i know this sounds silly, but is it really safe to install 2 antivirus software on 1 PC?
ive heard from Norton that you cant because they conflict or something, but to me i just think theyre saying that so you would keep getting their products 
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i currently have Norton Internet Security 2007 and AVG Free.
just wanted to know just incase they cause problems.
it's always been the common wisdom the more than one a/v product is bad. this time, i'd listen to norton.
Yeah Metallic 2 is no good in this case....
you're only using one. norton is a virus itself
You've already got one big bloated virus thats slowly eating away at your machines performance, but there is hope: http://www.eset.com/
That should clear up any problems with viruses you're having.
By the way 2 AV's is a no no. It's like 2 guys constantly punching eachother in the face.
the link is another AV program....i dont get it :S
ALSO
i have turned off Norton Internet Security, but it is still installed. no Norton processes are running. AVG is running instead. is this ok?
EDIT:
nvm. i get it now
they're making fun of norton, saying that it's a virus itself. har-dee-har-har.
No two antivirus program is a no because sometime they collide and mess up one another. For example, back when I was testing various of antivirus programs. I had Nod32 and Bitdefender running together. I would purposely try and get viruses to see if the programs could pick it up. After about an half hour, I decide to turn off Bitdefender and Nod start picking up stuff. Bitdefender did the same when I alternate. I would never use Norton. One, it's a leech and two, people significantly make viruses to turn it off.
I answered this question like a week ago. I'd search for that thread if I were you.
i had norton, avast and WD, they all seemed to work fine. whats up with that then?
...its not a good idea to have two Antivirus programs running at the same time...
They will slow your computer down to a crawl, which defeats thier purpose does it not? (to fight off viruses which slow ur computer down)
in additional they MAY interfere with each other.
However- it is WISE to have both an Antivirus and an Anti-spyware/adware program!
EDIT- my advice is AVG Free (anti virus) and AVG (anti spyware program- forgotten its name coz I dont use XP anymore) they work in perfect harmony with one and other, are free, use low system resources, work in harmony with XP security features (eg- windows firewall) and most importantly- they catch virtually all viruses, spyware, adware etc.
Norton is a bad antivirus : I found on a customer's computer norton saying : "found 3 viruses but can't remove them".
So I uninstalled norton to get Kaspersky.
End of the scan : Kaspersky said : "removed 1407 viruses"
Norton is a piece of s..t , everybody should uninstall it to get a REAL antivirus
i had norton, avast and WD, they all seemed to work fine. whats up with that then?
You should check out the ratings Norton gets, its amung the worst you could possibly use.
thanks guys, i really appriciate it 
. now i just have AVG Free edition.
i just have a question, since its free....
does it pop-up messages in the corner of the screen with alerts? like Norton does?
does it include a firewall, or does it use Windows Firewall?
do i have to sit there and tell it which programs are allowed (big pain with Norton)
also, i have a concern.....AVG.....it looks....like its mediocre. it doesnt look decent at all :slant:
Norton looked like it was worth the damn $60+ i paid for it every year. >=(
if it protects my computer, im happy.
i have norton still installed, but its Processes and Services do not run at startup anymore (or anytime either)
is that still ok?
well, after going for quite a while using only my router and firefox as my security (never had a problem, btw), i decided that a little bit of security is better than a lot of bragging rights. here's what i use: aol's active virus shield. it's a free, rebranded version of kasperky. it updates the signature daily (i had to check it just now to make sure cuz it's truly invisible), only uses 10mb of ram, and integrates with outlook. i know it's working cuz i get the occasional infected spam and aol catches it.
i like avg, but kaspersky gets better ratings.
kaspersky is the best antivirus i've ever had. Granted i don't go onto dodgy sites anymore, and the fact that it can noticeably use the hard drive excessively (slowing the computer down), i've never had a problem with it installed and on.
if i could figure out how to use my router i'm sure i could get rid of it, but i can't be bothered right now
It's even picked up on a few viruses norton couldn't see. Norton is a virus, it totally screwed up the trial version of mcaffee that came with the computer, even after it had expired.
ok, i can give AOL a try too. just a quick question though, does AOL's AV scan for virus/pick up virues and delete them??
EDIT:
DAMN! i cant download it 
also, what about Windows Defender? i have just downloaded that, but to me it doesnt seem like a AV program, just a suped up firewall :slant:
No it's not good to run 2 because they will *fight* each other oh and try BitDefender or McAfee or Norton whatever you like...
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