two resident anti-spyware applications/modules running at once

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I have a question but no problem I notice a statement by a member here that “you shouldn’t have two resident anti-spyware applications/modules running at once.” Well, my “action center” say" Installed spyware protection program" Avast security-on, comodo defense + and I also have Superantispyware realtime. I have no slow down but do I need to change something? thanks for any respond in advance

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i would disable defense +, other than that you all good to go :slight_smile:

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I run pretty much the same configuration, and have had no problems.

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Probably me ;D

I look at it in the same way as not having two resident AVs installed and running on the same system.

If you look at my signature you will see I run SAS Pro and avast. Although avast has anti-spyware detection is isn’t a specialist anti-spyware application (it doesn’t specifically scan the registry), so I don’t consider it in the same way as a specific anti-spyware like SAS or MBAM. I also don’t consider comodo’s defence + to be an anti-spyware, but more a HIPS/behaviour function. So I don’t believe you have to change anything.

I wouldn’t dream of having SAS Pro and MBAM paid installed on the same system only one would be resident and the other would be on-demand as it currently is on my system.

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NO… that’s just the contrary. Def+ is considered anti-spy by windows but it’s a HIPS. No reason to deactivate that.

At the opposite, SAS antispy may conflict as it’s resident. This one should be deactivated. Anti-spy sofwtare don’t conflict as hard as AV’s but still.

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I only mentioned disabling defense + because the op has winpatrol plus which is also like hip’s so with the both on is overkill.

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thanks everyone for their help, yes DavidR, I saw in your post somewhere and it was a good statement, since so problem or conflict, I’ll let the settings stay and protect. you guys are the greatest.

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Absolutely, why mess with stuff that works! :wink:

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You’re welcome.

It isn’t as easy as it one was as many security applications don’t have a clear delimitation and there is plenty of crossover between what they detect.