Anti-Virus and Spyware (Resident)

Wed, 10/01/2008 - 17:25 — kendall

Software problems

I'm curious about an issue. With most of the newer antivirus software (Antivir, NOD32, Kapersky, AVG, Avast, etc.) do most of you ALSO run a resident spyware cleaner (such as Spyware Doctor or Spysweeper, etc.)? I know for sure that AVG includes a resident spyware application and scans daily for both virus's and spyware.

Do you run both an antivirus and a resident spyware/malware cleaner at the same time? Do you run antivirus, spyware cleaner, and something like Threatfire all together (resident)?

#1Submitted by mikeyi on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 16:40.

AVG AntiVirus (Free) is best!
Free download link: http://www.kooksoft.com/software/Security/Anti-Virus/200807/16-102.html

#2Submitted by RaginRay on Sun, 10/19/2008 - 22:48.

I would like to run Kaspersky AV on my machine, but will not install because I have Comodo firewall installed. Cannot just turn Comodo off for installation. Kaspersky says Comodo must be uninstalled. Why is that? I like Comodo and do not want to give it up. Before doing a reinstall of Windows, I removed Comodo to try another brand, and when tried to change back, Comodo would not reinstall. Do not want to go through that again.

#3Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 21:52.

i too tried kaspersky av with comodo firewall,would not work together.tried 3 other firewalls,no luck.emailed kaspersky and asked what firewall works with there product,none they replied,so which one is with there int.security.

#4Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 10:45.

I also use Sandboxie, Antivir free, Comodo firewall and hips at the same time. No real-time AS.

#5Submitted by JonathanT on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 02:07.

I usually use Sandboxie free, AntiVir free and ThreatFire as resident.

#6Submitted by kendall on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 04:47.

I'm assuming that you ran Antivir and Threatfire both resident at the same time?

#7Submitted by JonathanT on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 05:32.

Yes.

#8Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 23:28.

Personally I use Kaspersky 7 suite which I got 6 months free from this site (thank you Gizmo!) but even when I was using the free Anti-Vir I only used that and Threatfire as resident scanners and with my Router counting as my inbound firewall I didnt have any infections. In the past I have run things like spyware doctor, a-squared and Spyware Terminator at different times but they had a tendency to cause conflicts or slow my system down and seemed a bit superfluous so I just use the manual scans every now and then.

Hope that helps

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