I get this message every time I start Spybot which follows:
"Spybot-Search&Destroy has detected that you have the following
product installed. This may cause incompatibilities; for more
information click Yes to visit our website", etc. And then lists:
LavaSoft AdAware which I do have installed on my computer. Should I
remove one the these two programs or keep them both and live with the
message?
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I've never seen this message, but its presence doesn't surprise
me.
Spybot and AdAware are two programs that do the same thing: they're
anti-spyware scanners.
And while it might be easy to think that this is simply one program
calling out its competitor, it's much more likely that there's an
honest technical reason for the message.
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