A Free Anti-virus Software

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04-27-2010, 01:35 PM
Rezzo

A Free Anti-virus Software

Hi guys, I'm wondering if anyone knows a good anti-virus software that won't cause my PC to lag when it's not actually scanning (like AVG does ¬_¬).

I've also tried Avast!, and that is just a nightmare to use too. But if there really isn't anything else out there, I might just go back to getting one of these two softwares.
04-27-2010, 09:42 PM
Kraftwerk

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Originally Posted by Rezzo

Hi guys, I'm wondering if anyone knows a good anti-virus software that won't cause my PC to lag when it's not actually scanning (like AVG does ¬_¬).

I've also tried Avast!, and that is just a nightmare to use too. But if there really isn't anything else out there, I might just go back to getting one of these two softwares.

Any antivirus will make your computer lag... AVG and Avast are the best two out there m'afraid.
04-28-2010, 06:44 AM
Maria92

AVG is what I use. Even when running, I haven't noticed any lag. Have you updated/upgraded recently? You could also try setting it to "slow scan," which may help to reduce the lag encountered while scanning. Alternately, if you go ctrl+alt+del and call up the task manager, you can select the programs AVG is running and set them to a lower priority (though be careful with this, as it *may* cause system instability. Try and see), or give whatever task you're running a higher one.
04-28-2010, 06:24 PM
Rezzo

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Originally Posted by Mario92

AVG is what I use. Even when running, I haven't noticed any lag. Have you updated/upgraded recently? You could also try setting it to "slow scan," which may help to reduce the lag encountered while scanning. Alternately, if you go ctrl+alt+del and call up the task manager, you can select the programs AVG is running and set them to a lower priority (though be careful with this, as it *may* cause system instability. Try and see), or give whatever task you're running a higher one.

Yeah, I used to use AVG as well, and since my PC isn't the best in the world, it did cause it to lag a lot, even when it's not scanning. I guess I should try changing the priority of the scan and see how that goes.