Anti-virus = Anti-multitasking

[Jeff Maginty]

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[DimPrawn]

Get a Mac / iPad

[scooterscot]

Have we not progressed any further in the last 20 years?

Yes. It's called a Mac.

[escapeUK]

McAfree VirusScan now caches scan results. So its not scanning the same file it scanned yesterday and was clean, and the day before and so on.

[OwlHoot]

I found Norton was rather a resource hog; but I've never had any trouble with Kaspersky

[Spacecadet]

Now I've got a process called: MsMpEng.exe (apparently part of the Microsoft free anti-virus software) churning away at my hard drive at seemingly random intervals, with the result that Windows ignores my mouse clicks so that the UI is virtually unusable for a couple of minutes until the hard drive has stopped churning away.

I've never noticed the MS offering doing that whilst I'm working. I have seen it springing to life when the laptop is left alone for a few minutes though. My system monitor widgets all light up and then suddenly die down as soon as I touch the mouse.

[DodgyAgent]

Why is it that I get these security checks (adobe for instance) telling me I have a problem with the performance or security of my PC and therefore need to download and pay for their software?

[Churchill]

Why is it that I get these security checks (adobe for instance) telling me I have a problem with the performance or security of my PC and therefore need to download and pay for their software?

Because you're thick?

[Doggy Styles]

I've never noticed the MS offering doing that whilst I'm working. I have seen it springing to life when the laptop is left alone for a few minutes though. My system monitor widgets all light up and then suddenly die down as soon as I touch the mouse.

Same here more or less.

I'd had McAfee for a few years and it became a pain for that, I got rid and the relief was like having a good crap.

MS Auto-Update is also a nuisance. I always turn that off.

[DodgyAgent]

Because you're thick?

Should'nt you be out walking pushing the pram on a fine day like today?