Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
 ·Embarq
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|  Avast issues
I've been using Avast for a while now...and there's a problem I noticed with my connection--I finally managed to pin it to Avast.
Anyway, with Avast on, if I do a speedtest at www.speedtest.net, the percentage meter is very jerky..it'll be at 15% one second and 32% the next (or it'll just up 1-2%, pause, up 1-2% pause, etc).
My download meter is also really jerky.
I turned of Avast while I was downloading and it solved the problem, so I figured it had to be Avast.
so, is there a fix for this, or do you think it'd be wise to go with another anti-virus?
Also, how would Avast affect my latency on online games? Could it increase it by a portion, or cause more "connection problems"?
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JTM1051
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-08
Moorpark, CA
| said by Fox McCloud  :...I turned of Avast ... By turning off avast! do you mean you're turning off avast! entirely?
If so, try just turning off the Web Shield and see if that helps. |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| said by JTM1051 :said by Fox McCloud :...I turned of Avast ... By turning off avast! do you mean you're turning off avast! entirely? If so, try just turning off the Web Shield and see if that helps. I did [turn off the web-shield], and that is what was causing the issue.
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"True Patriotism is more closely linked with dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security...I accept the definition of patriotism as that effort to resist abusive state power." -Ron Paul |
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AZinOH
join:2007-04-25
Swanton, OH | reply to Fox McCloud
Which browser are you using? I get wildly inaccurate results using speedtest.net in Firefox, but good tests using IE7. I've been told that the Flash plugin for FF is buggy, but updating Flash has not made any improvement. |
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jerry666
Premium
join:2002-12-12
Sainte-Anne-Des-Lacs, QC
clubs: | reply to Fox McCloud
web sheild is what is slowuing things down . that is one reason don't use avg 8 , at least with avast you can turn it off with no warning about virus scanner vulnerable . besides firefox with noscript handles that |
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Finger2208
join:2001-04-07
Lindale, TX | You can disable AVG Safe Search in IE 7 or FF add ons, which disables all that stuff (ie. linkscanner) without the security warnings. And it works well! |
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rhdcheme
join:2006-11-18
Lorton, VA
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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
Tell the truth and then run.
Premium
join:2003-12-23
Midwest
clubs:
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.
Premium
join:2003-12-23
Midwest
clubs:
| 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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