Can I have Windows Defender and Malwarebytes at the same time?

The Security and Maintenance applet in the classic Control Panel and Windows Defender Security Center will report that Malwarebytes is currently your “anti-virus” program. If Windows detects a third-party anti-virus software, it disables the built-in anti-virus module Windows Defender automatically .

Windows Defender is full anti-malware solution , but to be sure, you might use Malwarebytes scanner and not real-time protection . You could use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware with real-time protection but it will replace Windows Defender.11 Eki 2018

Run Malwarebytes in Side-by-Side Mode In other words, it will handle all your anti-malware scanning and Windows Defender (or whatever other antivirus you have installed) won’t run in the background. You can still run both at once if you like .

Malwarebytes is a very powerful malware removal tool. You may install MalwareBytes together with other anti-virus software but personally I would recommend just install it if you need to scan your computer for viruses and uninstall it right after doing the scan.