rhdcheme
join:2006-11-18
Lorton, VA
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Re: Avast issues
I've also noticed (through longterm testing) that AVAST reduces throughput by 20-30% in both FF and IE7. Switched back to AVIRA and now have no problems in this regard. If it were only, say, a 5-10% throttle, I wouldn't mind, but 20-30% is significant.
Besides, AVAST is not as thorough in catching viruses as AVIRA, which is the primary reason for having an antivirus program in the first place. |
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poppster
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join:2003-12-23
Midwest
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2 edits | said by rhdcheme  :I've also noticed (through longterm testing) that AVAST reduces throughput by 20-30% in both FF and IE7. Switched back to AVIRA and now have no problems in this regard. If it were only, say, a 5-10% throttle, I wouldn't mind, but 20-30% is significant. Besides, AVAST is not as thorough in catching viruses as AVIRA, which is the primary reason for having an antivirus program in the first place. Avast! is quite thorough in catching viruses actually. In my experiences with Antivir the heuristics were providing us with some false positives that Avast didn't report. I think the heuristics in Avast! is a tad more refined in not showing so many FP's. In the recent comparative, AntiVir only scores 2% better overall than Avast! I'll lose that 2% with Avast! and not get that annoying nag screen and FP heuristic viruses.
EDIT: To show active speedtest with resident protection set to "HIGH" via Opera. It has to be a browser issue, or even a line issue. |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23 | I don't think it's speedtest.net, or FireFox, or IE--if I do the test with Avast on in FF or IE, the percentage meter is really jerky...if I turn Avast webshield off, then everything is ok. |
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poppster
Tell the truth and then run.
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join:2003-12-23
Midwest
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| said by Fox McCloud :I don't think it's speedtest.net, or FireFox, or IE--if I do the test with Avast on in FF or IE, the percentage meter is really jerky...if I turn Avast webshield off, then everything is ok. That's strange to me because I get the same speeds with the shields on max, standard, or even off completely. What other services do you run that access the internet, or have an active shield? |
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