AVG free 9.0 installed now my comp is slow to load pages

[Stickjiggler]

I recently installed avg free 9.0 and when I browse it takes forever to load pages. The screen freezes up and takes forever. Help please I know little about computers.

[Scott K]

Try uninstalling it and see if it gets better. How big of a computer do you have, how new is it?

[Stickjiggler]

3yr old HP Pavillion 1750y 1GB I think.

[upnorth]

Check to see what options you have checked. The more you have checked the more scanning it will do. You may have a firewall enabled.

One of my PCs gets pretty dang slow to load pages after a while. I wind up having to run a defrag and then it gets much better. This is the only one I have had that gets that bad.

Dump all your cookies and temporary internet files too. Do that before the defrag.

[Jim Almquist]

My computer is not the fastest thing on the block and I can tell when it is running a scan. It seems like my computer is running at half speed so I set up my scan to run when I use the computer the least and it is still on.

[spearchucker]

I had problems with the new AVG 9.0. Never had issues with previous versions. I would suggest AVG or Microsoft Security Essentials for a free anti-virus.

[PierBridge]

The new AVG is garbage like most of the Anti-virus's out there.

On my older less powerful machines I don't even run Anti-virus software any longer. It's not worth the pain and aggravation to me. If all your doing is checking E-Mail and a couple fishing web-sites you'll be fine with out an AV.

"flame away"

[upnorth]

Pier I agree to a certain point. But too many people will click OK to easily and then you are spending hours trying to remove some virus or spyware.

[PierBridge]

I know, probably not the greatest advice especially if you don't have things backed up and a restore image disk ready to go if needed.

It's just frustrating how much these Anti-virus packages bog your system down and then you still can end up with a virus no problem if your surfing or clicking on things you shouldn't be..

[upnorth]

I agree I work in the IT field and when they added anti malware and anti spyware to our Enterprise Anti Virus client we had a whole group of marginal PCs become junk.

Some is a true issue, some is marketing hype. But I would say the biggest issue is people clicking OK to easily.

Easiest remedy if possible is to upgrade the RAM as that is where you get hit the hardest with the new AV software.

[Stickjiggler]

I will check to see what options I am running and also defragment and see if tha helps.

Thanks all

[BoxMN]

I used AVG for some time, but now use Vipre. It seems pretty decent at not hogging resources. Not bad price, but I do buy subscription.

[BobT]

I've been running the freeware version of AVG 9.0 and haven't noticed any issues. They did add a live link scanner when they introduced v.9. Maybe you can just turn that feature off and see if that helps.

[Stickjiggler]

BobT I turned off the live link scan option and it is much faster to load pages now. Thanks but How much at risk am I now taking of gettign infected.

Thanks ANDY

[BobT]

Prior to V.9 this was not a feature that was offered with the freeware version. If you were using the older versions you were in the same risk you are now. The link scanner scans websites as you open them so it added another layer of protection.

Somebody else can verify this but would you be smart to schedule full PC scans daily so if something does get through you have a chance to catch it a clean it? As others have said, the best defense is a good offense. ALWAYS be aware of what you are opening or downloading while online. Never blindly accept an invitation for anything. Learn which sites you can trust and be wary of others.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

I love ESET NOD32! My computer runs great with it. Worth paying $$ to have something that protects and doesn't hog your system resources.

[MuleShack]

I love ESET NOD32! My computer runs great with it. Worth paying $$ to have something that protects and doesn't hog your system resources.

I will 2nd and 3rd this one. I have the antivirus on my XP machine upstairs and the suite (firewall and antivirus/malware etc) on the Vista laptop. No infections but plenty of "catches".

In fact a few weeks ago i was searching for the MN light rail web site to find the train schedules and stops and pricing for going to a twins game. I clicked a link to the MN dept of transportation and it caught a trojan or something from that link.