General security/anti virus question

wicklowdub · 08-10-2009 09:38AM #1

Hi

I have a HP Pavilion dv 2000 laptop 1.5 Ghz processor 2.00 gb memory, not the most powerful laptop ever but does the job.

I use AVG free and spybot. I scan with AVG about twice a week and use spybot about the same, windows defernder runs one a week also. Am I being far to cautious and are these programs resource hogs?

petes · 08-10-2009 09:44AM

I'd switch from Windows Defender to something like Malwarebytes or Superantispyware.

Avg and Widows Defender are the only ones that stay resident, not 100% sure of Spybot as I only run it manually.

So you will only notice a slow down when you run the scans of each.

I myself use antivir and malwarebytes and use them on other peoples machines. Find them grand.

wicklowdub · 08-10-2009 09:49AM

I was thinking of disabling windows defender and just using AVG & Spybot.

Alanstrainor · 08-10-2009 09:52AM

Moved from laptops.

wicklowdub · 08-10-2009 09:55AM

Sorry,

The thread wasnt really about anti virus software its was more to do with the software from a resource point of view. By having three programs doing basically the same thing am I wasting what proccessing speed I have?

ActorSeeksJob · 08-10-2009 02:28PM

You should have real-time anti-virus protection running, along with real-time anti-spyware protection if possible. It shouldn't use up much resources.

Windows Defender and Spybot may clash and cause slow down, but AVG with one of those wont

wicklowdub · 08-10-2009 04:27PM

I'll disable Windows Defender so and just use AVG & Spybot so, Cheers for that.

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