McAfee and Norton AV on the same machine?

[Andy Bowles]

I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
installed on the same machine simultaneously.

Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when McAfee
is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice versa.

Will that work?

In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
customer requires that any machine that is connected to their network
have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance, however, I want
to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for it, and don't to be
dependent on my customer for product updates.

Thanks.

Andy Bowles

 

[What's in a Name?]

Andy Bowles <andy.bowles@virgin.net> after much thought,came up with
this jewel in news:t3q9h3pescgcdgpif4jip81r9c7b5n7cu0@4ax.com:

> I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
> installed on the same machine simultaneously.
>
> Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when
> McAfee is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice
> versa.
>
> Will that work?
>
> In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
> occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
> customer requires that any machine that is connected to their
> network have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance,
> however, I want to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for
> it, and don't to be dependent on my customer for product updates.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Andy Bowles
>

Why don't you try using a virtual PC set up to use for that client
only?
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[Richard Urban]

Personally, I would not have either of them on my system - let alone "both"
of them.

Are you liking pain?

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"Andy Bowles" <andy.bowles@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:t3q9h3pescgcdgpif4jip81r9c7b5n7cu0@4ax.com...
>I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
> installed on the same machine simultaneously.
>
> Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when McAfee
> is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice versa.
>
> Will that work?
>
> In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
> occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
> customer requires that any machine that is connected to their network
> have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance, however, I want
> to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for it, and don't to be
> dependent on my customer for product updates.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Andy Bowles

 

[Andy Bowles]

"What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

>Andy Bowles <andy.bowles@virgin.net> after much thought,came up with
>this jewel in news:t3q9h3pescgcdgpif4jip81r9c7b5n7cu0@4ax.com:
>
>> I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
>> installed on the same machine simultaneously.
>>
>> Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when
>> McAfee is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice
>> versa.
>>
>> Will that work?
>>
>> In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
>> occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
>> customer requires that any machine that is connected to their
>> network have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance,
>> however, I want to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for
>> it, and don't to be dependent on my customer for product updates.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Andy Bowles
>>
>
>Why don't you try using a virtual PC set up to use for that client
>only?

I'll do that if necessary, but I was hoping to be told that it isn't.

 

[Milo \(MSPSS\)]

Understand the fact that both has real time monitoring and virus engines as
such possible scenario as conflict would occur " It's like having fort knox
in your system - worst scenario " nothing can go in and out.

And also it would slowdown your system, other than that this products have
their own firewall imagine having 2 of them - it is possible to run both but
in my experience it can cause more harm than good in your system having
both. As per rule of the thumb have one Anti-virus - one Firewall and well
2-3 anti-spyware with 2 of them anti-spyware not running their real time
scanner and should serve only as a back up for second opinion or should the
all other running cant take out an infection.

"Andy Bowles" <andy.bowles@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:t3q9h3pescgcdgpif4jip81r9c7b5n7cu0@4ax.com...
>I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
> installed on the same machine simultaneously.
>
> Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when McAfee
> is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice versa.
>
> Will that work?
>
> In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
> occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
> customer requires that any machine that is connected to their network
> have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance, however, I want
> to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for it, and don't to be
> dependent on my customer for product updates.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Andy Bowles

 

[Andy Bowles]

"Milo \(MSPSS\)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Understand the fact that both has real time monitoring and virus engines as
>such possible scenario as conflict would occur " It's like having fort knox
>in your system - worst scenario " nothing can go in and out.
>
>And also it would slowdown your system, other than that this products have
>their own firewall imagine having 2 of them - it is possible to run both but
>in my experience it can cause more harm than good in your system having
>both. As per rule of the thumb have one Anti-virus - one Firewall and well
>2-3 anti-spyware with 2 of them anti-spyware not running their real time
>scanner and should serve only as a back up for second opinion or should the
>all other running cant take out an infection.

I'm not planning to have them running simultaneously. The idea is
that at any time one of them will be installed and running the other
will be installed but disabled.

At any time there will be only one real-time scanner running, and only
one firewall running, so I don't understand how I can have the sort of
problem you describe. Or am I being naive?

The sort of problem I might expect is:
- One product refusing to install until the other product has been
uninstalled.
- One product refusing to install updates until the other product has
been uninstalled.
- One product thinking the the other product's definition data
contains a virus.
- One product doing things even though it's supposed to be disabled.

