Running 2 anti-virus programs on one computer?

Hopeful you are better of getting rid of Norton as it is not good at all and the one that I use and have done for 2 years now is called Antivir, it is brilliant and a lot of my Friends use it to. All you do is type Antiir into your Browser and it will come up, it is free to. If you have Problems getting it let me know and I will send you the Link.

u r in usa i m in india if u call nortan helpline call will b diverted here so i worked for nortan b4.... jst make sure u run a virus scan on ur comp atleast one in 3 days....all will b fine... if u run two virus it will b prob becos other anti virus wont let nortan function nor will nortan let other one work.... n ur comp might get slow.....

I ran Norton and AVG for 6 months together - never had any problems but although I kept both updated the same AVG stopped a bunch of virus' and Norton didn't do anything but slow my computer down - needless to say, I've been running AVG for the last 3 years and only time I've gotten a virus was when my dear sweet son turned AVG off...for that reason he's not allowed to use my new computer. LOL speaking of - AVG is updating this very minute.

This is not good at all, to enable the other to work effectively you will have to remove one of them. You will find that norton is one of the best on the market. Because you have a years subscription it will update automatically to recognise the newest threats.

It does cause problems sometimes when you're running more than 1 antivirus system at the same time. One system may interfere with the other one, causing problems and compromising the safety of your computer. From what I seem to remember, Norton Antivirus is widely thought to be one of the best on the market, and I know it did the job when I lived with my ex. Right now, my partner and I use Macafee and we've never had any problems I think it comes down to personal preference, but it might be wise to wait until your year's subscription with Norton is up before you look into using a different one.

you can use more than one anti-virus software to yours system but its can affect your system process for example your system loading such as windows loading will be slow and also can affect yours virtual memory

as far as i know two anti virus programmes on your computer will lead to one of them conflicting with another and can damage your system as well as giving a false reading. blessed be

no you are not suppose to do this this willl create caous in the pc and i had been told not to do this thats why i told you...

I don't know. I have used Norton and AVG before. My kids have run both at the same time, but even with that it did not catch all that there was. I use PCSafetyPlus - it's a paid program that so far seems to catch it all (knock on wood). When I went to download that one it told me to delete ALL of the system and downloaded anti-virus programs I had as it would mess up it's security. I would think that if you pay for security that it would be enough -- maybe you should check out PCSafetyPlus - that's the only one I'm using for over a year now. It's connected live to some server somewhere and is always "on."

I wouldn't suggest running two anti-virus programs at the same time. If they conflict with each other you will have more trouble than what it would be worth. So i would choose.. One or the other.. I find Trend Micro fantastic!

not advisable to do this. I did this when I was starting to use computers and each anti-virus program detected the other anti-virus program as a serious threat specially when they start updating their virus database, the other anti-virus program will automatically tell you to delete it. Just stick to one, it's much more simple and faster. This is one issue where quantity doesn't count.

i am not used to having two or more antivirus programmes on my pc because they will fight against each other..they will end into a conflict I mean...so I think you'd better choose the one you prefer and use one and only...of course you have to update the programme as soon as possible...this is of much help....

its really not advisable to use multiple antivirus programs, if you feel that you're comoputer is slowing down then its probably due to your 2 antivirus. if you want more performance you can try to remove norton because AVG uses less "resources" than norton. but it still depends to you. BTW im using AVG and so far so good.

There may come some issues when u are usid several antivirus programs because one antivirus program may disturb other program.

I don't think it's a good idea to have more than one antivirus software installed in your computer. It will increase the likeliness of system crashes. I've never installed more than one antivirus software though, one is just enough for me. You should consider in keeping the one you have right now, don't think of installing the other one except if you're going to uninstall it.

noo...dont do that!! the 2 programes will oly repel each other...n there by ...none wud work n might even leave ur pc spoiled!! i knw as im a programmer!!! its like havn 2 wifez.....they ll sqibble all day long..findin faults in each otha...n repelling each other....n thereby...gettin absolutely no work done in the end!! i use Avast Anti-virus now!! its amazing...its an intense scanner...that doesnt let the adwares and viruses even peek 2wards ur computer!! i had norton before...but my laptop started becoming slower n slower day by day! it always showed ' no virus,adware on your computer' every tym i performed a scan!! but when i loaded the Avast A-V...it detected 3 adwares...and that too in the windowz file ((it had managed to instal itself there!) imagine the damage tht cud hav happened!! nyway....after that i havnt even looked twice at nortan!! and im very proud of avast!!^_^

i have an experience in having 2 antivirus program(norton and another antivirus, i forget the name) and when i turn on my pc, it takes half an hour just for windows log in. it suck

i have over 5 on my computer i am running avest-adware- avest antivirus and symnrt all in 1 go, pc is fine, but my pc is slow, but that is because i have so much rubbish on my computer, ahh thats good u just given me an idea for my next discussion thank you

Its not feasible to have 2 antivirus installed on 1 pc. Because u see it will reduce processing speed of your processor also it reduces booting speed of pc . Other disadvantage is that 1 antivirus files may corrupt other antivirus program files.I will suggest u to use any other antivirus like mcafee,panda, quick heal or avg. Any 1 of these will be sufficient for you. "BUT NEVER USE TWO ANTIVIRUS PROG ON SAME SYSTEM, IT MAY HARM YOUR COMPUTER"

Not really, especially if both of them are running in the background. They will just hog your resources and slow the computer down. Norton is pretty good but like I said it tends to use too much system resources. You can actually try turning off its background scan if you are not online. It is better to do a regular scan of the computer manually. You do not have to install AVG or AVAST since Norton is already there. They actually have the same capacity to detect malicious programs. Just remember to always scan any file you download before opening it and do not open spam e-mails. Keep all programs updated especially Norton's virus database.