Does AntiVirus Slows Down Pc Speed?....

@kingadnan (1538)
Pakistan
March 5, 2007 3:37am CST
Please tell me does anti virus software take effect on system speed? i heard that they quarantine some system files which cause slow down pc speed, please tell me what you think about it and are you facing this problem?
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• Philippines
26 Sep 07
Yes! Antivirus software can slow your computer depending on how much memory you have in your computer. If you have enough SD-RAM, then probably you might not encounter this problem, regardless if you have so many applications that run at the same time with the antivirus. There are also some antivirus that really eat a lot of memory like Norton antivirus. It is a hog resources, so it should not be used with a lower SD-RAM. I suggest that you download some antivirus that does not use a lot of memory and one of the example is Avira AntiVir Personal Classic Edition. This can be downloaded at www.free-av.com Hope this would help. Have a nice day and God speed!
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• Romania
5 Mar 07
that depends on the antivirus, for example nod 32 is almost not eating any memory