Anti-virus = Anti-multitasking

[Churchill]

Thank you Sysman, unlike that lump of Northern peat bog you have been really useful.

'kin southern jessie!

[raman]

I used to use Norton as well but as you say it was slowing my PC down too much. Try Avira, I found it did a much better job without slowing my machine down.

[DodgyAgent]

Most of these are dodgy, Dodgy. I've seen claims that my Windows set up is in need of tuning even when I have been on a Mac or Linux system.

If you use Firefox, AdBlock Plus does a good job of stopping these pleas to fleece you. There are other ad blockers for other browsers.

Thank you Sysman, unlike that lump of Northern peat bog you have been really useful.

[Sysman]

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?

Most of these are dodgy, Dodgy. I've seen claims that my Windows set up is in need of tuning even when I have been on a Mac or Linux system.

If you use Firefox, AdBlock Plus does a good job of stopping these pleas to fleece you. There are other ad blockers for other browsers.

[DodgyAgent]

Because you're thick?

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

[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.

[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?

[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?

[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.

[OwlHoot]

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

[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.

[scooterscot]

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

Yes. It's called a Mac.

[DimPrawn]

Get a Mac / iPad

[Jeff Maginty]

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