Avira Free On Demand?

[LunarWolf]

Is it ok for me to install Avira free alongside KIS 2010 as on demand scanner?

[johnpan]

Not recommended.

[Raymond]

I don't think you can install Avira as on-demand.
Most popular antivirus are "self-protected", meaning it cannot be easily turned off. Even if you disable real-time scanning, the antivirus service and some DLLs are loaded.

[vir]

as far i know, there is a choice to install avira as on-demand, on-guard separately..
there are something "custom"...choice

[kv777]

yes you can but during install use custom install mode and unselect antivir guard option
so that realtime protection is not installed....you should not have any problem

[A Guy]

I have Avast! as my real time AV. I also have Avira AntiVir installed , turning off the active guard upon installation using the custom install choice. I've been using Avira as an on demand scanner for over a year, and while I usually stop Avasts on-access protection when I scan, I have forgotten to turn it off, with no problem or conflict. Avast! and Avira, at least, play nice together this way. And that includes A Squared's Background Guard, and Threatfire. A Guy

[safeguy]

You can do it as long as you turn off the real-time guard but like Raymond said, you might face problems later on. Up to you to decide.

[Ceyfer √]

@ Aguy...

It seems that Avast ( even on beta ) is pretty av friendly even on MSE ( hope I'm wrong ). If you have plenty of resources to waste and quite paranoid then yes, do it (via customize install : VG off ). KIS should be installed first. But honestly I don't recommend it.

[lunaticcranck]

Yes u can!!!!!install avira witout GUARD then u will have On Demand scanner it takes 2 megs of memory,but i think that kaspersky i enough

[LunarWolf]

I didn't install the anvir guard when I did a custom install.

I have a few questions to ask users of avira free.

1. Is there a quick scan option? (I can't seem to find it)

2. Anyway to do full scan but only select C Drive? (That one with Windows install in it)

It seems that Avast ( even on beta ) is pretty av friendly even on MSE ( hope I'm wrong )

It is.

I read somewhere.