i have realized that Avast recommends MalwareBytes to solve some issues but i was wondering if it was Good to keep two antiviruses on the same computer because yesterday when i finally tried malwarebytes as a second Party and to my surprise there were 4 infected files in my computer .Though am an Avast user and always updates my vps .And avast had always told me that there was no virus …Please explain to me …
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so please explain to me if its wise to use two antiviruses
If the one is a resident anti-malware solution like avast it can be accompanied by a non-resident solution like MBAM, Voodooshield etc.
Two resident AntiVirus solution on one and the same system is a bad idea, as they are going to interfere like two dogs fighting on the same porch they are considered to defend against threats from outside. Competing resident av solutions are going to alert each other’s definitions and create false alerts etc.
So always first establish what programs will fit together. When you have avast resident solution it disables resident Windows Defender to an extent, that should be. Check your AV from time to time you have all your protection elements still enabled like avast Web Shield for instance.
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Take my advice, Don’t do 2 resident AntiVirus Solutions.
I ran McAfee and Avast Free back in 2009 together… It created the weirdest of weird things to happen… One being my computer got into a blue screen loop… running one antivirus is enough.
I’m no malware removal specialist - In all honesty those so called threats I believe are pretty low level.
PUP.Optional
Potentially Unwanted Program, the user is the one to determine if a program is unwanted or not.
Most of these are registry keys and not actually files, a registry key in isolation can’t run a file.
There are several Scheduled Tasks - you can check if these are in your scheduled tasks and if you want them.
Most of these also have ‘No Action By User’ in the entry, I don’t know if that means you shouldn’t take any action or that you took no action.
But best to wait for the malware removal specialist to analyse the log.
ok this PUP can cause problems to the operating system if removed?.. because i kind of removed them on my other computer and the computer has been acting up …all slow dont even know the problem