Hi,
I just installed Avast! Free Antivirus 2015 and also have Malwarebytes Free installed on my computer (Windows 8.1). Tonight, I ran a scan with Malwarebytes and all seemed to be ok as I didn't notice any impact on my system performance. However, when I looked at Statistics - Realtime Data , I noticed that in the "Last scanned items" window, the files that Malwarebytes was scanning were appearing.
I searched online to see if this issue has been addressed and found some posts in the Avast! and Malwarebytes forums indicating the following should be added to the exceptions in the General section and File System Shield components in Avast! to have the 2 programs work together without conflict:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamdor.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbampt.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamscheduler.exe
I did this but still had the same situation occur when I redid the Malwarebytes scan.
I also tried completely turning off the File System Shield in Avast! and rerunning the Malwarebytes scan. This time, the files being scanned by Malwarebytes did not appear in the Statistic - Realtime Data - Last scanned items window.
So, my questions are:
1. Are the files being scanned by Malwarebytes supposed to be appearing in the Avast! Statistic - Realtime Data - Last scanned items window or is there a conflict between Avast! and Malwarebytes with Malwarebytes overriding the protection of Avast! and compromising Avast!'s protection until the Malwarebytes scan is completed?
2. If Malwarebytes is overriding Avast!, should I turn off the File System Shield while I run Malwarebytes?
Thanks a million for any assistance with this matter.