webroot and Malwarebytes

manuela35 · 10-27-2009, 08:36 AM

Hello,

I was wondering if it is ok to have both, the Webroot internet security essentials with virus, plus the upgraded malwarebyte program.

Thank you

L8ians · 10-28-2009, 03:32 PM

You can have the Antivirus turned on all the time but u can use the malwarebyte once in a while..

manuela35 · 10-29-2009, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L8ians

You can have the Antivirus turned on all the time but u can use the malwarebyte once in a while..

Thank you, I been running both, webroot is on all the time, malwarebytes deletes IP's that are suspicious and blocks those...

So my question is, would that interfere?So far I had no problems and malwarebytes is not a virus program, that is why I was wondering....

Thank you for any answers.....

**koala** · 10-29-2009, 08:43 AM

The general rule is "one firewall, one antivirus and many antispyware", so you're ok.

You only need one firewall and one antivirus because any more would cause conflicts and slowdowns.

You can have several antispyware programs installed, but you should only allow one of them to be scanning in the background in realtime, and use the others for manual scans every now and again. This is to prevent unnecessary slowdown of your computer.

manuela35 · 10-29-2009, 09:58 AM

Thank you very much..

10-27-2009, 08:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
manuela35 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP SP3	webroot and Malwarebytes Hello, I was wondering if it is ok to have both, the Webroot internet security essentials with virus, plus the upgraded malwarebyte program. Thank you

10-28-2009, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
L8ians Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: INDIA Posts: 100 OS: 2008/2003 Server/xp sp2/Vista/Windows Seven	Re: webroot and Malwarebytes You can have the Antivirus turned on all the time but u can use the malwarebyte once in a while..

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koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,375 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: webroot and Malwarebytes The general rule is "one firewall, one antivirus and many antispyware", so you're ok. You only need one firewall and one antivirus because any more would cause conflicts and slowdowns. You can have several antispyware programs installed, but you should only allow one of them to be scanning in the background in realtime, and use the others for manual scans every now and again. This is to prevent unnecessary slowdown of your computer. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

10-29-2009, 09:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
manuela35 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP SP3	Re: webroot and Malwarebytes Thank you very much..