Computer scans ????????????

i use ad-aware, spy-bot s+d ,spyware doctor, and cc-cleaner as well as AVG free.. is it ok to use all of these to scan at the same time or should i run the scans seperatly?thnx guys.

Computer scans ????????????microsoft

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Computer scans ????????????norton ghost

I have everyone there apart from AVG, and yes it's perfectly fine.

CCleaner isn't a spyware/malware scanner like the others, it scans for inaccuracies in your pc and file structures etc.

Spyware Doctor isn't technically a scanner, because it blocks websites known to contain malicious sctipts and spyware/malware.
Don't run them at the same time.

Here's (one of) a reason.

If one of them detect spyware/virus on your PC, one of the other will also likely detect it too. Now when the scans are done you will either choose to remove the spyware/virus or quarantine it.

Here comes the problem, If you quarantine it, one of the other programs might still detect it in the quarantine folders of one of the other programs making quite a fuss in you machine.

Run one of them at a time.

It will save you alot of trouble.

I also have several scanners on my PC. When I do my weekly scan I choose the one that I didn't use last time, increasing my chances of catching malware on the computer.
Not a good idea. Run one at a time. Actually it over kill
it would't hurt your pc to run them all at once but it will slow each proccess down..in fact your pc might even freeze so running them one at a time would be the best option...