[helpme??]

Just got the NOD32 Antivirus from a PC shop and I need help.

Inside the package it says *VERY IMPORTANT!!* - Please make sure you uninstall all other antivirus software before installing this software. Running more than one security program could cause serious problems.

I am about to install NOD32 antivirus but AVG free edition antivirus is in the way.
The warning sign from the package of NOD32 is making me worry...
Is it ok to install NOD32 antivirus on my PC that has AVG free edition antivirus installed?

These are the security programs I have at the moment --

* Ad-aware 2007
* AVG free edition AntiVirus

[Gizzy]

you shouldn't install 2 AV's on the same pc at the same time if you want to install nod32 you should uninstall avg first.
2 av's will conflict with each other and cause problems.

[helpme??]

How long does it take to register online and getting the *USERNAME* and *PASSWORD* from ESET?

I am waiting a good 4 hours for their email...

[Sportfish]

Originally Posted by helpme??

How long does it take to register online and getting the *USERNAME* and *PASSWORD* from ESET?

I am waiting a good 4 hours for their email...

Hey helpme, You shouldn't have to wait that long. I would check and see if you have a spam filter that caught it. Other wise you can go here http://www.eset.com/download/index.php and download a free trial of it. Make sure that you delete any other versions of any AV you have installed first. Once you do that when you do get your user name and password, you can insert it into the free trial and carry on. Hope this helps.
Mark

[golferbob]

i would also get a firewall ,i use comodo free.

[Sportfish]

Originally Posted by golferbob

i would also get a firewall ,i use comodo free.

IF he's using XP for an OS, he doesn't need a firewall. Firewalls these days are becoming very resource heavy. IMO they do more harm than good.
Mark

[golferbob]

if you are using xp firewall ,it only protects coming in , not going out.

[Sportfish]

Originally Posted by golferbob

if you are using xp firewall ,it only protects coming in , not going out.

Hey gb, This is true but I've been using Nod, XP, and the firewall in my router for over 2 yrs. and have yet (knock on wood) to have the slightest hickup.

Mark

[jonmcc33]

Originally Posted by Gizzy

you shouldn't install 2 AV's on the same pc at the same time if you want to install nod32 you should uninstall avg first.
2 av's will conflict with each other and cause problems.

There's nothing wrong with having 2 AV programs installed at the same time. What you shouldn't do is have both actively scanning or running "realtime" protection. You can shut down active monitoring on an AV program and run a full scan from another without any problem at all.

But AVG pales in comparison to NOD32 anyway. No need to have it when you have NOD32.

[Sportfish]

Do not enable another resident scanner from a 2nd anti-virus program, otherwise your system could become unstable.

Hey jonmcc,, This warning is direct from Eset's download instructions which I recommend one should adhere to. Your way may be possible but doesn't seem feasible. Why have two AV's if you have to completely shut one down to use another and vise versa. In doing so, your going to become vulnerable for a short period of time as you won't have anything running going between the two. Doesn't make much sense to me. But like you said, Nod is pretty flippen good so why bother trying to have two.

Mark

[jonmcc33]

Originally Posted by Sportfish

This warning is direct from Eset's download instructions which I recommend one should adhere to. Your way may be possible but doesn't seem feasible. Why have two AV's if you have to completely shut one down to use another and vise versa. In doing so, your going to become vulnerable for a short period of time as you won't have anything running going between the two. Doesn't make much sense to me. But like you said, Nod is pretty flippen good so why bother trying to have two.

Not sure what you mean by this short period of time that you are vulnerable. Closing down the realtime scan on one AV program and running a complete scan from another AV program doesn't make you vulnerable at all for a short period of anything. Stopping most AV programs realtime protection takes seconds to do. It's not some sort of major event or anything.

Of course Eset will say that you shouldn't have two AV programs installed! They want your business to only go to them. Plus, most people aren't going to think and disable realtime protection while installing an AV program. But NOD32 will work fine on a computer that has another AV program installed but not actively scanning at the same time. The same goes for pairing any other AV programs as well.

[redoak]

"jon - - ": I do believe you are wrong. One of the very knowledgeable security Moderators has posted that two AVs should not be installed simultaneously. Like it or not, they may very well be running in the background even when their real time features are not.

{redoak}

[Gizzy]

some av's install drivers or system hooks things that can't be shut off and could conflict,
even though they might look like they're working fine they may not,
it's not that easy to get 2 or more av's working well together on the same pc.

[jonmcc33]

Originally Posted by redoak

"jon - - ": I do believe you are wrong. One of the very knowledgeable security Moderators has posted that two AVs should not be installed simultaneously. Like it or not, they may very well be running in the background even when their real time features are not.

You can verify that they are disabled by looking under your Services. Every AV program can have it's realtime protection disabled.

There's nothing wrong with having 2 or more INSTALLED at the same time. There is everything wrong with having 2 or more RUNNING at the same time.

That being said, if you are running NOD32 there is no reason to have something like AVG. NOD32 and Kaspersky would be a far better idea.

[Sportfish]

Hey redoak and Gizzy. Thanks for your inputs. I was starting to think I was going bonkers and also beginning to second guess the knowledge that I've obtained via an A.S. in Electronic Technology with a Major in Computer Systems along with the school of hard knocks. But I wasn't about to get into a battle with jon over the issue being that that's not what the thread or forum is all about. Although I was feeling a bit bad for helpme as I didn't want to see him or her get any bad advise. I've seen and had to repair more than one computer that friends and my son-in-law have crashed due to this exact subject. But hopefully helpme has now recieved the username and password for Nod by now and is well off to having secure secure system. BTW jon, this warning is pretty standard with all AV's. I just grabbed Nod's cuz it was the one in question.

Mark