You'd better not combine two different antiviruses instead you want critical slow down and look for problem
But you're right an effective way to achieve good protection is to scan your files with different program
Some antiviruses progs use two different "motor" to inspect files but it's managed internally by the program itself not by the user
There are other tricks to use (scanning your file remotely or using a Livecd) but you need to have some good computer knowledge to achieve this