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  • L Lost User

    now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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    I use Kaspersky. Which does cost money, haven't had any problems with it, although I'm not entirely sure if it is the best AV product out there. Avast is pretty good also, I might use that in the future...

    "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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      now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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      I use AVG 9.0 and haven't noticed any change in speed recently, either on my laptop or desktop system, both running Windows 7. What are you running?

      txtspeak is the realm of 9 year old children, not developers. Christian Graus

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        I use AVG 9.0 and haven't noticed any change in speed recently, either on my laptop or desktop system, both running Windows 7. What are you running?

        txtspeak is the realm of 9 year old children, not developers. Christian Graus

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        Lost User
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        Windows XP pro x64 The slowness comes from 'stealing' the harddisk for its own purposes (autoscamn disabled and this was after that phase where it pre-checks system files or whatever it was doing, that thing that you can only stop but not pause)

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          I use Kaspersky. Which does cost money, haven't had any problems with it, although I'm not entirely sure if it is the best AV product out there. Avast is pretty good also, I might use that in the future...

          "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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          I'm looking into avast! now, it seems to get a recommendation every time someone asks about AV software so it's at least worth a look I guess

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          • L Lost User

            now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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            AspDotNetDev
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            I just reinstall Windows whenever my machine gets some nasty malware. Doesn't happen often though. I'd say go AV free and reinstall when necessary. If you make periodic images of your installation, that could make things go much faster. Actually, I keep a second partition with an extra installation of Windows, just in case shit hits the fan and I have to have a new install ready when one gets thrashed.

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            • L Lost User

              now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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              Guillermo Rivero
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              Try Avira[^]

              Free your mind...

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                Try Avira[^]

                Free your mind...

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                Would you say it's better than avast! or Kaspersky?

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                • L Lost User

                  I'm looking into avast! now, it seems to get a recommendation every time someone asks about AV software so it's at least worth a look I guess

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                  Yusuf
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                  I switched from AVG to Avast for the same reason one year ago and I have not looked back again. Avast simply rocks!:thumbsup:

                  Yusuf May I help you?

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                  • L Lost User

                    Would you say it's better than avast! or Kaspersky?

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                    Dan Mos
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                    Better? Hmm I really don't know but it sure is faster => less system resources. Anyway from like 10 difrent AVs I've used the fastest and smallest foot print seemed the MS one. I know you can't use it(I read about it). I'm just saying.

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                    • L Lost User

                      Would you say it's better than avast! or Kaspersky?

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                      Guillermo Rivero
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                      Haven't used avast! nor Ksspersky, but it faster and lighter than AVG.

                      Free your mind...

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                      • L Lost User

                        Would you say it's better than avast! or Kaspersky?

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                        Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                        It's German. It's engineered to be fast!

                        -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                        • L Lost User

                          now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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                          Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                          We moved to VIPRE[^] a while back, and it definitely takes less resources than AVG. Recommended.

                          Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"

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                          • L Lost User

                            now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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                            Nod32.[^]

                            L u n a t i c F r i n g e

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                              Nod32.[^]

                              L u n a t i c F r i n g e

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                              Does it still have that serious performance regression when using p2p programs?

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                                Does it still have that serious performance regression when using p2p programs?

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                                Don't know - never encountered it.

                                L u n a t i c F r i n g e

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                                  now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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                                  Mark_Wallace
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                                  It might be just a bug. Might be an idea to keep an eye open to see if they release any follow-up updates, to fix it.

                                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                    now I am (temporarily) left without anti virus software. It was a really great move of AVG to make their new version extremely insanely slower-than-a-snail slow. Actually not just the program. It makes the entire computer slow. Unacceptable. And of course MSE doesn't run on my OS, because they just like to randomly mess around with XP x64 users. (such as requiring a hack to install any Live product - which then goes on to work 100% perfectly) So.. any AV recommendations?

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                                    Joan M
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                                    If you want it to be free (and don't mind to be annoyed by some ads) AVIRA is a good choice. Really system friendly in terms of used resources and it works properly. I'm happy though with MSE, but if it is a problem with your OS... X|

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                                    • L Lost User

                                      Would you say it's better than avast! or Kaspersky?

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                                      Dan Neely
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                                      The free version spams nag popups.

                                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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