Is it safe to use both Kaspersky and Windows Defender?


  1. ztartennery
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    Is it safe to use both Kaspersky and Windows Defender?


    Is it safe to use both Kaspersky and Windows Defender? Or it is better completely disable windows defender and only use Kaspersky?
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  3. eLPuSHeR
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    You can leave WD to do "sporadic runs" alongside another AV product. Your call.
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  4. Steve C
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    You can set up Defender to do periodic scanning in parallel with Kaspersky antivirus.
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  6. cereberus
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    Defender automatically turns off if you install a other recognised AV package. Having both online simultaneously can cause conflicts and reduce performance significantly. As others say, you can scan periodically with Defender in offline mode.
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