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Blade_Jones · 07-09-2009, 12:58 AM

They say you're not supposed to run 2 antivirus programs at the same time or they might "compete" with each other. So is it OK to run Ad-Aware, Windows Defender, and Avast all together? And is it overkill to run all three?

07-09-2009, 12:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blade_Jones Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacific Palisades, CA Posts: 454 OS: 2000, XP, Vista, Ubuntu	OK to run Ad-Aware, Windows Defender, and Avast all together? They say you're not supposed to run 2 antivirus programs at the same time or they might "compete" with each other. So is it OK to run Ad-Aware, Windows Defender, and Avast all together? And is it overkill to run all three?