Running 2 AV Progs is Bad, right?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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My license for ESET Smart Security (includes NOD32 AV scanner) expires in 6 days. I have been reading a lot about avast! and finally decided to pull the trigger and d/l Home 4.8. No problems with the Typical install and the boot scan was fine. I tried disabling ESET’s antivirus & antispyware protection and had avast! enabled but then I could not access the internet - IE 7 “This page cannot be displayed” message. I then re-enabled Smart Security disabled avast! and can now reach the web.

I know that it is generally a bad idea to have 2 AV programs running simultaneously so should I just go ahead and uninstall ESET Smart Security at this time? I also need to find a firewall and was thinking about trying Online Armor.

WinXP Pro SP3 btw.

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I’ve found ESET’s instructions for manually removing -
http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN558&actp=LIST_POPULAR

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Yes, uninstall ESET before both antivirus block your system and conflict…
Online Armor is a good choice for firewall nowadays.

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“Better” than Comodo? A lot of people have been recommending Comodo but I had some problems with it a few years ago.

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I think so. More stable.

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Download Online Armor Here
It’s works good for me & it’s seems lite on resources. 8)

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Thanks - I’m up & running with avast! 4.8 & Online Armor. Buh-bye NOD32/ESET Smart Security - it was fun while it lasted.

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bizadi i think you made a good choice for firewall and Anti Virus :smiley: for anti spyware i would use superantispyware or spybot s&d and site advisor WOT (corect me if im wrong)