Malwarebites and MSE!

[CarlTR6]

malwarebites has a nice, bad web site blocking feature,

thanks den, pro version runs in real time. i like it to keep my teenagers away from dowloading crap

Ah, I see. That makes sense. And I don't blame you.

 

[CarlTR6]

I think the question is can you run two real time protection AVs without conflicts arising? I've always understood that this is inadvisable, J

John, Avast and MSE can run simultaneously with no problems. There are other exceptions to that rule, too. But generally speaking, you are correct.

I don't think there is potential danger. It might slow down the performance of the System. The portion i quoted is a MVP.

I concur; I think the only danger is system slow down.

 

[boohbah]

well i think that as i have seen no slowdown,
( though i will keep a close eye on performance for a while.)
I shall continue to use both and maybe update this thread from time to time ....unless i hear otherwise.
Thank you all for your comments and your interest.

 

[Anak]

Section I

We've noticed that Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware both running real-time protection on Windows XP at the same time have a tendency to cause your computer to freeze. It's possible that this happens in 32-bit editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7, but they have really only been tested together on the 64-bit editions of those operating systems. Below is detailed a quick solution to any potential freezing issues (performing these steps is a must for Windows XP users).

More here:
Common Issues, Questions, and their Solutions - Malwarebytes Forum

 

[tw33k]

well i think that as i have seen no slowdown,
( though i will keep a close eye on performance for a while.)
I shall continue to use both and maybe update this thread from time to time ....unless i hear otherwise.
Thank you all for your comments and your interest.

You've got 4GB of RAM so I really doubt you'll notice any performance decrease

 

[boohbah]

i would say that i installed MBAM alongside norton as norton was at the end of its trial and start up took ages there was a black screen just after the password and as soon as i uninstalled Norton it ran fine no slow start up at all. so i think the combo works for me .

 

[Corrine]

I don't think there is potential danger. It might slow down the performance of the System. The portion i quoted is a MVP.

Well, Stephen is knowledgeable but his area of expertise is as a Windows Live MVP.

Yes, it is a general rule of thumb to only have one real-time protection program active to prevent conflicts. That said, boohbah, I have frequently had antivirus and anti-malware real-time protection as well as WinPatrol PLUS active at the same time with no consequences.

 

[boohbah]

Thanks Corrine that seals it for me.

 

[Corrine]

You're welcome, boohbah. I'm sure you'll keep a watch both for performance issues as well as possible conflicts. Let us know if you see either one.

 

[Layback Bear]

If I may add a little. There are some combination of active programs that work together but that isn't the point. If you children don't do as there told all those programs put together won't stop downloads. Once the young ones get a little computer knowledge all the programs won't stop them. User Account Control can help. This site from Microsoft might be of help.
safety for children - Microsoft Search

 

[boohbah]

Thanks layback bear the kids in question are aged 15 and 17. so the are web aware and Boohbah aware or as alike to say B-WARE

 

[madtownidiot]

You get website blocking when you pay for malwarebytes, & you have to create scanning exceptions for each in the other app in order to get them to stop attacking each other, but they work pretty well together after you set them both up correctly. Later today I'll be in my shop where I have a machine that has MSE and the malwarebyte RT scanner enabled and I'll post a list of processes and DLLs that you have to make exceptions for and how to do so in each

 

[boohbah]

thanks dan thats good of you!

 

[madtownidiot]

in the meantime.. these are the processes you have to make exceptions for in MSE in order to get malwarebytes RT scanning to work..
For 32 bit windows...
\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe
\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\zlib.dll
\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.dll
\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamext.dll
\ProgramData\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref
\Windows\System32\drivers\mbam.sys
\Windows\System32\drivers\mbamswissarmy.sys

For 64 bit Windows...
\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe
\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\zlib.dll
\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.dll
\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamext.dll
\ProgramData\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref
\Windows\System32\drivers\mbam.sys
\Windows\SysWoW64\drivers\mbamswissarmy.sys

What I don't know offhand are corresponding processes for MSE that need exceptions in malwarebytes in order to remove the rest of the conflicts.. the above list alone is sufficient to make them work together, but CPU load will be above normal at times and can slow down older machines noticably.. another thing, make sure to run as administrator before enabling the protection module or it won't work correctly.