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firebrddriver
2009-02-11, 01:25
Is it OK to have spybot and defender running at the same time,,or will they conflict??,,Thanks

drragostea
2009-02-11, 01:25
Hello.

No, they will not conflict.

firebrddriver
2009-02-11, 01:31
Thank you,,for some reason I thought you could only have one spy ware program running at a time.

tashi
2009-02-11, 01:53
Hi there,

Is it OK to have spybot and defender running at the same time,,or will they conflict??,,Thanks
I'm guessing you mean both programs are installed, not actually scanning at the same time. :)

firebrddriver
2009-02-11, 04:38
Well both are running real time protection at the same time,,thats what I meant by my original post,,is this OK??

tashi
2009-02-11, 06:03
Hi firebrddriver,


Well both are running real time protection at the same time,,thats what I meant by my original post,,is this OK??

Teatimer's real time protection should be enough, and less a drain on resources than two active residents. :)

How Spybot-S&D protects against the installation of Spyware/Malware. (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=281)