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| 06 Oct 2011 | #1 |
| | McAfee AntiVirusPlus and Windows Defender I am aware that users should only have a single anti virus app running on their system. Every month when I run the automatic updates, the Windows Defender application is installed automatically - it is turned off as McAfee AntiVirus Plus is installed on my laptop and it performs the same tasks as those in Windows Defender. My question is this - if McAfee does the same thing, why should I have Windows Defender on may laptop??? Pierre |
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| 06 Oct 2011 | #2 |
| | Pierre, McAfee doesn't have a stellar record in the matter of not interfering with Win 7 systems. My recommendation: 100% remove McAfee, install Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) link in my sig. MSE is the one and the only av i use, i install, recommend. I do not use Anti-spyware or anti-anything. I use MSE and only MSE. |
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| 07 Oct 2011 | #3 |
| | Agree Absolutly agree with karlsnooks Why pay to McAfee, Microsoft Security Essentials is FREE doing very good protective job. |
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| 08 Oct 2011 | #4 |
| | Thanks for the advice. I will move to MSE next year as my subscription to McAfee is up July 2012. Pierre |
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| 08 Oct 2011 | #5 |
| | McAfee is "famous" in minidump crash analysis,cause lots of bsod. |
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| 08 Oct 2011 | #6 |
| | A little more to the OP's question, no, you don't need Windows Defender when running a 3rd party (McAfee) antivirus. You can disable WD by going to its settings > Admin > uncheck use this program. Not only "can" you do this, but you should. |
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| 08 Oct 2011 | #7 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by pcastric  Thanks for the advice. I will move to MSE next year as my subscription to McAfee is up July 2012. Pierre |
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