AVG 9 does not play well with others.

I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but upon boot-up of my system, Windows Defender is turned off. I have to manually turn it on every time I start my computer. I became curious as to why this was happening, so I did a little research and here is what I found: AVG 9 is turning off Windows Defender.

The following is a quote from AVG regarding this action:



Dear Sir/Madam,



Thank you for your e-mail.



Please be informed that we are aware of this behavior. AVG 9 is disabling Widows Defender per recommendation by Microsoft. AVG offers duplicate functionality, so Windows Defender doesn't complement your security level further. It only contributes to the system load and lowers the performance of your computer.The new version of AVG and Windows Defender cannot run at the same time.Thank you for your understanding.



So far my experience has been that they can run together, but you must manually start Defender every time you start your computer. One problem I have noticed and it may not even be related, but when both are turned on & running, my internet browsers (IE8 & Firefox) are slower than molasses. Just beware.

Another option is to just turn Defender on once a week to run a scan. If you leave your computer turned on all the time, Windows Defender will stay turned on. This problem only occurs if you turn your computer off nightly.



How to manually turn on Windows Defender:

• Click on the START button - All Programs - Windows Defender.
• Next a little box will come up telling you that “Defender is currently turned off, would you like to turn it on and open it.” Click on this.
• In seconds, the Windows Defender page will open and now just click on the “Red X” in the upper right hand corner to minimize it to the Notification Area (bottom right of screen, next to the clock) or run a scan, your choice.

As always, I hope this was informative and I welcome your comments and questions.