Best Antivirus software that wont slow desktop down.
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I am looking for antivirus software that wont slow my desktop down as the couple that i have tried slow it right down.
i use free ones so whats the best free one to use?
i use free ones so whats the best free one to use?
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Which ones have you tried?
I've been using Avast since 2005 with no significant slow-down issues at all.
One alternative to consider. If you do on-line banking the bank may offer free licences for an AV product. For example I get a three user licence for Kaspersky with Barclays. I don't notice any real performance hit with it running.
Microsoft Security Essentials (renamed Defender in Windows 8) is perfectly adequate for normal users. It has minimal effect on performance, minimal unnecessary messages or false alarms, and is free of charge.
Plus a scan once a week with MalwareBytes Antimalware to make sure. It's also free of charge.
And the automatic monthly scans by Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool which happen behind the scenes as part of the Patch Tuesday routine.
I tried installing Avira a couple of weeks ago but that slowed down my laptop - so went back to cloud.
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/solutions/free.html
Check out www.av-test.org and www.av-comparatives.org for their tests and reviews of all the leading free and paid for anti virus programs.
You'll see that MSE for Windows 7 and Windows Defender 4.0 for Windows 8 are NOT that highly rated.
ive used MSE and that slowed pc right down and also have used AVG which again slowed it right down.
im using XP.
I'm typing this on a trusty old EEPC701SD, Celeron with 2g memory and XP, and MSE doesn't even make it blink, even when running the daily check if I have multi-windowed Firefox and Word open.
(It's just nice for laps)
I'm on XP as well, single core P4 and 2GB RAM.
It probably is time as Maxatoria says to be thinking of an upgrade but we still have 5 months left !!
In the meantime I would suggest Avira free but don't install the 'web protection' part, a good hosts file and something like WOT will take care of that. As with a lot of other free programs be careful to untick toolbars etc before installing.
Are you 100% sure it's the AV slowing it down?
Run Puppy Linux ( http://www.puppylinux.com )
Download the free .iso and burn yourself a Live CD and you can give it a try without affecting your Windows XP installation at all.
I am sure it is yes as dont have anything else on pc that would slow it down.
but when im using pc i can hear it working away.
I have a Dell and think its a few years old as got it 2nd hand so think its time to get a new one.
Agree or elementary OS, I have got that on my laptop now.
Certainly more secure than windows XP.
but it depends what the OP is doing with their computer.
If they want to stay with windows then Comodo is what I use, on windows. i have the pro version, but the link is to the free version.