Author Topic: Can I use 2 antivirus program for my pc? (Read 10243 times)

MIG AYESA · « **on:** July 04, 2007, 01:38:19 PM »

Forumites!
I don't know much about computers, I just know how to use them.
Recently I decided to install AVG on my computer. My former antivirus (and still using) is PC cillin.
Then I noticed my computer is going nuts. Sudden pop-ups from both anti-virus. And my computer's BIOS is changed without my knowledge. And now my computer is booting from a floppy drive.

I fix my bios and then after a few days my BIOS is changed again. Hu hu hu!!!

jun_gats · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:24:30 AM »

theoretically you should be able to but I won't advise it. it might screw your computer. if it's an antivirus and spyware software you can definitely can but antivirus to antivirus I wouldn't if I were you.

QBERT (BERT QUITEVEZ) · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2007, 01:38:38 PM »

GINAWA MO UN?!!
MAGLOLOKO TALAGA COMPUTER MO, KASI ANG MGA ANTIVIRUS RESIDENT NA SA COMPUTER MO YAN. DURING INSTALLATION WLA BANG LUMABAS NA WARNING SA WINDOWS?
DAPT I-DELETE MO MUNA ANG ISA, BAGO IN-STALL UNG BAGO MONG ANTI-VIRUS.
TRY MO I-DELETE SA CONTROL PANEL UNG ISA. THAT SHOULD FIX IT.

bugoy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2007, 03:13:18 PM »

wala naman ako nakikita prob aside sa madadagdagan load ng cpu mo kasi 2 programs are running sa background medyo babagal ng konti. tanggalin mo na lang yung pc cillian AVG is good enough and napaka user friendly been using it 3 yrs na yata ? walang kaarte arte straight to the point ang AVG ehehe

cowbhoy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2007, 05:06:53 PM »

Quote from: bugoy on July 06, 2007, 03:13:18 PM

wala naman ako nakikita prob aside sa madadagdagan load ng cpu mo kasi 2 programs are running sa background medyo babagal ng konti. tanggalin mo na lang yung pc cillian AVG is good enough and napaka user friendly been using it 3 yrs na yata ? walang kaarte arte straight to the point ang AVG ehehe

+ 1000

Al_Librero · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2007, 09:40:48 AM »

prone to conflicts yung analyses ng dalawang anti-virus packages pag pinagsabay mo. depending on the software, one of them will probably block the other from functioning properly, anyway. so there's really no point in running two simultaneously. just pick the one you trust the most.

hardcore misery · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2007, 03:21:57 PM »

hindi naman talaga dapat gumagamit ng dalawang anti-virus.. nabasa ko yan sa site ng norton anti-virus eh... its either i treat ng isang anti-virus mo yung another anti-virus mo as virus(gulo

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reformat ka na sir...

marzi · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2007, 08:16:31 PM »

isa lang repapips...

sino ba ang may gusto ng dalawang asawa na parehong nagsisigawan sa isat-isa?

Darktwistedmind · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2007, 06:34:11 AM »

Normally nagkakaroon ng conflict kapag 2 antivirus sa isang PC lalo na kung gamit mo yung PC-cillin, dapat walang ibang AV na nakainstall sa PC or else you have to uninstall them both (even clear the registry) then install which ever you like best.

paquitz · « **Reply #9 on:** July 19, 2007, 04:21:48 AM »

Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't. It depends specially if they both have firewalls. And if the IRQ got some conflicts. Pinoy tayo so we don't need two anti-virus. If your having a hard time removing a program try to download Windows Installer Clean up Utility. Sa support.microsoft.com. Para din syang add/remove programs but not dependent on MSI

D3m1tr1 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2007, 03:34:03 AM »

2 anti-virus program is not recomended in a pc...It would have a great conflict...good luck.

danj0 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2007, 03:47:21 AM »

normally tatanggalin nang installer yung isang antivirus..

ittreat kasi nila na virus ang isat isa..

ako nde na ako nag aantivirus software

i just go to this website

http://www.pandasoftware.com

tapos may free scanning sya, since free, nde nya buburahin, pero sasabihin niya location nung virus..

tanggalin mo na lang..

kapag yung location ay may hkey hkey blah blah, ibig sabihin nasa registries yun..

pag gnun punta ka sa Start>run>type mo regedit then treat the "location" (yung may hkey hkey) as folders sa regeditor.. burahin mo lang pa rin...

minsan, search mo sa net pangalan nang virus, tapos may mahahanap kang ways kung pano tanggalin

ayoko na mag antivirus kasi malakas kumain nang memory nang pc

KitC · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2007, 12:26:33 PM »

Quote from: D3m1tr1 on July 29, 2007, 03:34:03 AM

2 anti-virus program is not recomended in a pc...It would have a great conflict...good luck.

