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Conflict with Spybot & Ad-Aware?
Name: dback720 Date: December 18, 2004 at 07:08:03 Pacific OS: Windows XP SP2 Home CPU/Ram: Pent IV 2.66G/512M
Comment:
Is there any conflict to run Spybot and Ad-ware along with the anti-spyware/adware properties in my anti-virus program? I know that you aren't to run two different firewalls together but what about these other programs?
Name: capt Date: December 18, 2004 at 07:18:51 Pacific
Reply:
There are none that the major antispyware websites know of. You might check out the forums at wilders, spywarewarrior, spywareinfo for more information.
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Response Number 2
Name: Patrick Gibbons Date: December 18, 2004 at 19:11:24 Pacific
Reply:
I run Ad-Aware then Spy-bot then PC-cillan 2005 anti-spyware, and then AOL spyware. Overkill huh? Not really - because every once in a while one will find something the others didn't. There is no problem running any or all of them.
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Response Number 3
Name: dback720 Date: December 19, 2004 at 07:39:27 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks Capt & Patrick, I was just kind of curious. I had been running Windows firewall along with PC-cillin firewall when I was advised to only have one or the other. So with the new PC-cillin 2005 anti-spyware/adware program, I was wondering if I was defeating the purpose by having too many programs installed. They all seem to work just fine.
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Response Number 4
Name: dback720 Date: December 19, 2004 at 23:51:09 Pacific
Reply:
A quick follow-up here. Trend Micro just contacted me and advised me to ONLY use One other spyware/adware program in conjunction with PC-cillin 2005.
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