please tell me i am using mccafee

pra3tik9 · 01-01-2009, 03:53 AM

hi guys

i am usung Mcafee antivirus from last couple of months. but after install it my pc become very slow. when m going throw in task manager Mcafee use lots of memory. please let me know how i solve these issue

my pc configuration is

motherbord intel d101ggc
processor pentium 4
ram 1gb ddr
hdd sata

Orange Tie · 01-01-2009, 04:25 AM

Unfortunately McAfee is one of the biggest memory/resource hogs when it comes to AV software. It's not uncommon to notice a decrease in performance when McAfee is running.

Otherwise, you've got an infection that McAfee isn't picking up, most like adware/spyware/malware. Try installing Superantispyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/prerelease.html) and see if it picks up anything that could be eating up your system resources.

wolski888 · 01-01-2009, 08:09 AM

Hi
Orange Tie's first suggestion is probably right.
McAfee slows down my Sony VAIO laptop considerably.
I am considering Kaspersky actually.
You could get more RAM but I think a new AV software would be simpler.
Also I've never heard of the superantispyware. You have to pay for it.
Try Spybot at http://www.spybot.com/en/spybotsd/index.html which is for free and friendly.
It's very good and I recommend you to read PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need?.

Hope this helped. Happy New Year!!!

pra3tik9 · 01-02-2009, 02:45 AM

thanx man.

and happy new year too.

but tell me 1 thing as u saying use spybot then should i uninstall Macafee ? ....... because if i install both of them then it will take more memory.

and 1 more thing. i have downloaded spybot soft. but its a trial version. is any site there ?.... i candownload full version of spybot ?

**koala** · 01-02-2009, 05:55 AM

Be very careful which sites you download security software from. There are some fake sites that use a similar name to the genuine software to trick people into downloading infected files.

The official site for SpyBot Search & Destroy (FREEWARE, always has been , always will be): http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Scroll down and click the blue Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.0 link to download.

As for McAfee, this is an antivirus program, not antispyware. If you remove McAfee, which I recommend to reduce system lag, then you'll have to replace it with another antivirus. See wolski888's second link for advice on which antivirus to use instead of McAfee.

01-01-2009, 03:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
pra3tik9 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 41 OS: xp2	please tell me i am using mccafee hi guys i am usung Mcafee antivirus from last couple of months. but after install it my pc become very slow. when m going throw in task manager Mcafee use lots of memory. please let me know how i solve these issue my pc configuration is motherbord intel d101ggc processor pentium 4 ram 1gb ddr hdd sata

01-01-2009, 04:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Orange Tie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 30 OS: XP SP3	Re: please tell me i am using mccafee Unfortunately McAfee is one of the biggest memory/resource hogs when it comes to AV software. It's not uncommon to notice a decrease in performance when McAfee is running. Otherwise, you've got an infection that McAfee isn't picking up, most like adware/spyware/malware. Try installing Superantispyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/prerelease.html) and see if it picks up anything that could be eating up your system resources. Last edited by Orange Tie; 01-01-2009 at 04:31 AM.

01-01-2009, 08:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
wolski888 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Guelph, ON, Canada Posts: 143 OS: XP Service Pack 2, Wiindows 2000	Re: please tell me i am using mccafee Hi Orange Tie's first suggestion is probably right. McAfee slows down my Sony VAIO laptop considerably. I am considering Kaspersky actually. You could get more RAM but I think a new AV software would be simpler. Also I've never heard of the superantispyware. You have to pay for it. Try Spybot at http://www.spybot.com/en/spybotsd/index.html which is for free and friendly. It's very good and I recommend you to read PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need?. Hope this helped. Happy New Year!!!

01-02-2009, 02:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
pra3tik9 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 41 OS: xp2	Re: please tell me i am using mccafee thanx man. and happy new year too. but tell me 1 thing as u saying use spybot then should i uninstall Macafee ? ....... because if i install both of them then it will take more memory. and 1 more thing. i have downloaded spybot soft. but its a trial version. is any site there ?.... i candownload full version of spybot ?

01-02-2009, 05:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,378 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: please tell me i am using mccafee Be very careful which sites you download security software from. There are some fake sites that use a similar name to the genuine software to trick people into downloading infected files. The official site for SpyBot Search & Destroy (FREEWARE, always has been , always will be): http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html Scroll down and click the blue Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.0 link to download. As for McAfee, this is an antivirus program, not antispyware. If you remove McAfee, which I recommend to reduce system lag, then you'll have to replace it with another antivirus. See wolski888's second link for advice on which antivirus to use instead of McAfee. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here