Definitely not recommended, but you can with a few caveats. Since my DAW is connected to the net, I have to use relatively lightweight, but very well recommended scanners; that means no Norton and McAfee which install a lot of unneeded gunk. I've used Antivir, AVG, and now I'm using AOL's free Active Virus Shield. I also downloaded Clamwin for windows, an opensource scanner, but I removed it from my startup services so it's now an "on-call" scanner - parang 2nd opinion. Both update their virus data but only AOL is working with TSR file scanning to capture potential hijacks. An example are those viruses that attach themselves to usb sticks and mp3 players, esp. iPods.

Most AV installers request that you uninstall an existing AV software if you will install a different one. That practical reason is because they include TSR file scanning, which does take up resources, but often works in the background. By disabling their startup script in msconfig, you can have as many AV progs as you want, but only elect to have one active at any given time, as I have done above.

glassjaw_jc · « **Reply #13 on:** July 30, 2007, 12:42:00 PM »

The AOL free anti-virus is based on kapersky right? Kit, since you've tried AVG, which of the 2 do you prefer? pros and cons?

KitC · « **Reply #14 on:** July 30, 2007, 12:50:51 PM »

Quote from: glassjaw_jc on July 30, 2007, 12:42:00 PM

The AOL free anti-virus is based on kapersky right? Kit, since you've tried AVG, which of the 2 do you prefer? pros and cons?

AOL seems lighter on resources than AVG. My basis is with my DAW. If I get crackles during playback with the AV active, then that prog gets uninstalled. NOD32 was among the best but resource intensive kaya it had to go. Antivir didn't use up a lot but there were some minor worms that were not detected; same with AVG. So far, AOL has held up well but then again, I also have a rootkit scanner and Clamwin on the side, just in case. I also check my services every so often for unusual TSR's.

danj0 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 30, 2007, 03:34:44 PM »

nde nga maganda AVG eh..

marami siyang nde pinapakita.. (syempre free eh)

pag icompare mo ang AVG sa pandasoftware.com sobrang laki nang difference..

kaloyster · « **Reply #16 on:** July 30, 2007, 08:26:28 PM »

Kanya-kanyang perspective lang yan.

AVG is best for my PC.

For my Mac, none. I don't need antivirus.

Indie_Boy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 30, 2007, 09:47:28 PM »

AVG & Avast does the job.. Don't Install Both..

danj0 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 30, 2007, 10:37:03 PM »

Quote from: kaloyster on July 30, 2007, 08:26:28 PM

Kanya-kanyang perspective lang yan.

AVG is best for my PC.

For my Mac, none. I don't need antivirus.

well i dont think so..

kasi yun AVG maraming d tinatanggal na malware at spyware..

d tulad nung pandasoftware nga na d man nya tatanggalin, ipapakita naman nya kung nasaan..

and, aside from Mac, kung ayaw niyo mavirus talaga.. Linux is the answer.. ahahaha

hardcore misery · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2007, 11:02:43 PM »

avast ang gamit ko ngayon, no problems so far..

D3m1tr1 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 30, 2007, 11:44:04 PM »

kanya kanyang choices lang yana, kung ano okay pra sa pc ng owner...basta ako NAV parin...God bless all!

danj0 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2007, 11:45:14 PM »

mabagal kasi NAV eh.. lakas kumain nang memory...

Al_Librero · « **Reply #22 on:** July 31, 2007, 11:11:54 AM »

Quote from: danj0 on July 30, 2007, 10:37:03 PM

Quote from: kaloyster on July 30, 2007, 08:26:28 PM
Kanya-kanyang perspective lang yan.

AVG is best for my PC.

For my Mac, none. I don't need antivirus.

well i dont think so.. kasi yun AVG maraming d tinatanggal na malware at spyware..

d tulad nung pandasoftware nga na d man nya tatanggalin, ipapakita naman nya kung nasaan..

and, aside from Mac, kung ayaw niyo mavirus talaga.. Linux is the answer.. ahahaha

just to clarify, malware and spyware by themselves aren't viruses. wala talaga sa functions ng AVG Free yun.

before you trash AVG, ayusin mo muna yung comparison mo. Panda Antivirus is a commercial software package. Dun mo siya itapat sa counterpart product ng AVG.

and besides, even if AVG Free can't detect adware and spyware, that's what Ad-Aware and Spybot are for.

anyway, kanya kanya talagang preferences to. i prefer to stick with freeware until the time i can afford something better.

starfugger · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2007, 11:18:39 AM »

also try kaspersky, pretty good. dami syang nahuhuli sa pc ko compared sa dating avg or avast it wont let you install a second anti-virus though, jealous type

D3m1tr1 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2007, 01:08:39 PM »

Quote from: danj0 on July 30, 2007, 11:45:14 PM

mabagal kasi NAV eh.. lakas kumain nang memory...

True...Pero kung mataas naman ang memory na nakalagay sa pc...it won't be a problem.

Tip: kung marami nka active sa system tray na programs, lakas din kumain ng memory yun, so better to turn off some programs from the system tray, by doing that, you can do it sa "msconfig". So hinidi na mag load yung mga programs na hindi naman ginagamit everyday pag boot ng pc.

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