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PKidd

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Avast and Windows 7
« on: November 18, 2009, 09:33:24 PM »
How does avast! work with windows 7? How about a 64-bit processer. On my Notebook I'm running Win7 on an AMD 64-bit processor.  I've used avast on my XP machine but from what I've read mixed reviews about if it actually works on  Win7.

The main reason is I have a webroot error I believe. Webroot keeps returning "System Monitor found: potentially rootkit-masked registry"
both in safe mode and operating normally but widows defender doesn't find anything.  From the MSG boards I've read I've gotten the solutions of it's a false-positive to I need to reformat my hard drive and re install windows.

Thanks in advance.

YoKenny

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Re: Avast and Windows 7
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2009, 09:48:24 PM »
Welcome

I use avast! V5 on Windows 7 64-bit without a problem.

If you want to use Webroot you can't have the anti virus application as 2 anti virus applications will clash:
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/support.html?WRSID=75bf6d9ce66a2b728329adfc548ec3ca

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Re: Avast and Windows 7
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 09:52:30 PM »
Also more about avast! and Windows 7 - http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-windows-7-logo.html  ;)
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Re: Avast and Windows 7
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 06:19:29 AM »
YoKenny, you've said not to use two AVs because of the resident protections clashing, but you use MBAM full which has resident protection doesn't it? Does that not conflict with Avast?

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Re: Avast and Windows 7
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2009, 06:32:21 AM »
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MBAM is not an anti-virus program but is closer related to anti-spyware.


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