Im slightly confused, is it safe to tun both avast and a spyware prog like windows defender at the same time?
avast and windows defender shouldn’t conflict.
Generally the only thing to worry about is two resident anti-viruses installed. The same general rule applies to resident anti-spyware programs. But a resident anti-virus and resident anti-spyware should still be able to run together. I have had SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) Pro running with avast for a few years and many avast users have MBAM Pro running with avast without problem.
Hi David R, Thanks for the advice, This is what i thought but i guess reading around different forums too much and reading different things just pickled my brain!!
No problem, glad I could help.
Keep Windows Defender updated throug its portal:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/ADL.aspx
Get the latest definitions
Latest definition version: 1.79.1994.0
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/ADL.aspx
Install the latest Windows Defender definition updates
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/HowToWD.aspx