Can Spybot antivirus run concurrently with MSE?

[calathea]

I already run MSE; if I pay for Spybot antivirus can they both run? I don't mind additional popups but I want to avoid system lockups.

[tashi]

Hello calathea,

I already run MSE; if I pay for Spybot antivirus can they both run? I don't mind additional popups but I want to avoid system lockups.

Rule of thumb is one firewall and one anti virus program resident to avoid conflicts, loss of program efficiency and system lock up due to both software products attempting to access the same files at the same time.

Best regards.

[calathea]

Thank you