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Old 11-22-2008   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Using multiple virus scanners on the same system?

"Root Kit" <b__nice@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:54:28 -0500, Leythos <spam999free@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
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>>In article <ea9gi4tr9ode45slutkcelb0a9c3d0bqeq@xxxxxx>,
>>kblake@xxxxxx says...
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>>> On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:22:03 -0500, Neil Jones
>>> <castellan2004-nschap@xxxxxx-this.yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> You've gotten answers to question from others, but I just wanted to
>>> recommend that instead of using two virus scanners, you get and use
>>> just one--the best one available, which in my view is NOD32.
>>
>>And yet we've all proven, time and time again, that no single AV product
>>protects you from everything.
>
> And yet we've all proven, time and time again, that AV products really
> don't provide solid protection against anything.
....and once the law of diminishing returns is figured in, more software
will only reduce security.


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