MBAM Pro Compatibility with CA Anti-Virus 2008

[AlanCB]

I am running CA Anti-Virus 2008 ex Total Defense (originally ex Computer Associates), Product Version : 9.0.0.198; Engine Version 36.1.0, with Real Time Scanning (RTS) on my Satellite Pro M70 /Win XP Pro laptop.

 

With cessation of Win XP Windows Update Support looming in April, I would like to install MBAM Pro with Real Time Scanning (RTS) for extra protection.

 

Questions :

 

1. Would any conflicts be generated when running CA AV 2008 with RTS, together with MBAM Pro with .RTS on my Win XP Pro laptop, which would make them incompatible ?

 

2. If they are compatible, is there any special installation procedure that I should follow ?

 

3. What is the latest version of MBAM Pro that supports Win XP & is compatible CA AV 2008, & what, if any, is the "cut-off date" for Win XP support ?

 

Would greatly appreciate any answers /help with this.

 

Thank you

 

AlanCB 

 

 

[AdvancedSetup]

Only you could tell us that.  No one that I know of would have CA now days to even test and you're using one 6 years old. 

 

We have no set cutoff date for XP at this time.  For the time being we plan to continue to support it.

 

Thank you

[AlanCB]

Ron

 

Thank you very much for your response & info.

 

Yes, it is odd that I am still using CA AV 2008, but I get the daily virus signature file automatic updates & the occasional engine updates, & since the change from Computer Associates to Total Defense, I have not received any advice /notification from the latter, that I should switch to the equivalent "Total Defense Antivirus", so I have continued using it . It has a simple, attractive, user-friendly interface and has served me well. I occasionally supplement it with on-demand scans using MBAM & SAS.

 

I have been thinking recently of switching either to the equivalent "Total Defense Anti-Virus", or to "Bitdefender Anti-Virus Plus".

 

Can you advise me whether these 2 are compatible with MBAM Pro, with RTS running on all.

 

Does Malwarebytes have available, a current /up-to-date list of antivirus (RTS) software, that is compatible with MBAM Pro (RTS) ?

 

 

AlanCB

 

[AdvancedSetup]

I'm not aware of any specific antivirus that we simply won't run with.  Most it works just fine but for some it does require some exclusions be set.

 

You can see the following for a bit more advice.

List of well known antivirus products

 

Thanks again

[Cister]

Hello.

I am running Bitdefender Antivirus Plus with MBAM Pro and everything is going fine. 

[AlanCB]

Thank you Ron & "New Member" for your responses.

 

I will probably replace CA Antivrus 2008 with Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, BEFORE installing MBAM Pro.

 

Is that the correct order of installation ?

 

AlanCB

[Cister]

Thank you Ron & "New Member" for your responses.

 

I will probably replace CA Antivrus 2008 with Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, BEFORE installing MBAM Pro.

 

Is that the correct order of installation ?

 

AlanCB

Yes, AllanCB: BD installed before MBAM PRO. On my PC running Win 7, everything is going fine.

 

Have a good day. 

[Firefox]

Just to add... don't forget to uninstall CA Antivrus 2008, first... so you do not end up with two anti virus programs running at the same time...

[AlanCB]

Thank you very much Cister & Firefox

 

AlanCB

[Firefox]

Your quite welcome, glad we could help... let us know if you have any further issues or comments....

[AlanCB]

Instead of "Bitdefender AntiVirus Plus", I am now thinking of using "Bitdefender Internet Security", which includes the "Antivirus" plus a "Firewall", which would me avoid having to use a separate 3rd party firewall like Zone Alarm.

 

Therefore, question - is "MBAM Pro" compatible with "Bitdefender Internet Security", both with Real Time Scan running ?

 

My Satellite Pro M70 /Win XP SP3 Pro laptop runs on "Intel® Centrino® mobile technology, including Intel® Pentium® M processor 750" at 1.86 MHz, & with 1.5 MB of DDR2 RAM, so the only other question is - would it be able to handle the processing demands of the  "BD IS / MBAM Pro" RTS combo, with enough left over for "normal laptop use"  ?

 

BitDender Internet Security 2014 literature gives :

 

- Minimum System Requirements : 1.6 GHz processor,1 GB of memory (RAM) for Windows XP.

 

- Recommended System Requirements : Intel CORE Duo (2 GHz) or equivalent processor,  1 GB of Memory (RAM)  for Windows XP

 

Would greatly appreciate any advice on this.

 

Thank you

 

Alan CB