futuregator15
Lovin OS X
I used to get viruses all the time when we had Norton installed. But once i installed AVG I havnt had a virus for 5 years now
Heard that too... Supposedly the resources problem was fixed with the 360 version or something like that. But guess what. A few months ago i had to do some work on my grandfathers PC. He had norton installed and his pc ran really slow. I unstalled it and installed avg free. It sped his pc up ridiculously. Although I must say on Norton's part, somehow the auto updating of the definitions was turned off and it hadn't been updated in a month or so. But anyways, my experiences with Norton have been unpleasant.Yeah I had Norton a few years ago, it was diabolical, but apparently they've improved it since.
Yep but Avast is a great free one that i use as well.Same as my answer for Firewall. ESET Smart Security is amazing.
Avasts works fineI'm on Windows 7 and the only AV that I could find that worked was Avira.![]()
Most AV run with almost no CPU usage when they're idle, it's memory that they hog. You'll only get a true idea of the CPU usage when you run a scan.It runs with almost no cpu usage
I meant it doesn't lag the system when you open stuff.Most AV run with almost no CPU usage when they're idle, it's memory that they hog. You'll only get a true idea of the CPU usage when you run a scan.
Did you? That's fascinating because what I said was in response to EndUnknown not you.I meant it doesn't lag the system when you open stuff.
Oh, I read that it didn't work so I didn't bother trying. Thanks, I'm gonna uninstall Avira and install Avast!.Avasts works fine![]()
I assume its understood that I wasn't talking about one of those crappy AVs that consume 99% CPU with Idle priority. Hence the only other time it would consume CPU was when it was scanning stuff when you opened things - And Kaspersky doesn't hog CPU and lag during this.Did you? That's fascinating because what I said was in response to EndUnknown not you.
I don't understand what you're getting all defensive about. I wasn't talking to you and I wasn't talking about kaspersky. Unless EndUnknown is a dupe account of yours then what I said wasn't of any concern to you.I assume its understood that I wasn't talking about one of those crappy AVs that consume 99% CPU with Idle priority. Hence the only other time it would consume CPU was when it was scanning stuff when you opened things - And Kaspersky doesn't hog CPU and lag during this.
true. granted, usually the scan cpu usage isn't much of a factor for me, as i will load my full set (avira, spybot, adaware, malwarebytes, and superantispyware) and have it run overnight.Most AV run with almost no CPU usage when they're idle, it's memory that they hog. You'll only get a true idea of the CPU usage when you run a scan.
When I saw your first quote It looked like you had quoted part of my post since the words were similar. I just decided to elaborate on my views on Kaspersky to make things clearer.I don't understand what you're getting all defensive about. I wasn't talking to you and I wasn't talking about kaspersky. Unless EndUnknown is a dupe account of yours then what I said wasn't of any concern to you.