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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: 222fbj on December 08, 2006, 06:41:42 PM

Title: Do I still need Defender/MSMPENG.exe?
Post by: 222fbj on December 08, 2006, 06:41:42 PM

Since I now have Avast Home edition...do I still need to keep the MSMPENG.EXE process running?

I would like to save memory and remove it if that is safe.

thanks

Title: Re: Do I still need Defender/MSMPENG.exe?
Post by: Lisandro on December 08, 2006, 06:49:22 PM

avast is an antivirus.
Windows Defender basically an antispyware and an antitrojan.
So...

But if you don't surf dangerously you can disable the WD and keep avast updated and running in background all the time  :)
You can use WD to on-demmand scannings from time to time.