Hi,
Does having Avast! Provider check the Internet mail slow the incoming or outgoing mail? ( Somebody said Avast is getting slow because the program is trying to do too much --- I don't think so! --- so I thought I would ask the experts.)
Thank you ---
It may be slowed slightly as emails are checked, especially if they have large attachments.
By comparison to some other AVs, avast is blisteringly fast and uses minimal resources. If however their system is short on RAM, CPU processing power, type of OS and is running lots of programs, etc. etc. then adding anything could slow the system.
Without knowing what the Resident Scanner settings are it is impossible to guess the sensitivity of the scan.
If someone is saying avast is getting slower (it doesn't just get slower) because it is trying to do too much (the avast program hasn't fundamentally changed to include more functions), they are in control of what they want avast to do - standard shield, email, IM, P2P, and the sensitivity of the scanning, etc. etc.
Don't take what someone else experiences as gospel, judge by your own experience and what you have done here, ask others who are more likely to be able to accurately judge.
If they feel that it has slowed because avast is trying to do too much, they should post the problem and what avast is doing so we might be able to help.
David