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abhishekkulkarni
Journeyman
Yes you can use two Antivirus software. 
anandk
Distinguished Member
i usually have 3 on my pc. i use bitdefender as the main one, with avast and avg as the others. use 'real-time' monitoring on only one though !
suggest b4 installing your 2nd anti-virus, disable ur 1st one. then install ur 2nd one update/reboot and then disable ur 2nd one. then 'enable' ur 1st one. u can always use ur 2nd one 'on-demand' !
PS : remove the start-ups of ur 2nd virus, and convert their Services from Automatic to Manual. u wont waste any resources that way.
suggest b4 installing your 2nd anti-virus, disable ur 1st one. then install ur 2nd one update/reboot and then disable ur 2nd one. then 'enable' ur 1st one. u can always use ur 2nd one 'on-demand' !
PS : remove the start-ups of ur 2nd virus, and convert their Services from Automatic to Manual. u wont waste any resources that way.
chinmay
Journeyman
I personally would suggest you not to go for two anti-viruses. It would sure slow down your computer to a considerable extent and secondly a single stand alone anti-virus like AVG, NOD32, Kaspersky, etc. is more than enough and would provide enough security. And as all of us know that all Anti-virus giants are kinda rivals they must be having a code in their softwares which would create compatibility issues with each other (though I am not sure how much truth is in it).
shoaibjameel123
Broken In
I guess one Antivirus software is enough. Sometimes it might cause compatibility issues and system lockups.
Charley
Just Do It
I use 4 AV in my system - AVG, ANTIVIR, AVAST, KAV. Thinkin of installing NOD 32 ..
@ iinfi , @rohan, @shoaib - With 1 AV, it wouldnt really protect ur sys. I had the same conception before but when I scannd thru with the others, there were trojans and viruses which werent detected.
I agree, that it does take a lot of resources but ultimately the objective is to protect the comp.
I'd recommed have atleast 3 in the sys and regularly scan and update them.
@ iinfi , @rohan, @shoaib - With 1 AV, it wouldnt really protect ur sys. I had the same conception before but when I scannd thru with the others, there were trojans and viruses which werent detected.
I agree, that it does take a lot of resources but ultimately the objective is to protect the comp.
I'd recommed have atleast 3 in the sys and regularly scan and update them.
Dude you mean to say installing 4 av solutions makes you more secure than me having a single frequently updated av or even a no av sometimes but following basic security practices?
Lmao I would strongly disagree ! Allow me to explain,how do you think a virus/worm gets into your system in general ? Warez,Email attachements?
How about just not installing stuff which you know is malicious ? How about not clicking that email attachement which says "I Love You by Sourasaurus"
These are instances from where malicious programs enters into your computer.User Intervention is certainly needed to propagate a virus,whereas the same case is not true for worms which spread without intervention.But I believe this is not rocket science to figure out after all.
Lets take your practise into a practical example,do you think servers which run 24/7 connected to the internet serving content continously one way or the other are loaded with 2av? 3? 4?
What matters most is best security practises.Cause no matter how many av you load apart from other implications the system faces you will be doomed if its a 0-day virus/worm.So your 4 av security tip is completely a false sense of security !
Lmao I would strongly disagree ! Allow me to explain,how do you think a virus/worm gets into your system in general ? Warez,Email attachements?
How about just not installing stuff which you know is malicious ? How about not clicking that email attachement which says "I Love You by Sourasaurus"
These are instances from where malicious programs enters into your computer.User Intervention is certainly needed to propagate a virus,whereas the same case is not true for worms which spread without intervention.But I believe this is not rocket science to figure out after all.
Lets take your practise into a practical example,do you think servers which run 24/7 connected to the internet serving content continously one way or the other are loaded with 2av? 3? 4?
What matters most is best security practises.Cause no matter how many av you load apart from other implications the system faces you will be doomed if its a 0-day virus/worm.So your 4 av security tip is completely a false sense of security !
