the fastest antivirus I know is Nod32, but I prefer AVG 7 plus Firewall

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Yep I use AVG - free edition, and Zone Alarm - free version (I agree the zone alarm is better than the paid version) - but not sure if AVG is better as paid or free. I do know that I have never had a problem with my computer, and I game a lot. It's not the fastest computer, but it boots quick, and I love how easy to setup both AVG and ZoneAlarm is. You can't go wrong - try it - it costs you nothing to save so much time. Norton's and McAfee both messed with some of my other programs and I had lockups. GL man!

 

 

 

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Thanks alot people. I've swapped to AVG Antivirus and it loads pretty well. Very fast now in booting time and I can still do my work while making a full system scan. One disadvantage is that AVG does not do auto-detect of virus when a new file is created. Hence every file you download, AVG doesn't scan for you. You will have to do it yourself

I've got Outpost Free firewall as well. It worked good but sometimes crashes for no reasons. It's due to the bad programming code, simply nothing else.

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right if you want to fix a slow startup go to Start>Run>type in msconfig and hit enter>go to startup>deslect Norton antivirus> Norton now wont startup when you boot onto xp and slow down your system

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Some Antivirus Software has System to get virus like Real Scan
Real scan : this scan work behind your system and you can work with your pc but this system request a big Part of ram
Gold SCan : This system active when you working with file like download/ edit / open / save and more ..
before choose Antivirus softwaer look a antivirus system like Scanners
If your ram is low like me you must use fast antivirus without realscan system
i think best and fast antivirus is nod32 in windows xp os , nod32 has realscan system and you can work fine with 256MB ram and 2Gig cpu with windows xp .
thanks very good antivirus , i test it and i recommend it
NOD 32 antivirus Has AMON system = its mean Antivirus monitoring and at this system NOd scan Your hard and make log
if nod32 in amon system find any virus do automatic Delete or repair the file.
Plz do not delete Antivirus StartUp Key Like Registery Code or Inf file
because some virus and worms has StartUp and if virus run before your antivirus , virus can delete your antivirus database
so Do not user MSCONFIG to Delete Startup key
some antivirus software has Database to search Virus and worms
if Database is big scanning do it slow but some part of this database has virus sig in 1950 . i think virus in 1950 is not working today but antivirus software for win in match make big database .. its really bad

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If you are looking for a great firewall/ anti-virus program you should deffeniately check out Zone-Alarm. I am running the security suite endition and I have it payed for and it works like a dream for me. If you are going for the free route though like most people are, you should look into
AVG like said, and I know that zone-Alarm has a free firewall also. I also think that Sygate personal Firewall is also free. But you will have to look into that for yourself.

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Thanks. I agree that using the msconfig will be able to select and unselect the programs to automatically run upon boot up of computer. But what is the point of installing an antivirus program if you disable it on startup? With it disabled, it will not do a live or real time scan, hence defeating the purpose of being an antivirus.

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nod 32 is the best for me!!!

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Found this thread by searching for 'Fastest Antivirus'!

I would like to add to the above about Norton:-
I’ve had a laptop for just over 18-months, (online daily) with no protection other than standard Windows XP.
I decided it was about time I got some, and a few weeks back I bought Norton System Works 2006 online after their website claimed it would ‘Increase the performance of my PC’
Well first time I did a virus scan it found nothing – that’s the good news!

But as for improving performance – that’s a complete joke.
Instead of taking 60 seconds to boot up, it was more like 5-minutes.
All programs took much longer to load; e.g. Word took up to a minute to start up while Norton did a totally unnecessary virus scan, and the same thing every time I opened a document.
System Works is the most garbage piece of software I have ever seen, and within a week I had uninstalled it.
To be fair, when I complained to Symantec they did refund my money with no fuss at all.
(No compensation for my wasted hours installing & uninstalling though!)

So now I’m going to try some of the above suggestions. Nothing can be worse than Norton!

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i am using Trend Micro Internet Security................and personaly i am in favour of ZoneAlarm + Antivirus which is slow but powerfull and capable of block every wrong file

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