Re: Multilayer Protection from 4 different antiviralwares...?

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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:06:19 +0100
To: "J. Yoon" <supercool9000@hotmail.com>

J. Yoon wrote:

> Knowing that 1 single antiviral ware can not detect every virus/worm
> and the difference in the time virus defitions are released, I've
> tried to install many as possible to try and get multiple layer
> protection.
>
> Has anyone ever successfully configured an XP/2000/NT to work with a
> combination of different antivirus softwares?
>
> I've been using the following in conjunction;
>
> 1. mcafee
> 2. norton
> 3. avg
> 4. pccillin
>
> However, I realized that even if I have more than 1 antiviral software
> running, only one of them will scan my IMAP emails and only one of
> them will detect those resident in the memory....
> ALL depending on which software was installed "LAST".
> We're not talking about scheduled-scan but the actual scanning of
> registry/memory and live interception. I've tried testing this
> speculation by infecting my system with two different set of known
> worms/trojans and noticed that only one was doing anything at all.
>
> One thing to note is that McAfee seems to crash very often when I run
> it together with Norton.
>
> Is it actually providing triple/quad protection, or is this another
> common "false sense of security"?
>
> What would the experts recommend we do
> in order to get a SOLID multi-layer viral protection?
> (ie: taking into consideration the software compatibility issues
> between different products)
>
Why not install a local mailserver, which can download your mail, with
an antivirus program, then just keep a copy of your favorite one on your
desktop? Multiple levels, and if it's a server, it can download the
definition files automatically.

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