What is the best Antivius killer that does not slow your laptop.
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What is the best Antivius killer that does not slow your laptop.
13-11-2013 7:39 PM
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Anyway what do you guys suggest is a good one I can use that is free.
Thanks.
Re: What is the best Antivius killer that does not slow your laptop.
13-11-2013 8:40 PM
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I use Microsoft Security Essentials for real-time protection along with CCleaner, SpyBot Search & Destroy and Malwarebytes.
Malwarebytes always seems to be rated very highly here but there are some who wouldn't touch MSE. At the same time there are advocates of AVG and Avast both of which I have tried and eventually rejected to the high CPU usage.
Of the paid for I have tried Kapersky (I have it free from my bank but didn't like it), McAfee and Norton. The latter two fairing not better/worse than my above configuration.
There are plenty of others available, too.
Probably not the answer you really wanted but I suggest you 'suck it and see' what works best for you.
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Re: What is the best Antivius killer that does not slow your laptop.
13-11-2013 8:44 PM
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Re: What is the best Antivius killer that does not slow your laptop.
13-11-2013 9:16 PM
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If you -
Keep Windows up to date (Windows Update)
Run Windows in User mode (i.e. without admin privileges)
Uninstall Java
Setup DNS filtering with OpenDNS, and use it to block proxies and other categories you wouldn't visit.
Run Firefox with "AdBlock Plus" and "NoScript"
Collect your emails from a virus checked mailbox, and setup the bayesian SPAM controls
Set your PC firewall to "public" or "untrusted" mode
Set the Plusnet "Broadband Firewall" to the highest settings.
Disable uPnP on your router.
Then you will be relatively safe, and not be wasting most of your CPU and memory on security.
Or you could install Linux instead and not worry about viruses and discover how fast your laptop really is.
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13-11-2013 10:05 PM
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Uninstalling via Control Panel / Programs and Features should work fine. Most antivirus vendors also provide some sort of removal tool to get rid of their product, but you don't really need to resort to those if the usual uninstall method works.
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13-11-2013 10:05 PM
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Re: What is the best Antivius killer that does not slow your laptop.
13-11-2013 10:22 PM
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The latest results on system load by AV-Comparatives don't hold out much hope as they are all pretty much the same in terms of system load
One thing to check.
How much spare capacity have tyou got on your hard drive and what is the swap file set at
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14-11-2013 12:34 AM
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14-11-2013 8:14 AM
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1GB RAM might be limiting for Windows Vista, but just for reference, the laptop I'm currently typing on with Ubuntu OS, at this moment has two copies of Firefox open, Thunderbird email, and notepad, using about 410MB RAM, zero swap file used, and 15% CPU usage, and can easily run big applications like GIMP (the equivalent to Photoshop) or run Java intensive games like Runescape, etc. WITHOUT slowing down.
I won't mention Linux again in this thread, as I will have the forum's anti-liinux police trolling me again
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14-11-2013 8:39 AM
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You should be able to buy an extra 2GB of RAM for £20 to £30. Linux may be the best thing since sliced bread but I think you would find Windows 8 would also run a good deal better with 1GB of RAM than Windows Vista does.
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16-11-2013 9:41 PM
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17-11-2013 12:02 AM
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17-11-2013 12:13 AM
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17-11-2013 12:16 AM
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17-11-2013 9:58 PM
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