Combining real time protection software with main AV

[FrankS]

Looking forward to it.

Here it is:

 

[shmu26]

In that case, HMP.A would be a very good addition to an Antivirus that doesn't have a behavior module.

HMPA does a lot of tricks but it is not a replacement for HIPS/BB.
You need SpyShelter for that.

 

[shmu26]

I have a free full version key from ZEMANA (promotion) but it expires in few days. At this time i'm using only the free version of "Malwarebytes Anti malware": the real time protection is not available in this version. But i wanted to buy both full version keys soon. The reason for my question is: i'm not an expert but maybe it is better to have/use the real time protection to increase the security of my systems. Real time scanner are removing/detecting malware immediately. If you are using only an on demand scanner ( one or two times a week) then maybe it's too late in some cases (and malware can spread.....). This "delay" makes me a little bit "nervous"....

don't waste your money on Malwarebytes Anti malware. You can get better anti-malware protection for your money. Zemana, for instance.

EDIT: and don't forget that running too many real-time scanners will slow your system down. Try to keep those real-times down to one or two: your favorite AV, and your favorite antimalware if you want one.

 

[FleischmannTV]

I often read recommendations that dissuade people from using an AV together with a companion AV (commonly mislabeled Anti-Malware by the manufacturers themselves), whereas nobody has a problem with combining an AV with something more aggressive and invasive, like HMP.Alert, Sandboxie, MBAE and the likes. In my opinion the latter combination has much more conflict potential.

Sandboxie is the mother of incompatibility (not meant as an insult) with other products, aside from Windows Defender. HMP.Alert has behavioral and exploit protection, which most AVs have today. Ever wondered what happens when EAM's behavior blocker and Alert's behavioral dectections (cryptoguard, process protection) might be triggered at the same time? Ever wondered what happens in case of an exploit, when both your AV and your companion anti-exploit software proactively watch for exploits?

I don't think that combining MBAM Premium with EAM, for example, is such a conflict prone combination.

 

[Aura]

I often read recommendations that dissuade people from using an AV together with a companion AV (commonly mislabeled Anti-Malware by the manufacturers themselves), whereas nobody has a problem with combining an AV with something more aggressive and invasive, like HMP.Alert, Sandboxie, MBAE and the likes. In my opinion the latter combination has much more conflict potential.

Sandboxie is the mother of incompatibility (not meant as an insult) with other products, aside from Windows Defender. HMP.Alert has behavioral and exploit protection, which most AVs have today. Ever wondered what happens when EAM's behavior blocker and Alert's behavioral dectections (cryptoguard, process protection) might be triggered at the same time? Ever wondered what happens in case of an exploit, when both your AV and your companion anti-exploit software proactively watch for exploits?

I don't think that combining MBAM Premium with EAM, for example, is such a conflict prone combination.

There's no problem at all with that combo, seeing that I'm running EIS (even on the beta line) with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro and never once I encountered a compatibility issue. Honestly, I think the only real compatibility issue I ever had was VirtualBox with Hyper-V, but when it came to security products, not a single one.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

I voted "Other"
I don't run a sig based real time AV.
If I did though it would be EmsiSoft IS by itself.
You degrade the accuracy and effectiveness by stacking them.
Let alone the resource usage it causes.

 

[shmu26]

Ever wondered what happens when EAM's behavior blocker and Alert's behavioral dectections (cryptoguard, process protection) might be triggered at the same time? Ever wondered what happens in case of an exploit, when both your AV and your companion anti-exploit software proactively watch for exploits?

interesting. so more is less.