Can you use another antivirus along avast if the passive mode is enabled

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hello. So the title pretty much summens up my question correctly. I am just wondering if it’s possible to do that.

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Hi, in short, yes. But you’ll lose all active protection in Avast.
For details, see: https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/43/

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Thanks for the reply. I was asking because one of my friends wanted to have a second opinion scanner always installed and when he needed it he could enable the passive mode so i wondered if it will conflict.

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You’re welcome.

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Malwarebytes free, alternative use a online scanner (no install you just download a small client)

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oh yeah, i totally forgot that you actually dont’ need to install anything :).

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There are many second opinion scanners that you don’t need to install. The 3 I use are Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool, AdwCleaner and Hitman Pro. Another good one is Emsisoft Emergency Kit.