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I've been using NOD32 for years with fantastic results. Look at the reviews.
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So I got my new laptop yesterday. SO far I have installed the free versions of malwarebytes, adaware, spybot, avg free and avast. Only the free versions. I will be upgrading the malwarebytes to full. Should I upgrade any of the others to full version or will the free ones do the job?
I also am going to be loading the one Hondo mentioned above and maybe looking at some others.
I am not loosing the time and effort to a virus ever again.
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Can't you have only one anti-virus installed at a time?
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Yes. Only ONE anti-virus program should be installed. You can run an AV and an anti-malware program like Malwarebytes though at the same time.
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I tried to install Sophos and it wouldn't let me b/c I have avast and AV running.
What is wrong with running more than one? Will they offset each other?
malwarebytes, adaware, spybot and avast/avg free seem like 4 different categories of protection. So the only double up I have is the AV.
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You can cause some serious registry and performance issues running more than one. Some AV programs are absolute resource hogs and doubling up can just cripple your computer. Not to mention that if the programs conflict they can crash your machine.
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I think I will get rid of AVG Free then, I like Avast.
I should be safe to keep malwarebytes, adaware and spybot though no?
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Or...you can ask someone for a username and serial and just activate it to give you full-time protection....