Comments on: How Does Having 2 Antivirus Softwares On One Computer Bad?

By: Pandemic

Pandemic — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:40:41 +0000

They “”MAY”" conflict

By: save da world

save da world — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:22:58 +0000

They intertwin and find each other as viruses (Some) and makes alot of issues thus making you unprotected worse

By: Vincent P

Vincent P — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:48:36 +0000

competition starts between them. your computer gets overloaded as both work on same files and folders. that is why some people’s computers shut down while using 2 anti virus

By: jtodd_00

jtodd_00 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:58:26 +0000

They usually don’t cooperate well with each other because they’re both accessing similar portions of the system. Sometimes they can conflict and either cause problems with how they work or possibly even think the other is an infection.

By: $♥(^-^)♥

$♥(^-^)♥ — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:30:30 +0000

No, it is actually better, because one may not pick up a virus where as the other will. The other day I got a virus. Only had one virus protection (McAfee) and it couldn’t detect it. I installed AVG Free and it picked it up. Yesterday I got a virus AVG couldn’t pick up and McAfee could. Better to be safe than sorry.
—-EDIT—-
The above two answers are correct, the do not get along with each other, but you can still have two, put one on active protect (constantly scanning) and the other off. Use one to scan at a time, when it’s done, turn it off, then use the other to scan. Contact me for more info.

By: samuel rajkumar

samuel rajkumar — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:19:40 +0000

A expired Norton will not get any updates so it will not be effective against new virus. The Norton will use up alot of RAM and slow down your PC.
According to an article by the Washington Post,
Norton Antivirus had one of the worst average response times
for providing virus definition updates based on the worst virus outbreaks,
lagging behind every major competitor, including NOD32, Kaspersky,
Quick Heal, F-Secure, Sophos, Avira, Trend Micro, F-Prot, Panda, Protector Plus, AVG, avast!, ClamWin, and McAfee.
See wikipedia
Symantec/Norton Live update are responsible for BSOD ( Blue Screen Of Death )
for millions of PC in China
see storyhttp://www.computerworld.com/action/arti…
I would suggest that you get Avast Home Edition version 4.8.
It now protects against spyware, rootkits, and other forms of nonvirus malicious software.
Best of all, it’s free for personal use.

By: ₡ɧɨ (₡W)™

₡ɧɨ (₡W)™ — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:43:43 +0000

Suppose a girl (virus) has two lovers (antivirus) waiting for her at same place side by side. Definitely there will be conflict. If she goes with one boy the other will interrupt and vice versa. So the same situation here. Both antivirus will check your system thoroughly for viruses. If one antivirus moves an infection to quarantine and makes your computer safe, the other will warn you that there is virus. For antivirus every Folder of your computer is suspicious except its quarantine folder. So the quarantine folder of other antivirus is a suspicious one to this antivirus. In this way they conflict.
Hard to understand…. just make sure only one antivirus is there and boths of them are active (not outdated)

By: Dr. Snarf IV

Dr. Snarf IV — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:54:03 +0000

It is okay if they are two compatible programs, but I do not recommend having more than one. Obviously, people might think having more will be better, but it is the opposite. Multiple programs might cause conflicts that result in system errors, slowdown, and much more.
Just as a note, Windows Defender is NOT an antivirus, it is an antispyware program, meaning it is safe to use with Avast. It is good to have different programs, but just not two antiviruses.