"Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in
news:is6m2t$rnh$1@dont-email.me:

> G. Morgan wrote:
>> Buffalo wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> G. Morgan wrote:
>>>> Jeff T wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've got SUPERAntispyware and Malwarebytes. Does sit hurt
>>>>> anything to use both?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nope, in fact it's recommenced. Just don't run them at the same
>>>> time, and disable the resident in the tray if you have it on
>>>> (while scanning).
>>>
>>> Why is that?
>>
>>
>> Why is what?
>
> Why should I shut down my SAS (real time) while using MBAM in
> on-demand mode?

They have the potential to interfere with file scanning. IE: MBAM will
try to open something SAS already knows to be bad, sas denies MBAM's
request. It also will take longer, as SAS is monitoring files as they
are opened.

> Also, why not run two resident anti-malware programs at the same
> time? I've heard of problems of running multiple anti-virus programs
> at the same time, but none with just running multiple anti-malware
> programs like SAS and MBAM at the same time.
> Willing to learn.
> Buffalo

For the same reasons you shouldn't run two antivirus resident. They
can/often will conflict with one another.


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