4 AV's ?
WTF???!!!
good god man .. paranoia at its best
i was using mcafee in my n00b days
then i shifted to norton
with every passing release of norton its system requirements increases and also its load on the system
then i shifted to KAV... and now since a month im on no antivirus
the key is common sense as pointed above ..
using 2/4/10/20 av's is not gonna help u in anyways if that "ONE" virus that neither detects get thru !!
the concept of 24/7 not haivng AV's is ok cuz they use restricted access ... using firewalls and routers, allowing blockin certain connections and ports
and yeah its simple to implement this at a home PC as well
a good firewall and a lil knowledge can go a lloonnnggg way
WTF???!!!
good god man .. paranoia at its best
i was using mcafee in my n00b days
then i shifted to norton
with every passing release of norton its system requirements increases and also its load on the system
then i shifted to KAV... and now since a month im on no antivirus
the key is common sense as pointed above ..
using 2/4/10/20 av's is not gonna help u in anyways if that "ONE" virus that neither detects get thru !!
the concept of 24/7 not haivng AV's is ok cuz they use restricted access ... using firewalls and routers, allowing blockin certain connections and ports
and yeah its simple to implement this at a home PC as well
a good firewall and a lil knowledge can go a lloonnnggg way
mail2and
Walking, since 2004.
digen said:
roftlmao
*forums.macrumors.com/images/smilies/eek.gif *forums.macrumors.com/images/smilies/eek.gifI am no security expert but I have common sense... i don't even use an A/V.. just use ur common sense.. as diggy said... spyware/viri are just too different for you not to notice them! Just be careful!
AcceleratorX
Youngling
Instead of two AVs, it would just be better to use a double-engine AV. For example, GDATA AVK (antiviruslab.com) uses the BitDefender and Kaspersky AV engines together in a single AV program.
If you use a double-engine AV, then the two engines do not conflict with each other at all
If you use a double-engine AV, then the two engines do not conflict with each other at all
I tend to disagree on this regard.A firewall,router or any perimeter device for that matter wont help you blocking or detecting a virus/worm.A simple malicious email attachement can creat havoc eating bandwidth.What will the firewall do in this regard? Nothing only act according to the ruleset configured allow/deny policy.
So a AV will totally serve a different purpose imho which cant be achieved with a firewall/router.
sidewinder
Ambassador of Buzz
Thats right ! And if u want to use avast with norton then avast will auto disable real time protection after installationIndyan said:
There are combinationsthat will not conflict .Such as AVG 7 and Antivir.But normally Norton nd Mcafee are not that kind
premrajeev
Journeyman
use of more than a single virus scanner is more of a headache than of any use. Safe habits,combined with an updated virus scanner can keep the hazards away..
i've tried using more thn a virus scanner whn i was young, just to check..unfortunately,hell lot of a problems happend and i had to ultimately format my disc!! They were mcafee and norton...war of scanners i believe!!!
i've tried using more thn a virus scanner whn i was young, just to check..unfortunately,hell lot of a problems happend and i had to ultimately format my disc!! They were mcafee and norton...war of scanners i believe!!!
diggy i said that only cuz no ones gonna check mails on a server
that was my only point
no user intervention = less chances of anyone planting a worm/virus
as for double engine AV's
they are crap
single engine AV's have higher detection rate than them
a very good example is/was AVK i think it was called
which used double engines
.. lost to KAV in abt over 1% detection rate .. which i might add is pretty bad when ur dealin with SECURITY
that was my only point
no user intervention = less chances of anyone planting a worm/virus
as for double engine AV's
they are crap
single engine AV's have higher detection rate than them
a very good example is/was AVK i think it was called
which used double engines
.. lost to KAV in abt over 1% detection rate .. which i might add is pretty bad when ur dealin with SECURITY
Thats true dude but cant a server be a MAIL SERVER which runs 24/7 running Sendmail or any mail server for that matter?
How would the machine survive without a AV solution ?
Imho considering a "server" as only a HTTP or FTP isnt doing justice to the server definition at all.
As far as checking emails on a server is concerned that would be a disaster aint it? Ask my college network admin,he knows best
How would the machine survive without a AV solution ?
Imho considering a "server" as only a HTTP or FTP isnt doing justice to the server definition at all.
As far as checking emails on a server is concerned that would be a disaster aint it? Ask my college network admin,he knows best
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