Best AV without Major Slow Down?

pt121984 · 04-12-2007, 07:57 PM

Any recommendations on a good AV program that won't slow the system down to a craw?

I have AVG Free, but after it missed a virus and I had to download CA to clear it out, I don't trust it. And no matter how great CA is supposed to be, it is slowing my system way down.

Thanks
Patrick

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 04-12-2007, 08:11 PM

personaly i think that avg is the best and what did it miss it may just have been a false positive

pt121984 · 04-12-2007, 08:41 PM

No, it wasn't a false positive. Even a scan of the system found it, but it could not clean it. It was a worm and I could not get to my homepage in my browser and the activity on my router was going crazy. I had to use another system to download CA to clean my system. I tried cleaning it with other free programs, but all they would do was detect it, not clean it. Only if you purchased the software would it clean it, so I might as well have purchased something I was sure would get rid of it.

Patrick

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 04-12-2007, 08:55 PM

avg normaly will put it into your virus vault or heal it for you

SpySentinel · 04-13-2007, 06:45 PM

AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (FREE) is VERY good.

Also for a good paid AV, go with NOD 32, F-Secure AV, or Norton AV

Extraction · 04-14-2007, 05:25 AM

www.nod32.com.au

Gator Fox · 04-27-2007, 02:14 PM

In my opinion on best AV. I use the FREE version of AVAST Anti-Virus on all of my 3 computers. EXCELLENT program and has saved my butt many times in catching nasty little bugs out there in cyberspace. Very happy with this product.

**Glaswegian** · 04-27-2007, 03:16 PM

Plenty of good suggestions.

Just bear in mind that no AV will catch everything. AVG may catch something that CA misses, while CA may catch something that AntiVir misses, and so on. Go for something that has good detection rates, good recommendations from users and testers, and has an interface and usability that suits you.

04-12-2007, 07:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
pt121984 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 163 OS: Win XP My System	Best AV without Major Slow Down? Any recommendations on a good AV program that won't slow the system down to a craw? I have AVG Free, but after it missed a virus and I had to download CA to clear it out, I don't trust it. And no matter how great CA is supposed to be, it is slowing my system way down. Thanks Patrick

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pt121984 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 163 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Best AV without Major Slow Down? No, it wasn't a false positive. Even a scan of the system found it, but it could not clean it. It was a worm and I could not get to my homepage in my browser and the activity on my router was going crazy. I had to use another system to download CA to clean my system. I tried cleaning it with other free programs, but all they would do was detect it, not clean it. Only if you purchased the software would it clean it, so I might as well have purchased something I was sure would get rid of it. Patrick Last edited by pt121984; 04-12-2007 at 08:44 PM.

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1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Best AV without Major Slow Down? avg normaly will put it into your virus vault or heal it for you __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

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SpySentinel Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: The United States Posts: 378 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Best AV without Major Slow Down? AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (FREE) is VERY good. Also for a good paid AV, go with NOD 32, F-Secure AV, or Norton AV __________________ Proud graduate of GeekU - Learn how to remove malware at GeekstoGo.com UNITE ASAP

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Extraction Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 24 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Best AV without Major Slow Down? www.nod32.com.au

04-27-2007, 02:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gator Fox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7 OS: XP	Re: Best AV without Major Slow Down? In my opinion on best AV. I use the FREE version of AVAST Anti-Virus on all of my 3 computers. EXCELLENT program and has saved my butt many times in catching nasty little bugs out there in cyberspace. Very happy with this product.

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