Are any of these likely to happen?

>"Andy Bowles" <andy.bowles@virgin.net> wrote in message
>news:t3q9h3pescgcdgpif4jip81r9c7b5n7cu0@4ax.com...
>>I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
>> installed on the same machine simultaneously.
>>
>> Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when McAfee
>> is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice versa.
>>
>> Will that work?
>>
>> In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
>> occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
>> customer requires that any machine that is connected to their network
>> have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance, however, I want
>> to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for it, and don't to be
>> dependent on my customer for product updates.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Andy Bowles

 

[Milo \(MSPSS\)]

This may likely to happen

1. "- One product doing things even though it's supposed to be disabled."
This product have services running all the time updates or among other
things
2. "- One product refusing to install until the other product has been
uninstalled." ( Lately some of the AV's does this action and well quite
often dont literally uninstall on your queue they tend to leave remnant
files and a total headache )
What if along the way one of the product committed to an update and
such update
proceeds to detect other AV / Security apps.
3. " - One product thinking the the other product's definition data
contains a virus." ( I encountered this once it was a mess )

This I would add:
What if the other AV detected and quarantined a file or such an infection -
can you manually tell the
other AV not to detect or do same thing to the said file ( detection occurs
not by namesakes but
by specific algorithm of a file ). They will end up chewing each other.

But then again this are just an option the final call is yours to make.


"Andy Bowles" <andy.bowles@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:t1sgh31hhjh649kagcpkrlmign6rhbhauk@4ax.com...
> "Milo \(MSPSS\)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Understand the fact that both has real time monitoring and virus engines
>>as
>>such possible scenario as conflict would occur " It's like having fort
>>knox
>>in your system - worst scenario " nothing can go in and out.
>>
>>And also it would slowdown your system, other than that this products have
>>their own firewall imagine having 2 of them - it is possible to run both
>>but
>>in my experience it can cause more harm than good in your system having
>>both. As per rule of the thumb have one Anti-virus - one Firewall and well
>>2-3 anti-spyware with 2 of them anti-spyware not running their real time
>>scanner and should serve only as a back up for second opinion or should
>>the
>>all other running cant take out an infection.
>
> I'm not planning to have them running simultaneously. The idea is
> that at any time one of them will be installed and running the other
> will be installed but disabled.
>
> At any time there will be only one real-time scanner running, and only
> one firewall running, so I don't understand how I can have the sort of
> problem you describe. Or am I being naive?
>
> The sort of problem I might expect is:
> - One product refusing to install until the other product has been
> uninstalled.
> - One product refusing to install updates until the other product has
> been uninstalled.
> - One product thinking the the other product's definition data
> contains a virus.
> - One product doing things even though it's supposed to be disabled.
>
> Are any of these likely to happen?
>
>>"Andy Bowles" <andy.bowles@virgin.net> wrote in message
>>news:t3q9h3pescgcdgpif4jip81r9c7b5n7cu0@4ax.com...
>>>I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
>>> installed on the same machine simultaneously.
>>>
>>> Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when McAfee
>>> is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice versa.
>>>
>>> Will that work?
>>>
>>> In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
>>> occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
>>> customer requires that any machine that is connected to their network
>>> have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance, however, I want
>>> to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for it, and don't to be
>>> dependent on my customer for product updates.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Andy Bowles
>

 

[RJK]

LOL ...I agree

regards, Richard


"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Personally, I would not have either of them on my system - let alone
> "both" of them.
>
> Are you liking pain?
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "Andy Bowles" <andy.bowles@virgin.net> wrote in message
> news:t3q9h3pescgcdgpif4jip81r9c7b5n7cu0@4ax.com...
>>I want to have McAfee Internet Security 2007 and Norton Antivirus
>> installed on the same machine simultaneously.
>>
>> Only one of the products will be enabled at any time. So, when McAfee
>> is running, Norton will be installed but disabled, and vice versa.
>>
>> Will that work?
>>
>> In case you're wondering about my sanity, this is the reason: I
>> occasionally have to connect to a customer's site by VPN, and the
>> customer requires that any machine that is connected to their network
>> have Norton Antivirus. Under all other cirucmstance, however, I want
>> to use McAfee, because I prefer it, have paid for it, and don't to be
>> dependent on my customer for product updates.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Andy Bowles
>