Is it possible best antivirus can got freely ?? also keeps my system fast ??
By lovedude
@lovedude (4447)
India
December 27, 2011 3:09pm CST
I have responded many discussion.. Best free antivirus.. Do you think one can get best antivirus freely.. (it's not about pirated).. totally free? if they want to sell freely why should they make it best with lots of effort? If its famous for best it must be paid..
and one line I have learn during last 7 years of IT is :
"ALL ANTIVIRUS MAKES YOUR SYSTEM SLOWER.. MAY BE LITTLE BUT IT DOES.. IF IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT AT ALL ANTIVIRUS"
According to logic.. antivirus has to scan each and every file which is being read or write.. every process instance, every request made by us or remote computer.. many other thing... to scan them all these process has to pass from antivirus layer which creates thousands of a second system slower.. if you are running many process, it has to be scanned many times.. so ultimately you can't get your system as fast as it wouldn't be without antivirus.. it's 110% not possible..
is my thinking right? please computer savvy do respond this..
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9 responses
@Olleenz (3398)
• Indonesia
27 Dec 11
That depend on several think:
1. What kind of anti virus program that you use
2. How big RAM did you have in your computer
3. How big utility programs (MS-WORD, example) did you store in your computer.
All of them need RAM, bigger it's better
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@luckygrey67 (765)
• Indonesia
28 Dec 11
You right...using antivirus on your computer make the computer run slow....the free antivirus, just less features...but almost effective like premium. I use free trial of Avast, the feature just for scan internal computer, it can't protect email or anything in internet.
Overall of it service....I'm satisfied.
@lovedude (4447)
• India
28 Dec 11
@thewonderboy : I agree with u :-)
@lucky : you are 50% right.. but to keep your system safe you have to install updates by your AV..
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
28 Dec 11
Remember to updates those ones. Otherwise you computer gets affected.
@dhawanbm (3705)
• India
30 Dec 11
Hi
I have been on net for the last so many years and have been using free edition
of Avast antivirus, you know it is the best antivirus for you which you can
download from any website free of cost. So better install it as it dosnt slow
down the pc too. Make sure you register and it works fine for one year.
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
30 Dec 11
I have 2 free anti virus in my CPU and i think your statement is true to a certain extend. Comparing the speed of my surfing and all, it's slowed down considerably even initially i thought it's due to my RAM. After i did an upgrade, my processes did improve significantly in the first week of it, but after that, things seems to get slower. It doesn't help even when i did my virus scan, formatting it or basic cleaning up. As those 2 anti virus are protecting me well, i take it as a form of sacrifice for the speed of my system.
@lajonez (477)
• Poland
27 Dec 11
the problem with free antyvirus is that it's checking the files slower, so it takes more time to search all files, and because of this the antivirus you can buy is working faster
but you're right computer with any antivirus, free or not will make your computer run slower.
@airkulet (2700)
• Philippines
28 Dec 11
Yes it is possible the only differences between free and premium is the ability to update on its own, While you need to update manually on free and scheduled with no worry at all in premium anti virus. I still used the free one and I am satisfied with the result even if I had a very old laptop that only accepts xp sp 2
@cr0ssf41r13 (866)
• Philippines
28 Dec 11
It depends on whether what applications you open during the scan. An anti-virus, after all, cannot make a system fast since it is only made to remove and detect viruses, worms, etc. If you want to make your system faster, either download a cleaner (it reduces disk space and fixes registry problems) like CCleaner or SlimCleaner or upgrade your hardware (increase your RAM, replace your processor with another of high caliber). An anti-virus only does what is made for. There are free versions of anti-virus software out right now, like AVG, Avira, McAfee. It all depends on your preference. I am a Computer Science student and I use Avira.
@fantabulus (4000)
• India
28 Dec 11
I think the best anti virus is not available on net. Temporary you can upload but no longer support. I think net protector 2011 or 12 is best but it is not available free.
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
28 Dec 11
No one can tell which is the best antivirus since now
. As we all know that a computer virus is developed by a company to promote their antivirus. This is the simple principle behind every newly developed antivirus. The company itself creates new virus and they starts to spread it among the users. This helps the company to promote the antivirus. As new virus are developed new antivirus updates and new versions are developed.
Who knows which is the best antivirus 
?
Each of them has it's won disadvantages and it is really difficult to answer for you.
. As we all know that a computer virus is developed by a company to promote their antivirus. This is the simple principle behind every newly developed antivirus. The company itself creates new virus and they starts to spread it among the users. This helps the company to promote the antivirus. As new virus are developed new antivirus updates and new versions are developed.
Who knows which is the best antivirus ?
Each of them has it's won disadvantages and it is really difficult to answer for you.
