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    AV- Avast

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by emmas, Jun 19, 2012.

  1. emmas

    emmas Newbie

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    Hi,

    I'm using my AV - Avast, but it slows down my PC extremely (!!) Could someone suggest some AV which won't slow down my machine like Avast.

    Danke

    Emm
     
    emmas, Jun 19, 2012
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  2. misterhobbs

    misterhobbs Notebook Evangelist

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    Microsoft Security Essentials works well for me and it's free.
     
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    JOSEA NONE

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  4. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    Hi emmas, there's no particular reason for Avast to grind a PC/notebook.
    Even on an old PentiumM 1,6GHz/1GB/XPSP3 it runs fine.
    What did you use before Avast/did you remove any previous AV completely/reboot between uninstalling and installing? Removal with a dedicated removal tool?
    Check MSE or Avira if you don want to find out what's the issue (Avast really shouldn't cause any issues).
     
    Baserk, Jun 19, 2012
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