RE: Spybot v. Symantec

[Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

> Its kinda hard to run two continual scanning apps;
anti(spy/mal/ad)ware, or anti virus software unless you can configure
the two to not scan each others 

For real time protection, yes.  But it's normal for people to have
multiple antispyware scanners on one machine. 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Dude VanWinkle
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:04 PM
To: Richard M. Smith
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] Spybot v. Symantec

On 10/1/06, Richard M. Smith <rms () bsf-llc com> wrote:
> Security Smackdown: Spybot vs.  Symantec 
> http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002874.html
>
> While installing my review copy of Norton Internet Security 2007, I 
> found  that Symantec's software recommended that I uninstall not only 
> Spybot but also  Webroot Spy Sweeper antispyware software. (See the 
> screenshot below.)

Its kinda hard to run two continual scanning apps; anti(spy/mal/ad)ware,
or anti virus software unless you can configure the two to not scan each
others binaries or protected files. Also, I dont know what would happen
if they both tried to watch port 80 or some such for those that do scan
memory.

I didnt know this was a proprietary practice, but rather an OS
limitation and also to protect your app from being altered by malware:
"you scan my files and i'll kill your process" kinda thing.

am i mistaken?

-JP
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