I have read a number of recomendations on this newsgroup for the
Malwarebytes anti malware tool..I use avast antivirus, and my question is
it it advisable to have both running in real time?

Malwarebytes requires the paid-for version to have it run in the background real-time.
Advisable? Too many personal opinions to get a fair answer to that question.
Yes, it will operate along with Avast and there is a good chance that what one misses the other will
catch.
Anti-malware and anti-virus programs can co-exist, but two antivirus programs usually just fight
each other.

"gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have read a number of recomendations on this newsgroup for the Malwarebytes anti malware tool..I
>use avast antivirus, and my question is it it advisable to have both running in real time?
>

Yes that's what I understand what I dont seem to find an answer to is this,
is malwarebytes an antivirus tool or an antispyware tool and it seems that
there is a grey area between the two. At the moment I am running both in the
background and there does not seem to be a conflict. Oh and I know this is a
windows xp group so sorry for posting it here but you guys always seem to
be the most helpful.
"Richard in AZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Malwarebytes requires the paid-for version to have it run in the
> background real-time.
> Advisable? Too many personal opinions to get a fair answer to that
> question.
> Yes, it will operate along with Avast and there is a good chance that what
> one misses the other will catch.
> Anti-malware and anti-virus programs can co-exist, but two antivirus
> programs usually just fight each other.
>
> "gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have read a number of recomendations on this newsgroup for the
>>Malwarebytes anti malware tool..I use avast antivirus, and my question is
>>it it advisable to have both running in real time?
>>
>
>

MBAM is an anti-spyware utility, one that's usually updated at least
once-a-day. There's no reason whatsoever to keep the free version of MBAM
installed. (And should MBAM find & remove anything, chances are there's
more to do to remove all traces of all hijackware, something that's best
left to experts in such matters IMHO).

Only the paid version of MBAM provides realtime protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


gordon wrote:
> I have read a number of recomendations on this newsgroup for the
> Malwarebytes anti malware tool..I use avast antivirus, and my question is
> it it advisable to have both running in real time?

I use Microsoft Security Essentilas and have never had a problem (virus,
spyware or malware).
"gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes that's what I understand what I dont seem to find an answer to is
> this, is malwarebytes an antivirus tool or an antispyware tool and it
> seems that there is a grey area between the two. At the moment I am
> running both in the background and there does not seem to be a conflict.
> Oh and I know this is a windows xp group so sorry for posting it here but
> you guys always seem to be the most helpful.
> "Richard in AZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Malwarebytes requires the paid-for version to have it run in the
>> background real-time.
>> Advisable? Too many personal opinions to get a fair answer to that
>> question.
>> Yes, it will operate along with Avast and there is a good chance that
>> what one misses the other will catch.
>> Anti-malware and anti-virus programs can co-exist, but two antivirus
>> programs usually just fight each other.
>>
>> "gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have read a number of recomendations on this newsgroup for the
>>>Malwarebytes anti malware tool..I use avast antivirus, and my question is
>>>it it advisable to have both running in real time?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

On 29 Aug 2010, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> MBAM is an anti-spyware utility, one that's usually updated at
> least once-a-day. There's no reason whatsoever to keep the free
> version of MBAM installed.

You're proposing to uninstall Malwarebytes and reinstall it every time
you want to do a scan?!?! That would be a colossal waste of my time,
not to mention that when you need it most you might not even be able to
get on the internet, or to their web site, or reinstall it even if you
can get there.

Nil wrote:
>> MBAM is an anti-spyware utility, one that's usually updated at
>> least once-a-day. There's no reason whatsoever to keep the free
>> version of MBAM installed.
>
> You're proposing to uninstall Malwarebytes and reinstall it every time
> you want to do a scan?!?! That would be a colossal waste of my time,
> not to mention that when you need it most you might not even be able to
> get on the internet, or to their web site, or reinstall it even if you
> can get there.

Who asked for your opinion?

Ignore that drunk. His bad advice is one reason I put him in my sig.


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"Nil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns9DE3B3CE7805nilch1@130.133.4.11...
> On 29 Aug 2010, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>> MBAM is an anti-spyware utility, one that's usually updated at
>> least once-a-day. There's no reason whatsoever to keep the free
>> version of MBAM installed.
>
> You're proposing to uninstall Malwarebytes and reinstall it every time
> you want to do a scan?!?! That would be a colossal waste of my time,
> not to mention that when you need it most you might not even be able to
> get on the internet, or to their web site, or reinstall it even if you
> can get there.

In news:(E-Mail Removed),
gordon <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> I have read a number of recomendations on this newsgroup
> for the Malwarebytes anti malware tool..I use avast
> antivirus, and my question is it it advisable to have both
> running in real time?

It is not advisable to have two anti-virus programs running in real time;
they can trip over each other and report on each other.
You can however run spyware detectors and malware detectors at the same
time; malwarebytes is more a malware detector & I haven't heard of it
creating problems plus had it running here ini addition to norton AV at one
tme.

HTH,

Twayne`

In news:%23T4$(E-Mail Removed),
PA Bear [MS MVP] <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> Nil wrote:
>>> MBAM is an anti-spyware utility, one that's usually
>>> updated at least once-a-day. There's no reason
>>> whatsoever to keep the free version of MBAM installed.
>>
>> You're proposing to uninstall Malwarebytes and reinstall
>> it every time you want to do a scan?!?! That would be a
>> colossal waste of my time, not to mention that when you
>> need it most you might not even be able to get on the
>> internet, or to their web site, or reinstall it even if
>> you can get there.
>
> Who asked for your opinion?

You did, when you posted the misinformation. Sh_t happens; just correct it
and go on about your business. If I'm wrong, meaning you are right, that
there is "no reason to keep ... installed" then you should follow it up with
details of why. Why?

HTH,

Twayne`