I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update, Windows
Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting this
problem is appreciated. Thanks

Steve Wintonick

Jones16 wrote:
> I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update, Windows
> Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting this
> problem is appreciated. Thanks
>
> Steve Wintonick

This is normal operation with AVG9:

<http://www.avg.com/ww-en/faq.num-2672#faq_2672>

HTH

--
1PW

Many recent anti-virus programs include anti-spyware coverage, and thus (at
Microsoft's recommendation) disable Windows Defender.

AVG is one vendor which has done this in a recent release.

-=-


"Jones16" wrote:

> I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update, Windows
> Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting this
> problem is appreciated. Thanks
>
> Steve Wintonick

Thanks. Is there a product that will work in conjunction with AVG for
additional protection?

"Ǝиçεl" wrote:

> Many recent anti-virus programs include anti-spyware coverage, and thus (at
> Microsoft's recommendation) disable Windows Defender.
>
> AVG is one vendor which has done this in a recent release.
>
> -=-
>
>
> "Jones16" wrote:
>
> > I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update, Windows
> > Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting this
> > problem is appreciated. Thanks
> >
> > Steve Wintonick

While it's never a good idea to run multiple Anti-virus programs, it's
actually often recommended to run multiple anti-spyware programs, if not in
real time at least using a secondary AS as a reality check using background
on demand scans.

There is not one product that can trap every virus / spyware /
trojan. You should consider getting MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM)Free
and SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) free as additional tools.



Ǝиçεl
◕‿◕
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"Jones16" wrote:

> Thanks. Is there a product that will work in conjunction with AVG for
> additional protection?
>
> "Ǝиçεl" wrote:
>
> > Many recent anti-virus programs include anti-spyware coverage, and thus (at
> > Microsoft's recommendation) disable Windows Defender.
> >
> > AVG is one vendor which has done this in a recent release.
> >
> > -=-
> >
> >
> > "Jones16" wrote:
> >
> > > I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update, Windows
> > > Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting this
> > > problem is appreciated. Thanks
> > >
> > > Steve Wintonick

Hello:

Is it a good idea to run ThreatFire ( http://www.threatfire.com/ ) together
with an anti-virus program such as AVG or MSE?

Thanks,
Jerry

"??ç?l" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0F0CD951-D60B-4530-8988-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> While it's never a good idea to run multiple Anti-virus programs, it's
> actually often recommended to run multiple anti-spyware programs, if not
> in
> real time at least using a secondary AS as a reality check using
> background
> on demand scans.
>
> There is not one product that can trap every virus / spyware /
> trojan. You should consider getting MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM)Free
> and SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) free as additional tools.
>
>
>
> ??ç?l
> ???
> -=-
>
>
> "Jones16" wrote:
>
>> Thanks. Is there a product that will work in conjunction with AVG for
>> additional protection?
>>
>> "??ç?l" wrote:
>>
>> > Many recent anti-virus programs include anti-spyware coverage, and thus
>> > (at
>> > Microsoft's recommendation) disable Windows Defender.
>> >
>> > AVG is one vendor which has done this in a recent release.
>> >
>> > -=-
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jones16" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update,
>> > > Windows
>> > > Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting
>> > > this
>> > > problem is appreciated. Thanks
>> > >
>> > > Steve Wintonick

Thanks again.

Steven Wintonick

"Ǝиçεl" wrote:

>
> While it's never a good idea to run multiple Anti-virus programs, it's
> actually often recommended to run multiple anti-spyware programs, if not in
> real time at least using a secondary AS as a reality check using background
> on demand scans.
>
> There is not one product that can trap every virus / spyware /
> trojan. You should consider getting MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM)Free
> and SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) free as additional tools.
>
>
>
> Ǝиçεl
> ◕‿◕
> -=-
>
>
> "Jones16" wrote:
>
> > Thanks. Is there a product that will work in conjunction with AVG for
> > additional protection?
> >
> > "Ǝиçεl" wrote:
> >
> > > Many recent anti-virus programs include anti-spyware coverage, and thus (at
> > > Microsoft's recommendation) disable Windows Defender.
> > >
> > > AVG is one vendor which has done this in a recent release.
> > >
> > > -=-
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jones16" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update, Windows
> > > > Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting this
> > > > problem is appreciated. Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Steve Wintonick

I don't know much about Threatfire except what I see at their site. They
seem to feel it is compatible with standard a/v scanners--but since every
vendor out there is looking at the same kinds of "behavioral" detection
issues, I do wonder whether multiple vendors will end up stepping on each
others toes over time. The reviews I saw cited were not recent, and were in
only one publication.

