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Old 11-22-2008, 12:41 PM
Rick Rogers
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Default Re: Using multiple virus scanners on the same system?

Hi Neil,

Works fine as long as you only have one using active scanning. Two things to
keep in mind: 1) When scanning with the other, disable active scanning on
the first to avoid conflicts. 2) Be aware that one may identify components
of the other as a potential virus, so know what processes and files are used
by each.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What is the best way to use 2 or more virus scanners on the same system?
> I want one of AV scaaners to be the primary AV scanner (resident). The
> other AV scanners I would like to use them from a bootable CD or as an
> application and execute on-demand only. Some scanners seem to be more
> current than others. So I would like to know if anyone has done this on
> Windows Vista without hurting the system.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> NJ



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