Is Windows Defender Compatible With Avast
Fix: Windows Defender Blocking Avast Antivirus (VisthAux.exe) If the issue is with your Computer or a Laptop you should try using Reimage Plus which can scan the repositories and replace corrupt and missing files. Re: Is avast compatible with windows defender? « Reply #1 on: June 05, 2006, 01:18:15 PM » It seems they work all right in my computer.the only headache is that defender slow down my computer,it occupies a lot memories and resuorces.
We all know that it isn't recommended to run more than one antivirus program at a time. But since Windows Defender comes with Windows, is it safe to have it and another antivirus program (AVG, Avast) installed and running together?
I imagine the answer may be different for Windows 7 and Windows 8, since Windows Defender in Windows 8 has more features and acts more like an actual antivirus program.
Thanks in advance!
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Is Windows Defender Compatible With Avast Windows
Recent versions of Windows Defender in Win7/Win8, being built into Windows, are explicitly compatible (thanks to changes made by other antivirus vendors, as well as changes made by Microsoft themselves) with most third-party virus scanners. That is, you won't see BSODs, etc. if you are using the latest version of Windows Defender combined with the latest version of any self-respecting antivirus program from a third party.
Your question was is it okay. Yes, it's okay. Your PC won't crash. It may run slower; it may run much slower -- but it'll work.
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You will notice that, if you use certain websites that run your upload through 40+ virus scanners, almost every executable you can find will flag something in at least one virus scanner. On the other hand, actual viruses that are malicious will only be detected by some of the virus scanners, while not others.
If you were super paranoid, you could install numerous virus scanners and let them all do 'on-access scanning' at once. This would drive CPU through the roof when doing writes to disk, and you would be getting loads of false positive results, but it'd work. Remember, although you marginally increase your chances of finding actual malicious programs by running more virus scanners, you also dramatically increase your chances of false positives. So you'll constantly be clicking on 'shut up, it's okay!' dialog boxes and pop-ups. With 40 virus scanners it would be completely unmanageable.
However, TWO virus scanners is not unheard of. For example, you might run Windows Defender and Malwarebytes, or Norton and Kaspersky, or AVG and McAfee. It depends on which products you're invested in, which products you trust and which you don't, and how much you research on the internet to determine the reliability and business practices of each company, when you are selecting virus scanners.
The long story short is that currently, in 2014, the latest version of Windows Defender plus the latest version of 'top tier' virus scanners (that is, ones which are widely regarded as actually good) do not conflict -- there are no compatibility issues whatsoever. This advice applies primarily to Windows 7 and later; I can't speak for the older OSes. But you will notice performance degradation if you run more than two virus scanners. For two itself, I don't think you'd really notice. I personally run Windows Defender and Malwarebytes.
Also note that some virus scanners may choose, as part of their installation program, to disable Windows Defender for you, assuming that their virus scanner is the only one you could possibly want. In that case, they are compatible, but you're only benefiting from the virus-scanning abilities of one scanner, not two.
allquixoticallquixoticIf you are installing Avast then Windows Defender won't work. You will see a window saying 'This application has turned off and isn't monitoring your computer. If you are using another app to check for malicious or unwanted software, use Action Centre to check that app's status', when you try to open Windows Defender from Control Panel after installing Avast either in Windows 8 or 7.
As we know Avast and AVG are much more capable than Windows Defender, because Windows Defender is not needed when we are using those. I always suggest to use other apps like Avast or AVG than Windows Defender, because Windows Defender mainly scans only for malicious software or apps and still excludes many viruses and other threats.
Tomin Jacob
Tomin Jacobfor me Immunet and Avira works best with windows defender without letting my system slow. Cloud based antivirus solution provides an extra layer of protection to your PC without slowing it down.
While I am unable to confirm that Windows Defender (WD) is better than Avast (Av), what I can confirm is that they do not play well together and MS-WIN 8.1 is of little or no value in helping the user to work around this issue. Hopefully, WIN.10 will be better. Until then, I'll go without WD and run Av+MWB and hope for the best. [PCsince82]
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