VRDB

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Hi 

I now have Avast Pro running and did my first scan (all clean) my question is do i use VRDB and will it use much system resources ?

Thanks Cindy 

[onlysomeone]

Hi Cindy!

The VRDB only has to be generated sometimes... its not running constantly so it isn't resource-hungry
but when it is generated it can slow down your system a bit... but that isn't necessarily long or noticeable...

which OS do you use?
if you use vista the automatic generation while the screensaver doesn't work properly - you should manually start the generation or set it to "generate when the computer is idle".

yours
onlysomeone

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Hi onlysomeone 

Main OS is XP Pro SP3 (i run a dual boot, but don't use Vista Ultimate much) spec >

Home build - gamer / multi use

Case - Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA BLK WINDOW

PSU - Enermax Galaxy 850W EGX850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU

Motherboard - Asus P5N-T Deluxe nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 LGA775 "Yorkfield"

Ram - OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8000C5 1000MHz ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2

Graphics Card - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI

Sound Card - Razer Barracuda AC-1 Gaming 7.1 Sound Card

HDDs - Western Digital Raptors X 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache, X3 (2 in RAID 0 - 1 none RAID)

DVD Drives - LG Black SATA GSAH30NBAL 18x Dual Layer DVD±RW DVD RAM Writer, X2

Keyboard -Saitek Cyborg Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard

Mouse - Razer Death Adder

Monitor - Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD TFT Monitor - Black

Exturnal HDD - Western Digital MyBook Essential 500GB USB2.0 External Hard Drive

OS - Dual Boot / Windows XP Pro SP3 / Vista Ultimate SP1

Router - Linksys WRT54G – PFd


Cindy

[onlysomeone]

thank you for posting your whole system, allthough i don't really need it 

but i think that you are not going to have any problems with Avast! or the VRDB according to the computers power. 

i would recommend start the generation once manually and then let it generate automatically

if there are any more questions (or i didn't articulate right) feel free to ask again 

yours
onlysomeone

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Thank you onlysomeone 

I had VRDB on generate now (its finished) and is on generate when computer is idle (see pic)



But i am a bit puzzled as when i mouse over the Avast main icon it shows 8 providers only 7 running ? (see 2nd pic)



Cindy 

[Vladimyr]

Hi Cindy

This is normal.
The 'Provider' for 'Outlook/Exchange' (not Outlook Express which uses the 'Internet Mail' Provider) is a plug-in, so it loads only with MS Outlook.

Right-click on the Avast main icon > click "On-Access Protection Control'.
You may have to click 'Details... >>' if the box doesn't look something like the one in the attached shot.
If Outlook is not running, the Outlook/Exchange Provider should say 'The Provider is waiting for a subsystem to start'.
The other 7 (6 with avast! Home) should say 'The Provider is currently running'

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Hi Vladimyr 

Thanks for explaining, i have this >

Click on image to enlarge

 

Cindy 

[Vladimyr]

Looks normal. Scroll down the list. All should be running except 'Outlook/Exchange'.

Also with avast! Pro, If you open Internet Explorer, a 'Script Blocker' splash should briefly appear.

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Yes its the same as yours 

Thanks  Vladimyr 

[Vladimyr]

No problemo! (...he replies casually while searching in vain for a "blushing" smiley)

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