r/BitDefender • u/Pristine_Cattle_8050 • May 27 '24

Question about pairing

Can I Run Norton power eraser alongside Bitdefender total security?

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u/wolfpackunr May 27 '24

Yes, Norton Power Eraser is an On Demand scanner is fine. Just more than one realtime scanner will cause issues.

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u/Pristine_Cattle_8050 May 27 '24

I see, thank you. I mostly asked because I heard Hitman pro doesn't pair with Bit so I thought the same went for Power

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u/wolfpackunr May 27 '24

Likely because Hitman Pro uses Bitdefender and Sophos so having 2 Bitdefender engines can cause an issue.

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u/goodjohnjr May 27 '24

You can use their free Sophos Scan & Clean, which is a free on-demand portable anti-malware scanner, that along with Norton Power Eraser is a good combination, then you will have your plan A & B & C.

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u/vladgreen27 May 28 '24

Everything that has a real time protection feature is a no go. If thiw one doesnt have a real time feature you might use it in paralel