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Title: Avast resource usage
Post by: REDACTED on July 19, 2018, 04:54:28 PM

I have uninstalled Avast free because of RAM and processor usage. I really like Avast, but AVG has half the RAM usage.
Another problem is that it detects Iobit and Malwarebytes products as PUP's and I can't seem to get rid of that. I use Iobit and Malwarebytes as backup to antivirus.
The real problem is that Chrome and Windows Edge are using way too many resources and lock up my computer.
Avast is a great product!

My computers aren't the latest and don't have huge amounts of RAM. All are WIN10 but just don't have the RAM. One is a tablet (MS WIN10 too), but with tiny processor and very small RAM.
Max RAM is 8 GB. Most are 4 GB or less.

Title: Re: Avast resource usage
Post by: Pondus on July 19, 2018, 09:52:38 PM

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I really like Avast, but AVG has half the RAM usage.

Strange as it is the same program just different GUI ...

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I use Iobit and Malwarebytes as backup to antivirus.

Here is a story to read about IOBIT  >>  https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/29681-iobit-steals-malwarebytes-intellectual-property/

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Another problem is that it detects Iobit and Malwarebytes products as PUP's and I can't seem to get rid of that.

You can turn off PUP detection, or report it to avast lab as False Positive
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=14433.msg1289438#msg1289438

Title: Re: Avast resource usage
Post by: Asyn on July 20, 2018, 06:32:23 AM

Regarding Avast & Malwarebytes, see: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/200324-exclusions-for-avast-users/