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  • Malwarebytes Premium conflict with Windows Defender?

    Posted by Robert on September 5, 2020 at 10:13 am

    I recall several years ago Kim mentioning that Malwarebytes Premium could conflict with an existing antivirus program. I am currently running Windows 10 latest release (2004), using a combination of Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Free version as my internet security.

    If I upgrade to Malwarebytes Premium, will this create a conflict with Windows Defender? Also, my internet provider offers McAfee Internet Security free. Am I better off to use McAfee instead of Windows Defender, and if I do, would there be a conflict between McAfee and Malwarebytes Premium?

    TeamKomando:John replied 4 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • TeamKomando:John

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    September 9, 2020 at 9:34 am

    Robert, I would stay away from McAfee, even though it is free, it often become a resource hog slowing down your pc. Malwarebytes Premium should be compatible to run alongside Windows Defender, but really you should only have one real time A/V product running, using the other for secondary scans.

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