead to slow processing of everything and your computer not working properly. I highly suggest that if you would rather use one of the other scanners, you remove the others so that you have only one.

Also, Norton is not the best, we all have gone through dealing with it. Make sure it is up to date and it should protect you just fine. In addition to Norton, using an anti-spyware/anti-malware should be enough to keep you protected. For example: Ad-Aware or AVG anti-spyware (found at download.com). These can be installed and running at the same time as Norton.

Best of Luck

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Most of it has already been said here, but running more than one anti-virus program on your operating system is counter productive. You start getting false reports, and the performance of your machine goes down. To add to that I don't think that Norton will function along side another anti-virus program. I'm not a Norton anti-virus fan, but if you think it isn't finding viruses could it be that you haven't run a live-update in a while? I used to run Norton, and found that it was fairly accurate when searching for a virus if I kept my virus signatures up to date. I only dropped it because my ISP provides free anti-virus software.

Answer 4

Once you find a good antivirus that can satisfy you completely (like NOD32), there's no need to run other antiviruses. You will have conflicts, your system will be slower and sometimes unstable.

What you really need is one good antivirus, and a couple of anti-spyware, like Ad-Aware & Spyware Blaster. And also to stay focus on where and how your surf the Internet, and what you're doing with your PC.
That's all there is to it, to keep your PC safe.

Answer 5

You can run scans simultaneously, but not active virus protection. Virus protection programs are good viruses, and if you run more than 1 simultaneously, they will detect each other, and start destroying system files and break your machine.

Plus, Norton is a memory hog and I hate it, get avast antivirus-free home addition.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Answer 6

You'd better not try to do this. As a matter of fact, this is the way to destroy your pc: http://www.securitystronghold.com/top-10-ways.html
read this article to know everything that you shouldn't do if you'd like your pc to be ok.
By the way, there's a good program for your pc protection called True Sword. You can dowload it fr scanning here: http://www.securitystronghold.com/true_sword.html Besides, i advice you to use Kaspersky.
It is the best anti spyware you need.
Good Luck!!!

Answer 7

Yes, you can run more than one at a time, though, it is not advised. Often, multiple anti-virus programs running at the same time can cause false virus warnings. Disabling the others while you run the one at a time will work, but why bother? Just stick to one program, like AVG Anti-virus for instance, that is low-profile and monitors your system all the time.

Answer 8

No, I have not tried it, but I would guess, yes, it would work. However, I would advise against it. Anti-virus programs hog up a ton of CPU, and your comp may crash, because it can't handle it. If you want to take the few extra minutes to run them separately, I cannot see any problems.

Answer 9

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