Antimalware or antivirus

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raj - Jun 24, 2010 at 06:02 AM
Gervarod Posts 306 Registration date Saturday March 27, 2010 Status Member Last seen June 8, 2014 - Jun 27, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Hello,


should i use anti malware or anti virus??or can i have both installed in my pc?whats the difference?please let me know.
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Jun 24, 2010 at 06:43 AM
Dear Sir,

Malwares are application that cause trouble to your system but will not be detected by your Anti Virus application.

Thank you.
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,166
Jun 24, 2010 at 04:40 PM
Greetings Raj,

My good friend dist.urb did not interprete your question in the same manner.

Your are best to use an antivirus application which combines a firewall. The anti-malware is only a tool to remove malware in case of infection, in other words, when it is too late. An antivirus application may protect your system from infection.

Best regards
Gervarod Posts 306 Registration date Saturday March 27, 2010 Status Member Last seen June 8, 2014 21
Jun 27, 2010 at 12:33 PM
but not just that, that malwarebytes may get detected by your AV and may think it is a virus or Trojan to it, as i found out with AVG on a mates computer last night

so you can just burn it to a CD then install it when you get a nasty bug on your computer.

but with my own Avast 5.0 does not pick it up as a virus or Trojan.