re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 5:01 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Spexx (1955 messages posted) Avast! does have a noticeable performance hit when operating in the default configuation. The "Standard Shield" is the one that seems to cause the most trouble. This module scans all executables and program libraries as they are launched, which gives a noticeable lag. If all the programs already installed on your PC are trusted, this module may be turned off without compromising security. With any anti-malware program there are bound to be performance issues from time to time, but adopting the "shields up" and "shields down" approach i.e. managing the resource as required, is the way to go. If all you want is to "set and forget" then there is a price to pay for the laziness. Cheers. Spexx. Written in response to: re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Alan Masterman: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 10:15 pm) Responses to this message: re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (ApprenticeDave: Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 8:03 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Many machines slowing down lately, why? (ApprenticeDave: Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 6:28 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Charlie: Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 7:05 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Steve: Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 7:07 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (William Mowbray: Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 7:48 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Brian: Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 7:59 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (MartinM: Mon, Jul 28, 2008, 2:08 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (William Mowbray: Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 8:35 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (dennis: Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 8:39 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Rich: Sat, Jul 26, 2008, 8:07 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Rich: Sat, Jul 26, 2008, 8:17 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Alan Masterman: Sat, Jul 26, 2008, 10:15 pm) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Rich: Sun, Jul 27, 2008, 4:52 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Spexx: Sun, Jul 27, 2008, 5:01 am) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (ApprenticeDave: Sun, Jul 27, 2008, 8:03 pm) re: Many machines slowing down lately, why? (Spexx: Mon, Jul 28, 2008, 9:37 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum