Avast has slowed entire computer

[YoKenny]

Any other suggestions before I go off to find its replacement?

gwpaul,

I suggest MSE.  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx

I hope it works for you.

I hope that someday you will give avast another try.  It's very good and light.

IMHO, MSE is lighter than avast.

MSE is also know as Security Essentials.

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@gwpaul
Stick with craigb's advice:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=84480.msg687287#msg687287
 

[Shiw Liang]

Any other suggestions before I go off to find its replacement?

gwpaul,

I suggest MSE.  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx

I hope it works for you.

I hope that someday you will give avast another try.  It's very good and light.

IMHO, MSE is lighter than avast.

MSE is also know as Security Essentials.

-1

@gwpaul
Stick with craigb's advice:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=84480.msg687287#msg687287
 

+1

I agree with YoKenny but I don't recommend you using registry cleaners through...

The last time I used Ccleaner to clean my registry my VLC icon was gone ><""

[YoKenny]

+1

I agree with YoKenny but I don't recommend you using registry cleaners through...

The last time I used Ccleaner to clean my registry my VLC icon was gone ><""

Never had a problem with CCleaner removing my VLC icon even with its registry cleaner.

[CraigB]

Any other suggestions before I go off to find its replacement?

IMHO, MSE is lighter than avast.

Cough cough hang on im choking, what a load of crap  

[CraigB]

Shiw Liang ccleaner has not removed any vlc player stuff from my systems, it's never removed anything that it shouldn't have for me and i run it before shut down everyday.

[Shiw Liang]

Well guys mine had done it twice today O.O""

[YoKenny]

Any other suggestions before I go off to find its replacement?

IMHO, MSE is lighter than avast.

Cough cough hang on im choking, what a load of crap  

That is so true!

[CraigB]

Well guys mine had done it twice today O.O""

Do you have the latest versions of CC and VLC ? maybe try reinstalling VLC because the only reason i can think of why Ccleaner would do that was if there was a vlc reg key missing so it's maybe cleaned up the empty parent  doesn't happen here so thats all i can tell you.

[rdmaloyjr]

YoKenny,

Bob & craigb gave excellent advice to gwpaul, but he's not willing to follow though with it.

So, the best thing to do is send him on his merry way with MSE, it's an excellent antivirus and light.

[DavidR]

I don't know where you get the light from, same cupboard you found ZA is the best firewall no doubt. But there are plenty of forum members who have switched from MSE to avast and one of the first things they have mentioned is how much more responsive their system is.

[phoenix1]

But there are plenty of forum members who have switched from MSE to avast and one of the first things they have mentioned is how much more responsive their system is.

I was hooked up to MSE when I got my computer back from the guy that fixed it...it never felt 'right' to me, I never felt completely secure, I'm glad I came back to Avast. It sure  hasn't slowed me down.

[rdmaloyjr]

Avast! and MSE are both light, but MSE feels slightly lighter.

MSE is the better av, but I give the crown to avast! for it's better updating mechanism.

[bob3160]

Hope all of you are having fun discussing off topic crap.
Advice was given. It's up to the person asking for advice to either follow it or
make other decisions.
@rdmaloyjr,
Why are you recommending other MSE on the Avast Support forum
A little research would tell you that avast! is better than MSE, updates more often and
is lighter on resources.

[rdmaloyjr]

Bob,

I was recommending avast!.

Read the whole thread.

When gwpaul wouldn't heed craigb & your advice, I sent him off with MSE.

[Left123]

Actually,when i installed avast i would say that the computer was running faster(joking).
It didn't slow down my computer in any way,by no means!
And admittedly i don't have the best computer,dual core etc .

It could something else i guess.
Btw MSE's scan is really slow,i once tested it.Imagine that i went to see harry potter and after the movie it was still scanning.