Running Avast and MSE together

I've seen mention of this before, and I just saw whs mention it in the Avira thread. Do these two indeed play nice together? I have Avast, but also run Emsisoft with active guard, and now SAS with active guard ( I just won a lifetime pro version in a giveaway, woo hoo!). Would MSE play well with all of this do you think? I already have Avira installed without the active guard as a 2nd, on demand scanner, and have never had a virus, ever. Just curious if it is documented that Avast and MSE work together, or is it just a common experience? Thanks in advance for any info

A Guy

Yes Bill. Avast and MSE can run together with real time protection without hampering the system performance. I m using these 2 for a long time and never had any issues. BTW, I would recommend you remove Emsisoft or disable the active guard. Otherwise, its a bit overkill.

They run smoothly. I have both avast! and MSE too.

hi i think you should never run two realtime protection at the same time. read the following.... Two anti-virus Should you run more than one antivirus program at the same time? avast! Support center - AVAST Software a.s. https://support.dell.com/support/to.../dsn/en/document?c=us&docid=286481&l=en&s=gen

Avast and MSE together are the exceptions to this general rule. They can be run together.

hi !

CarlTR6: you are right about MSE & Avast.

Avast v5 was designed to run together with MSE.

but, that is NOT the only "exception" !
a-squared (a2) now renamed to Emsisoft AntiMalware (EAM) also works well together with (almost) all other A/V´s.

i know personally that a2 works well TOGETHER with other Antivirus-programs, i have tested a2 together with Avira, Avast & MSE.
i have even tried a2, Avast & MSE together, ALL 3 with their realtime-protection on, and i have not noticed any problems.

"but, in the new version (v5) to more settings have been added for the "File guard":

1. Scan only programs before they are executed (same as previous version)
2. Additionaly scan all files when they are created or modified
3. Additionally scan all files when they are read

according to the recommendations from Emsisoft, if you also run another Antivirus-program.
but, you might have to choose setting #1, to avoid conflicts between the 2 A/V´s."

more info:
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-s...lware-5-free-1-year-license-2.html#post826936

also read my other posts in this thread:
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/95615-emsisoft-anti-malware-5-free-1-year-license-2.html

btw, i´m currently using MSE-beta (v2) & EAM together, they work well together...

hi KarlTR6. thanks for the info. i use avast and go to the avast forum if i hv some problem. there nobody suggest to keep two resident AV. even not MSE and avast together. can u kindly provide some link where i can find more info regarding using avast and MSE together.

Hi hackerman1, i checked the link and i get 2 clips from FAQ´s at Emsisoft: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Question: Is a-squared fully compatible with antivirus or firewall tools? Answer: Yes. a-squared was originally designed to be a complementary product to antivirus- and firewall software. It is no longer complementary, but instead a full replacement for any antivirus software today. Anyway it's still compatible with nearly all other programs. Please note, that you should turn off other background guards while running a scan with a-squared. Other guards would check each file twice and the scan would take very long." ok so what is the point of keeping two resident AV if i hv to turn off one every time. In stead two resident AV protection i can use many ondemand scaner like MBAM, SAS where the free version doesn't prodide resident protection. And between i hv been writing everything in paragraph but when ipost them everything joind up.

gautam7 said:

hi KarlTR6. thanks for the info. i use avast and go to the avast forum if i hv some problem. there nobody suggest to keep two resident AV. even not MSE and avast together. can u kindly provide some link where i can find more info regarding using avast and MSE together. Hi hackerman1, i checked the link and i get 2 clips from FAQ´s at Emsisoft: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Question: Is a-squared fully compatible with antivirus or firewall tools? Answer: Yes. a-squared was originally designed to be a complementary product to antivirus- and firewall software. It is no longer complementary, but instead a full replacement for any antivirus software today. Anyway it's still compatible with nearly all other programs. Please note, that you should turn off other background guards while running a scan with a-squared. Other guards would check each file twice and the scan would take very long." ok so what is the point of keeping two resident AV if i hv to turn off one every time. In stead two resident AV protection i can use many ondemand scaner like MBAM, SAS where the free version doesn't prodide resident protection. And between i hv been writing everything in paragraph but when ipost them everything joind up.

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It was posted in avast blog that Avast is certified to run with MSE. I tried to find but could not find that article.

malexous said:

avast! blog » Greetings from Redmond

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That's the one.

Hi Malexous, thanks for the avast blog link.

gautam7 said:

ok so what is the point of keeping two resident AV if i hv to turn off one every time. In stead two resident AV protection i can use many ondemand scaner like MBAM, SAS where the free version doesn't prodide resident protection.

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I guess it is because by the time MBAM or SAS has found something, it might be too late.

I rather suggest using other "layers" instead of a second real-time anti-virus.

malexous said:

gautam7 said:

ok so what is the point of keeping two resident AV if i hv to turn off one every time. In stead two resident AV protection i can use many ondemand scaner like MBAM, SAS where the free version doesn't prodide resident protection.

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I guess it is because by the time MBAM or SAS has found something, it might be too late.

I rather suggest using another "layer" (or two) instead of a second real-time anti-virus.

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I think i hv many layered protetion like...... Real time..Avast 5.0 free, On demand..... MBAM, SAS..... Spywareblaster to immune my system..... Winpatrol plus.... I use browser Firefox with add on like No script, Request policy, better privecy...... Windows firewall. Is not it sufficient????

Hi, gautam7.

I agree. You have good layered protection. Couple that with safe surfing, Microsoft and third-party software updates and you should do just fine.

Thanks Corrine for reminding to keep every thing up to date.and ya i keep everything up to date.

malexous said:

avast! blog » Greetings from Redmond

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Good find. Thanks, malexous.

Thanks everyone, since I have layers already, believe I'll leave well enough alone. Although I may try it if/when my pro version of Emsisoft expires (I've managed to extend it several years with giveaways so far ). A Guy

Anyone tried Avast Free v5.1.xxx + MSE 2 ?

I hope no one minds me resurrecting an old thread, but I followed this thread when it was new and I installed MSE with my already running Avast, and they had no problem together.

Now I recently installed a new SSD and did a clean install and put Avast back on, but never got around to reinstalling MSE.

Has anyone tried the new MSE 2 with Avast Free v5.1.xxx ?

I'm curious about the people running 2 AV's at the same time. Do you guys frequently find that you have problems on your computer that sometimes the 1 software catches and other times the other one catches?

I understand the layered security approach. I use MSE, with an occassional MBAM scan (once a week or once every 2 weeks), and I use SpywareBlaster (although I'm not sure if that has really done much). I also use Sandboxie quite a bit when I'm screwing around with something that seems a little more questionable. I'll be honest, in the past 2 years at home...I don't recall a single instance where I have had my AV find anything, and my MBAM usually only finds tracking cookies and the like from time to time.

I often wonder about those with multiple apps and regimented scanning routines. Are they simply being overly cautious or obsessive compulsive and addicted to hunting for potential problems....or do they find that their tools and such are going off left and right and stopping all sorts of bad stuff from coming in?

Do my surfing habits prevent me from experiencing these problems, or are my tools just all damaged and malfunctioning and not finding issues on my boxes? I feel it's more the first part...as I'm an IT guy for a living and use lots of computers, and understand the signs and symptoms of an infected computer and my boxes usually just hum away with very few issues.