Hello,
Generally speaking, the maxim of 'newer program equals more bloated
program' applies in the anti-malware industry just as in other parts
of the commercial software industry.
Here is a list of free anti-malware programs. Perhaps one will meet
your needs?
VENDOR: Avast
PRODUCT: Avast! Home Edition
URL: http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
VENDOR: AVG (formerly Grisoft)
PRODUCT: AVG Free Edition
URL: http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
VENDOR: Avira
PRODUCT: AntiVir Personal
URL: http://free.avira.com/
VENDOR: Beijing Rising
PRODUCT: Rising PC Doctor
URL: http://www.rising-global.com/products/rising-pc-doctor.html
VENDOR: ClamWin
PRODUCT: ClamAV for Windows
URL: http://www.clamwin.com/
NOTE: no real-time scanning
VENDOR: Comodo
PRODUCT: Comodo Internet Security
URL: http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php
NOTE: also Comodo Anti Virus, Comodo Firewall, Comodo Anti Malware
VENDOR: Emsisoft (formerly A-Squared)
PRODUCT: Emsisoft Anti-Malware
URL: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/
VENDOR: Javacool Software
PRODUCT: Spyware Blaster
URL: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
NOTE: immunization-type; limited/no real-time scanner
VENDOR: Kephyr
PRODUCT: Bazooka
URL: http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
NOTE: not updated in a while?
VENDOR: Lavasoft
PRODUCT: Ad-aware Free
URL: http://www.lavasoft.com/single
VENDOR: MalwareBytes
PRODUCT: MalwareBytes Anti Malware
URL: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php
VENDOR: Microsoft
PRODUCT: Microsoft Security Essentials
URL: www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
VENDOR: Microworld
PRODUCT: MicroWorld Free AntiVirus Toolkit Utility
URL:
http://www.escanav.com/english/content/products/MWAV/escan_download.asp?id=/products/download_center.asp
NOTE: no real-time scanning
VENDOR: PC Tools
PRODUCT: PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition
URL: http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
VENDOR: Safer Networking
PRODUCT: Spybot - Search & Destroy
URL: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
NOTE: immunization-type; limited/no real-time scanner
VENDOR: SUPERAntiSpyware
PRODUCT: SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
URL: http://www.superantispyware.com/
I have left out firewalls, products for Linux, live CDs, online (web-based)
scanners, and specialist tools, but can create a list if anyone's interested.
Also, keep in mind there are lots of commercial products out there, too,
most of which (if not all of which) have trial versions available.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
At 08:46 AM 7/20/2010, you wrote:
Message: 3
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:35:40 +0100
From: "Simon Royal" <[email protected]>
Subject: [Thinkpad] AVG
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hi
Ive got a TP600, maxxed on ram. Most of the time it runs XP Home and
it does it very well.
I installed AVG as an anti-virus. I have used it for every Windows
machine but they have all been higher powered than this TP.
XP ran well - well enough - until I put AVG on it. It really chugs now.
Is this normal? Does AVG 9 take a lot of juice?
Simon
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