Hi all,
Recently windows defender stopped working, coincidentally around the time I installed avast version 5. Can somebody tell me if avast negates WD or is it something else? Thanks for any help
Hi all,
Recently windows defender stopped working, coincidentally around the time I installed avast version 5. Can somebody tell me if avast negates WD or is it something else? Thanks for any help
Ive used WD with avast before, have a friend that still does, never conflicted.
No. avast is fully compatible with WD.
no conflict but unneeded. Avast is an (almost) full anti-spyware solution. Only exception is the lack of registry protection (not watching and not scanning either, what Defender does).
I did some test a while ago with Avast:
http://picasaweb.google.com/logoswebalbums/AvastSpycarTest?feat=directlink
(can’t tell how relevant SpyCar is, I mainly did it for fun…)
Many thanks for the replies,
I have had a problem with WD so doing a format/reinstall.
I keep Windows Defender updated through its portal:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/ADL.aspx
Get the latest definitions
Latest definition version: 1.81.209.0
Download then run the 32-bit or 64-bit update for your system:
Install the latest Windows Defender definition updates
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/HowToWD.aspx
I had Avast 4, Windows Defender, Spybot S&D, and SpywareBlaster all together worked Awesome But in my own opinion Windows Defender didn’t do much so I got rid of it…