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    Avira Antivirus with Threatfire

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by jd1010, Apr 11, 2008.

  1. jd1010

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    I know I've heard people say this combo works well together. My question is, will they conflict with each other? It seems like threatfire is an antivirus as well. Also, should I be disabling features on one or the other to avoid conflicts?
     
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    Also, would it be safe to turn of windows defender now that I have threatfire?

    Currently have,

    Avira Antivirus and threatfire both running realtime. I also have A Squared free for dealing with my spyware and I have CCleaner.
     
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    I'm having no problems or conflicts with that combo whatsoever. Threatfire works in a different way from Avira for the most part. Go for it, they work great together.

    I'd ditch Windows Defender now.
     
    scooberdoober, Apr 11, 2008
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    Windows defender is a good real time spyware protection. It's safe to have it ON. Threatfire just blocks behaviour based infections. A-squared free doesn't have real time protection either. Avira free also doen't have spyware protection.
     
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    No, you don't need to turn one off. If you had Comodo pro firewall, you'd need to disable D+ as having that combo may cause slowdowns. It's also safe to turn off Windows defender as it isn't a very good anti-malware program.
     
    Gintoki, Apr 12, 2008
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