Can you have more then 1 antivirus program running?

look i have avg free edition and also i have nortan internet security with auto protect and i am just saying that will it harm my computer also i have restricions on my computer and i do not know how to take it out at all,,

will anything happen when you take out the restrictions off your computer

thanks for your help

Can you have more then 1 antivirus program running?hijackthis

What restriction are you referring to?

Having two or more antivirus running may well slow down your system if both do real time scanning. Perhaps you can turn off autoscanning for AVG - use it (and any other antivirus/antispyware software) for on demand scan (meaning as and when you need it)

Can you have more then 1 antivirus program running?malware

it is a conflict and will falsley report viruses
Sure, you can have as many antivirus programs in your pc as you like.

But only 1 good antivirus program will do. Keep in mind that some antivirus programs reports other antivirus programs as virus even if its not. Anyway, it helps to keep it just 1, it saves space %26 easy to manage.

What kind of restrictions?
dont do that have only 1 virus protection , and norton and avg

both suck if you want a good free anti virus with better detection

than norton or avg , try avira www.free-av.com
you cannot have more than one AV, I'm surprised your computer isn't locking up
just keep 1 anti virus, i recommend keeping Norton and deleting AVG,running 2 anti viruses together can make your computer unstable!!!
You can't have multiple anti-viruses on your PC. There's a Norton Antivirus remover somewhere on the internet, if you look for it. I might be able to dig it up if you contact me.
Actually technically you can have to AV programs running, but it will cause some issues. ALL av programs have a feed off a microsoft program that the AV program replaces to intercept files coming into your computer. Multiple av programs will have them fighting for control of the file, and really slow things down significantly.

although some free av programs are ok, I'd use a firewall as well, which is as important.

good luck.
having 2 antivirus programs running is not a good idea, they will try to block each other and slow the PC down. The best way to remove Norton if you want to stay with AVG is to load F-secure internet security trial version. It will completely remove Norton, the uninstall will not. F-secure can then be uninstalled after the trial or anytime you wish. Then reload AVG or Avast to stick with free antivirus.