Norton and Kaspersky
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Norton and Kaspersky
can i have Norton and Kaspersky Internet Security on the same PC?
and is Kaspersky Internet Security to easy setup for if you dont know awhole lot?
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and is Kaspersky Internet Security to easy setup for if you dont know awhole lot?
thanks
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I cannot specifically answer your question. However, as a general rule of thumb, it is considered unwise to have two AV products offering real-time protection on the same system at the same time. They can and do compete for the same resources and can cause each other to fail. It could be the IT security equivalent of two outfielders chasing the same flyball, running into each other and the ball dropping between them for a base hit.
Having one offer real time protection and using the other for scheduled system scans and manual scans would probably work just fine. I'm really not sure.
Having one offer real time protection and using the other for scheduled system scans and manual scans would probably work just fine. I'm really not sure.
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Do yourself a favor and get NOD32.
Best AV IMO.
You can get it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832114005
Best AV IMO.
You can get it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832114005
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Re: Norton and Kaspersky
Related question:
I've finally decided to switch and jump from Norton to Kaspersky this year. Hopefully, no issues uninstalling NAV. I downloaded the Norton Removal Tool just in case.
The question is, can I safely leave both Spybot S+D and Grisoft's AVG (free) installed without any problems? Both seemed compatible with Norton, as far as I could tell, and they've both saved me a few times.
I've finally decided to switch and jump from Norton to Kaspersky this year. Hopefully, no issues uninstalling NAV. I downloaded the Norton Removal Tool just in case.
The question is, can I safely leave both Spybot S+D and Grisoft's AVG (free) installed without any problems? Both seemed compatible with Norton, as far as I could tell, and they've both saved me a few times.
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http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/11/30/h...all-kaspersky/
Spybot is not a real-time scanner, so it should work fine with Kaspersky.
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Re: Norton and Kaspersky
Kaspersky will not install on a PC with AVG already installed, which makes sense since AVG is another real-time AV scanner. You'll have to uninstall AVG completely before you can install Kaspersky.
http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/11/30/h...all-kaspersky/
Spybot is not a real-time scanner, so it should work fine with Kaspersky.
http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/11/30/h...all-kaspersky/
Spybot is not a real-time scanner, so it should work fine with Kaspersky.
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Re: Norton and Kaspersky
Do yourself a favor and get NOD32.
Best AV IMO.
You can get it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832114005
Best AV IMO.
You can get it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832114005
This and a brain is all you need. Get a good router. That's the best firewall you can get. Don't surf porn sites or click on links in email.
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Re: Norton and Kaspersky
Not sure if this helps, but it is never a good idea to run to apps like that at the same time. However, two items that are not in real time should play nice together.
Aside from what jfoobar mentioned, this might cause your machine to blue screen. I had two machines at work (and another I saw doing for a client) that had multiple VScans installed and what was happening was they were trying to access a specific Windows DLL at the same time...Windows thought it was a threat and shut the boxes down. The only way to fix the problem was to go in under safe mode and remove one (or in some cases both) to restore the system back to its original state.
Aside from what jfoobar mentioned, this might cause your machine to blue screen. I had two machines at work (and another I saw doing for a client) that had multiple VScans installed and what was happening was they were trying to access a specific Windows DLL at the same time...Windows thought it was a threat and shut the boxes down. The only way to fix the problem was to go in under safe mode and remove one (or in some cases both) to restore the system back to its original state.
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Re: Norton and Kaspersky
Why not setup an email on Gmail and let them scan it for viruses. Have the Gmail account forward to you ISP email, this way the email would be scanned twice.
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I think there is a version of Kaspersky that is called something like 2nd opnion edition. Basically, it doesn't have the real time feature and can co-exist with another AV that has real time monitoring. It is meant to show you how useless your primary av solution is.
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found it..
http://www.kaspersky.com/productupda...pter=207716558
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found it..
http://www.kaspersky.com/productupda...pter=207716558
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Re: Norton and Kaspersky
Follow up.
I installed Kaspersky Internet Suite 2009 (KIS) last night. Installation was a hassle. Removed NAV and AVG no problem but KIS still wouldn't install because it detected both AVG AND Avast (which I've never installed). Turns out to be a common KIS complaint after a quick Google search. I downloaded avgremover.exe to clean up stray registry entries and proceeded with the install. Back to install, next KIS detected Spybot Search and Destroy and removed it before it would continue install. So, now it's up and running. The review below corresponds to my own impressions so far (especially, the reports and interface).
Re: comments above, NAV and Windows Firewall recognized each other so it was a matter of pick one. AVG and NAV never seemed to interfere with each other. One or the other detected various threats but never both simultaneously so somehow they seemed to play okay together.
Hopefully, for the money, I hope KIS IS better but my very expired NAV and AVG seemed to work fine and it's free. KIS' interface and reports are not as friendly as NAV/AVG. I have one more machine to load with KIS and don't expect any other new issues.
http://reviews.cnet.com/system-utili...ag=api&subj=re
I installed Kaspersky Internet Suite 2009 (KIS) last night. Installation was a hassle. Removed NAV and AVG no problem but KIS still wouldn't install because it detected both AVG AND Avast (which I've never installed). Turns out to be a common KIS complaint after a quick Google search. I downloaded avgremover.exe to clean up stray registry entries and proceeded with the install. Back to install, next KIS detected Spybot Search and Destroy and removed it before it would continue install. So, now it's up and running. The review below corresponds to my own impressions so far (especially, the reports and interface).
Re: comments above, NAV and Windows Firewall recognized each other so it was a matter of pick one. AVG and NAV never seemed to interfere with each other. One or the other detected various threats but never both simultaneously so somehow they seemed to play okay together.
Hopefully, for the money, I hope KIS IS better but my very expired NAV and AVG seemed to work fine and it's free. KIS' interface and reports are not as friendly as NAV/AVG. I have one more machine to load with KIS and don't expect any other new issues.
http://reviews.cnet.com/system-utili...ag=api&subj=re