[Ham-Computers] AVG

[jeff]

JV wrote:
>      Installed 8.5 free. Now the computer is as slow as the seven year itch
> seven yeas behind. Running a Dell Inspiron 1501 with XP and 1Gb of memory.
> Anyone else having this problem?

I can't remember version numbers but I do remember upgrading a version 
and the computer slowing.  I dumped AVG and went with Antivir.

Part of the slowdown is caused by the antivirus trying to be more than 
an antivirus.  Part of it is just bloat.

When using Windows, I find that with a combination of Antivir, Comodo 
firewall, and surfing w/o javascript, IE, Flash, and cookies, I'm 
generally free of viruses and malware.  When I do malware scans, I come 
up with nothing.


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