There is a single API which is shared by all real-time protection
applications on a given system. It is best to have only a single
application using that API. So--it's fine to have multiple apps which do
separate def updates and scanning of whatever kind--spyware, antivirus, etc.

Limit the real-time scanning to a single application though. Some apps can
be installed and have real-time protection turned off--so you can switch
between apps, but this is really not something the average user should
bother with--pick a vendor you trust and use them as your primary

"Jerry Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello:
>
> Is it a good idea to run ThreatFire ( http://www.threatfire.com/ )
> together with an anti-virus program such as AVG or MSE?
>
> Thanks,
> Jerry
>
> "??ç?l" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0F0CD951-D60B-4530-8988-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> While it's never a good idea to run multiple Anti-virus programs, it's
>> actually often recommended to run multiple anti-spyware programs, if not
>> in
>> real time at least using a secondary AS as a reality check using
>> background
>> on demand scans.
>>
>> There is not one product that can trap every virus / spyware /
>> trojan. You should consider getting MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware
>> (MBAM)Free
>> and SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) free as additional tools.
>>
>>
>>
>> ??ç?l
>> ???
>> -=-
>>
>>
>> "Jones16" wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks. Is there a product that will work in conjunction with AVG for
>>> additional protection?
>>>
>>> "??ç?l" wrote:
>>>
>>> > Many recent anti-virus programs include anti-spyware coverage, and
>>> > thus (at
>>> > Microsoft's recommendation) disable Windows Defender.
>>> >
>>> > AVG is one vendor which has done this in a recent release.
>>> >
>>> > -=-
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Jones16" wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I recently updated AVG to AVG 9.0. Immediately following the update,
>>> > > Windows
>>> > > Defender shuts off after the initial start-up. Any help correcting
>>> > > this
>>> > > problem is appreciated. Thanks
>>> > >
>>> > > Steve Wintonick
>
>

Hi Bill:

A few years ago I ran into trouble with having both AVG Free and BitDefender
Free installed at the same time on Win XP Home. The free edition of
BitDefender was an on-demand only scanner, so I thought I could install it
with AVG. However, having BitDefender installed caused Outlook Express to
have trouble connecting to my ISP's POP3 server. Sometimes it would take 30
or more seconds for Outlook Express to connect, when connecting usually took
about 1 second. Other times, Outlook Express would time out and not be able
to connect with the POP3 server. Uninstalling BitDefender Free resolved the
problem.

Cheers,
Jerry

"Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> So--it's fine to have multiple apps which do separate def updates and
> scanning of whatever kind--spyware, antivirus, etc.
>
> Limit the real-time scanning to a single application though. Some apps
> can be installed and have real-time protection turned off--so you can
> switch between apps, but this is really not something the average user
> should bother with--pick a vendor you trust and use them as your primary
>

Interesting--I wouldn't have expected that either. There's no way the tech
support for any of the anti-malware products is going to be aware of all the
potential conflicts, except through their customers trying the combinations,
and letting them know. Vendors with a larger installed base have a better
chance of getting enough complaints to actually log something, of course.


"Jerry Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Bill:
>
> A few years ago I ran into trouble with having both AVG Free and
> BitDefender Free installed at the same time on Win XP Home. The free
> edition of BitDefender was an on-demand only scanner, so I thought I could
> install it with AVG. However, having BitDefender installed caused Outlook
> Express to have trouble connecting to my ISP's POP3 server. Sometimes it
> would take 30 or more seconds for Outlook Express to connect, when
> connecting usually took about 1 second. Other times, Outlook Express would
> time out and not be able to connect with the POP3 server. Uninstalling
> BitDefender Free resolved the problem.
>
> Cheers,
> Jerry
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> So--it's fine to have multiple apps which do separate def updates and
>> scanning of whatever kind--spyware, antivirus, etc.
>>
>> Limit the real-time scanning to a single application though. Some apps
>> can be installed and have real-time protection turned off--so you can
>> switch between apps, but this is really not something the average user
>> should bother with--pick a vendor you trust and use them as your primary
>>
>
>