Security Software Conflict

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happymac.support@gmail.com

Hi,

On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
softwares:

- Windows Defender
- AVG Free Edition 7.5
- ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
- StartupMonitor

Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?
 
<happymac.support@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
> softwares:
>
> - Windows Defender
> - AVG Free Edition 7.5
> - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
> - StartupMonitor
>
> Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?
>
>


No because they only run on demand......
 
<happymac.support@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1184605834.024475.157700@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
> softwares:
>
> - Windows Defender
> - AVG Free Edition 7.5
> - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
> - StartupMonitor
>
> Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?
>
Every time you start SpyBot with Adaware installed, SpyBot will complain
about Adaware. Just dismiss the dialog and run SpyBot. I would not, however,
try running both at the same time.
 
On Jul 16, 10:25 am, "PvdG42" wrote:
> <happymac.supp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1184605834.024475.157700@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...> Hi,
>
> > On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
> > softwares:
>
> > - Windows Defender
> > - AVG Free Edition 7.5
> > - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
> > - StartupMonitor
>
> > Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?
>
> Every time you start SpyBot with Adaware installed, SpyBot will complain
> about Adaware. Just dismiss the dialog and run SpyBot. I would not, however,
> try running both at the same time.

Would SpyBot pickup Ad-aware as a virus, spyware, malware, or
something like that when it scans?
 
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<happymac.support@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 16, 10:25 am, "PvdG42" wrote:
>> <happymac.supp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1184605834.024475.157700@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...> Hi,
>>
>> > On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
>> > softwares:
>>
>> > - Windows Defender
>> > - AVG Free Edition 7.5
>> > - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
>> > - StartupMonitor
>>
>> > Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?
>>
>> Every time you start SpyBot with Adaware installed, SpyBot will complain
>> about Adaware. Just dismiss the dialog and run SpyBot. I would not,
>> however,
>> try running both at the same time.
>
> Would SpyBot pickup Ad-aware as a virus, spyware, malware, or
> something like that when it scans?
>
>


No it doesn't and the same is true vice-versa...
 
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On Jul 16, 11:00 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> <happymac.supp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1184608052.687554.39660@o11g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Jul 16, 10:25 am, "PvdG42" wrote:
> >> <happymac.supp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1184605834.024475.157700@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...> Hi,
>
> >> > On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
> >> > softwares:
>
> >> > - Windows Defender
> >> > - AVG Free Edition 7.5
> >> > - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
> >> > - StartupMonitor
>
> >> > Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?
>
> >> Every time you start SpyBot with Adaware installed, SpyBot will complain
> >> about Adaware. Just dismiss the dialog and run SpyBot. I would not,
> >> however,
> >> try running both at the same time.
>
> > Would SpyBot pickup Ad-aware as a virus, spyware, malware, or
> > something like that when it scans?
>
> No it doesn't and the same is true vice-versa...

thanks. I installed Spybot and Ad-aware on my computer and haven't had
any problems so far. I'll post back if I have any trouble.
 
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happymac.support@gmail.com wrote:
>
> On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
> softwares:
>
> - Windows Defender
> - AVG Free Edition 7.5
> - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
> - StartupMonitor
>
> Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?


Well, no matter what you install, if you are into it, you only want a
sigle anti-spyware running 24/7. Use the others as a double check, but
dont let 2 anti-virus or 2 anti-spyware run all the time.

--
http://www.bootdisk.com/
 
On Jul 16, 4:28 pm, Plato <|@|.|> wrote:
> happymac.supp...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > On my Windows XP Pro SP2 system I am currently running these security
> > softwares:
>
> > - Windows Defender
> > - AVG Free Edition 7.5
> > - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
> > - StartupMonitor
>
> > Would it cause conflict if I added Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot S&D?
>
> Well, no matter what you install, if you are into it, you only want a
> sigle anti-spyware running 24/7. Use the others as a double check, but
> dont let 2 anti-virus or 2 anti-spyware run all the time.
>
> --http://www.bootdisk.com/

There are only 4 security programs on my computer that run in the
background (real-time protection):


Anti-virus - AVG Free Edition 7.5

Firewall - ZoneAlarm Free

Anti-spyware - Windows Defender

Startup program monitor - StartupMonitor


The others are just applications that you launch and use (they don't
run in the background):


Anti-spyware/adware - Spybot S&D
- Ad-aware Free 2007

Anti-rootkit - AVG Anti-rootkit Free
 
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