Seriously. Considering how good NAV is at sucking up memory and CPU cycles, the only way anyone probably noticed was when their computer suddenly seemed much smoother and more responsive.
Software like NAV must inherently use the CPU on a frequent basis. Recall, it often has to scan data on each file access. Each time an application is started, or a DLL is loaded, it must perform a scan. Some of these products also protect from malicious VBScript scripts. When you're dealing with a product that also includes a firewall component, you'll incur some overhead during network activity. And of course, many of these products also include email filtering, which will again consume some CPU and RAM. Wh
I would wager that if you took two identical PC's, installed Norton Internet Security on one, and AVG Free Edition, Sygate Personal Firewall (R.I.P.), and Ad-Aware on the other, you'd find that the latter computer is just as protected and runs substantially faster than the Norton-infected one. The first step I take when I'm working on somebody's computer is to remove Norton and install these replacements. Most people are shocked that their computer runs as fast as it does, especially considering that many o
Just because these products must use continuous system resources doesn't mean they need all of them. That would kind of defeat the purpose of having a computer.
But the purpose of having a computer is to run anti virus software, spy ware detectors, and firewalls. Between running those tools and updating the system there is not much time or resources for anything else.
What problem? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:What problem? (Score:5, Interesting)
What do you really expect it to do? (Score:2)
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Re:What do you really expect it to do? (Score:5, Informative)
The first step I take when I'm working on somebody's computer is to remove Norton and install these replacements. Most people are shocked that their computer runs as fast as it does, especially considering that many o
Re:What do you really expect it to do? (Score:5, Funny)
But the purpose of having a computer is to run anti virus software, spy ware detectors, and firewalls. Between running those tools and updating the system there is not much time or resources for anything else.
Re:What do you really expect it to do? (Score:2)