Can MSE co-exist with another Virus product?

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  1. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Professional
       #1

    Can MSE co-exist with another Virus product?


    Interested in MSE.

    Question - Can MSE run while other products run? i.e. Norton Antivirus and Superantispyware.

    or do you have to remove them before installing MSE.

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  2. Posts : 463
    Windows 8 CP x64
       #2

    Sagegrp said:
    Interested in MSE.

    Question - Can MSE run while other products run? i.e. Norton Antivirus and Superantispyware.

    or do you have to remove them before installing MSE.


    yes...!!

    MSE can be used with any product..!
    i'm also using MSE with NOD Smart Security...
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  3. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #3

    why would you want to? MSE should be enough for anti virus. Having more than one could cause conflicts and use up resources unnecessarily.
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  4. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thought I would run MSE with other programs to test it out first. Then I would remove the others.
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  5. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #5

    Sagegrp said:
    Interested in MSE.

    Question - Can MSE run while other products run? i.e. Norton Antivirus and Superantispyware.

    or do you have to remove them before installing MSE.

    If your question is if you can have two installed at the same time the answer is, yes. There are some exceptions, however.

    If your question is should I, the answer is an outstanding no.

    There are a few instances, of not even being able to download a second A/V, until one is removed, due to conflicts.
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  6. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Sagegrp said:
    Thought I would run MSE with other programs to test it out first. Then I would remove the others.

    Yes that was the answer I was looking for - Thanks
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  7. Posts : 759
    W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Workstation)
       #7

    hi !

    MSE & Avira-free works together.

    also, MSE warns you during installation if it detects another Antivirus-program that cannot be used together with MSE.

    but itīs NOT recommended to have 2 Antivirus-programs running....
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  8. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #8

    hackerman1 said:
    hi !

    MSE & Avira-free works together.

    but itīs NOT recommended to have 2 Antivirus-programs running....
    Sagegrip, thats what we have been saying.
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  9. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
       #9

    SuperAntiSpyware or MalwareByte's Anti-malware will run with MSE.
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  10. Posts : 759
    W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Workstation)
       #10

    a-squared (a2) antimalware works together with antivirus-programs, fx. MSE.
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