Do I need "Ad-Aware" and "Ad-Watch" if I have NIS2010, and Malwarebytes?

My son's computer is now fixed thanks to you guys. I ran the Malwarebytes and Norton Internet Security 2010 scans and cleaned up 12 virus's.

 

He has "Ad-Aware" and "Ad-Watch" on his computer, does he nedd it if he has Norton Internet Security 2010?

 

Don't want all this stuff to conflict.

 

Thank you,....marc

My son's computer is now fixed thanks to you guys. I ran the Malwarebytes and Norton Internet Security 2010 scans and cleaned up 12 virus's.

 

He has "Ad-Aware" and "Ad-Watch" on his computer, does he nedd it if he has Norton Internet Security 2010?

 

Don't want all this stuff to conflict.

 

Thank you,....marc

Hi! Marc515,

 

Your son may keep Ad-Aware on his system, but must disable the real time dectection component Ad-Watch.  I have used Ad-Aware for about six years now.  Ad-Aware can detect threats that NIS misses,  I have used Ad-Aware to clean up clients systems' when even MalwareBytes and SuperAntiSpyware miss the threat.  Tests are currently being conducted on Ad-Aware 2010 to see whether or not its Real-Time protection interferes with other security software's Real-Time protection; it is Lavasoft's goal to prevent conflicts of this nature.

In a nutshell: either remove or deactivate Ad-Aware :slight_smile: It depends on whether your son thinks Ad-Aware is worth keeping or not, but its realtime protection has to be disabled in order to avoid conflicts with NIS 2010.