Does A Full Scan By MalWareBytes pro conflict with NIS?

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Hello.

Do I need to turn off NIS to run a full scan with MalwareBytes Pro?

I am running NIS 19.2.0.10 with MalWareBytes Pro 1.65.0.1400 on a Windows 7 Ultimate system.

I am also running the same version of MalwareBytes with NIS 21.1.0.18 and NIS 19.9.1.14 in two virtual machines with XP Pro SP3  in the Windows VM in the Windows 7 machine.

  

Thanks in advance for an answer.   

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Hi ronaldj,

 

It is generally recommended to never run two security programs at the same time in real-time.  MBAM Pro and NIS both run in real- time - so it is not recommended to run both at the same time.  However MBAM Free (does not run in real-time) and can be used as an on demand scanner right alongside NIS with no conflicts.

 

Others will say go ahead and run them side by side - they will tell you they have had no problems for years - everyone seems to have an opinion.

 

Regardless of what folks say about conflicts between NIS and MBAM Pro, I would suggest you upgrade your NIS v 19 installs to v 21 and also update your MBAM.  I believe version 1.75.0.1300 is the latest vesion.

 

 

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Hello.

Do I need to turn off NIS to run a full scan with MalwareBytes Pro?

I am running NIS 19.2.0.10 with MalWareBytes Pro 1.65.0.1400 on a Windows 7 Ultimate system.

I am also running the same version of MalwareBytes with NIS 21.1.0.18 and NIS 19.9.1.14 in two virtual machines with XP Pro SP3  in the Windows VM in the Windows 7 machine.

  

Thanks in advance for an answer.   

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Turn off the Realtime of Malwarebytes.

 

Quads

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Since full scan does not require real time protection to be necessarily enabled you can disable it. It will be a time consuming process to do a full scan if there is lot of data. Also be careful that you will need adequate amount of resources like Processor time, RAM and hard disk speed. 

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Hi ronaldj:

 

Welcome to the Norton community.

 

Further to previous comments in this thread, I've posted a screenshot here showing how to disable real-time protection in MBAM PRO.  I've had MBAM PRO (with real-time protection disabled) and NIS installed on my computer for four years now and I've never had a problem running an on-demand MBAM scan while NIS real-time protection was enabled.

 

Symantec has a posted a support article here recommending that users only use one security program for real-time protection that validates what yank and other users have already suggested.

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