Hello,
I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26 installed.
I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
applications on my computer. Is it true?
/RAM/

That is true.


"news.onet.pl" wrote:

> Hello,
> I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26 installed.
> I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
> applications on my computer. Is it true?
> /RAM/
>
>
>

Partially! You can/should only have ONE anti-virus program which is set to
actively shield, scan and protect your PC. You can have others installed but
should only really be set to be used as a scan on demand basis.



On 06/11/2006 "news.onet.pl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hello,
>I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26 installed.
>I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
>applications on my computer. Is it true?
>/RAM/
>
>

--
---

Y.

AV Software, Firewall (Zone Alarm - free version), CounterSpy, BHODemon,
Windows Defender and Startup Monitor all running in the background.

Also use Spybot Search & Destroy as well as Ad-Aware SE Personal edition.

JS

"news.onet.pl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:einn6j$air$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
> I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26 installed.
> I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
> applications on my computer. Is it true?
> /RAM/
>

One anti virus application is more than enough. Start adding more and they
could conflict. The same applies to firewalls. If you use a third party
firewall make sure the windows firewall is disabled. Zone Alarm will disable
the windows firewall during its installation. two applications of anti virus
or firewall 'does not' mean double protection.

--
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Associate Expert
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"news.onet.pl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:einn6j$air$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
> I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26 installed.
> I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
> applications on my computer. Is it true?
> /RAM/
>

That's nice, but what does it have to do with the question?

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> AV Software, Firewall (Zone Alarm - free version), CounterSpy, BHODemon,
> Windows Defender and Startup Monitor all running in the background.
>
> Also use Spybot Search & Destroy as well as Ad-Aware SE Personal edition.
>
> JS
>
> "news.onet.pl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:einn6j$air$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>> I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26 installed.
>> I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
>> applications on my computer. Is it true?
>> /RAM/
>>
>
>

news.onet.pl wrote
> I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26
> installed. I read somewhere that I should not have more than one
> anti-virus applications on my computer. Is it true?

JS wrote:
> AV Software, Firewall (Zone Alarm - free version), CounterSpy,
> BHODemon, Windows Defender and Startup Monitor all running in the
> background.
> Also use Spybot Search & Destroy as well as Ad-Aware SE Personal
> edition.

The question was,
"I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
applications on my computer. Is it true?"

You have listed Firewall, AntiVirus and several AntiSpyware products.
1, 1, many.

So yes. The answer is that having two "active" antivirus products running
at one time could cause issues.

Such as a scan-loop that causes your machine to become intolerable. Since
AV software usually scans on access, if one of the AV softwares is doing a
full scan, the other sees the files being accessed and scans them, the first
notices something just accessed that file and scans it, the second notices
something just accessed that file and scans it...

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Your correct, only one AV software package is enough.
The rest is over kill and not required to answer the question.

JS

"Dave B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That's nice, but what does it have to do with the question?
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> AV Software, Firewall (Zone Alarm - free version), CounterSpy, BHODemon,
>> Windows Defender and Startup Monitor all running in the background.
>>
>> Also use Spybot Search & Destroy as well as Ad-Aware SE Personal edition.
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "news.onet.pl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:einn6j$air$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hello,
>>> I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26 installed.
>>> I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
>>> applications on my computer. Is it true?
>>> /RAM/
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

There is interaction and it does to some extent slow certain functions down
(defrag, image backups). The apps I mentioned have little to no effect on
normal use of this particular PC, although is does slow up the boot process.
Windows Defender and CounterSpy are similar products and I am comparing them
to see what if any difference there is.

JS

"Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> news.onet.pl wrote
>> I have simple question. I have Windows XP with AntiVir 6.26
>> installed. I read somewhere that I should not have more than one
>> anti-virus applications on my computer. Is it true?
>
> JS wrote:
>> AV Software, Firewall (Zone Alarm - free version), CounterSpy,
>> BHODemon, Windows Defender and Startup Monitor all running in the
>> background.
>> Also use Spybot Search & Destroy as well as Ad-Aware SE Personal
>> edition.
>
> The question was,
> "I read somewhere that I should not have more than one anti-virus
> applications on my computer. Is it true?"
>
> You have listed Firewall, AntiVirus and several AntiSpyware products.
> 1, 1, many.
>
> So yes. The answer is that having two "active" antivirus products running
> at one time could cause issues.
>
> Such as a scan-loop that causes your machine to become intolerable. Since
> AV software usually scans on access, if one of the AV softwares is doing a
> full scan, the other sees the files being accessed and scans them, the
> first notices something just accessed that file and scans it, the second
> notices something just accessed that file and scans it...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

JS wrote:
> Windows Defender and CounterSpy are
> similar products and I am comparing them to see what if any
> difference there is.
>
> JS

Their is no comparision, dump windows defender.

--
Mike Pawlak