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Old 11-16-2008, 02:11 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Security Check

It only applies to AVs and Firewalls. Since both have real time capabilities, you would end up with this scenario:

AV1 scans files to see if any have been altered. AV2 detects that files have been examined so it checks all files. Now AV1 detects that files have been examined so it checks all files. AV2 detects......and so on.

Progs like AdAware and Spybot are scanners - they don't do anything until you run a scan. Your link to Spybot is the legitimate site.
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