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11-22-2011, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Long Island (Nassau County), NY
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Found the problem with slow running laptop
I was having a problem with laptop. For some reason it was running very slowly when looking at different sites on the internet. I went into task manager and looked at the processes that were running. It seems that McAfee real time scanning was taking up between 65% and 95% of my cpu. When I go into McAfee and turn off realtime scanning, my laptop runs like a r&ped ape. I could not believe the differnce in the speed of my pc. McAfee always seems to be doing something- downloading updates, installing updates (these would almost lock my hard drive completely in busy mode) or doing something else. My pc came with McAfee installed, but you can be assured that when my license expires, I will not renew. I will use AVG in the future.
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Tom and Margaret
2014 Berkshire 390bh-60
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11-22-2011, 12:01 PM
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Anacortesians
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Anacortes, WA
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You might want to become a member of the bulletin board "Windows BBS". Their site is at www.windowsbbs.com I've been on it a couple of years and the knowledgeable folks on there have been a great help. They have experts going as far back as WIN98 and on a lot of supporting software and hardware.
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Frank and Eileen
No longer RVers or FR owners
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11-22-2011, 12:16 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
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I had the same issues, and erased everything McAfee from my computer...and installed AVG. I have a new Toshiba laptop w/ Norton 2011....seems to be running OK, but then again, it's 10x the processor and 100x the RAM!
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2003 GEORGETOWN 325
"NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST"
Nights camped in 2011: 108
Nights camped in 2012: 41
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11-22-2011, 09:53 PM
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Anacortesians
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Anacortes, WA
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I used AVG a few years back when they did a free version. I found that, as it aged it got more and more difficulkt to use, then started infesting the computer with crap.
When we had Verizon with MSN, we had a version of McAfee spcifically tailored to the MSN interface. Now we're with Comcast, we use the version of Norton spcifcally tailored for Comcast/Xfinity.
DW's netbook is taking a long time to boot. It gets to all its resident stuff in about 2 minutes, but the internet related progams take anwher from 12 to 20 minutes. I'm working closely with a couple of guys on Windows BBS and they've suggested some diagnostics. When I look at device manager, I find up to 15 examples of "svchost.exe" running, and the cursor on the screen blinks every time another one shows up.
The BBS guys think we may have some malware running, so I'm going to take a closer look when I can get DW's hands off the keyboard!
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Frank and Eileen
No longer RVers or FR owners
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11-22-2011, 10:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 163
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Malwarebytes anti malware is an excellent free utility to rid your system of malware. Don't pay for it just get free version. HC
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2008 Dodge Ram 2500 QC CTD 4x4
2014 Cherokee 284BH
Equalizer 1,200/12,000 WDH
TST 507RV TPMS
MaxBrake BC
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11-22-2011, 10:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Lodi CA
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I use Microsofts Security essentials antivirus and it is free. You can download it from Microsoft. works with vista and windows seven I don't remember if it works with xp or not.
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2001 Ford F-350 DRW 7.3
2011 25 RL Wildcat
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11-22-2011, 10:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Microsofts security essentials is all I use. That and some common sense keep the computers running great at no charge.
Anti malware bytes is nice for removing those bugs that do manage to get in though I've never needed it for my personal computers.
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Jeep4Two
2011 FR Rockwood Premiere A126 Hard Side
TV=2011 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2 Dr
Reese 66065 WDH, Curt WDH Shank #17120
Prodigy P2 Brake Controller, Mopar 7-pin Harness
B&M Transmission Cooler (#70268)
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11-23-2011, 12:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I've been using the free version of Avast for about 4 years and have had no problems. I can't remember the last time I had any problems
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11-23-2011, 08:26 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sebright Ontario, Canada
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Onetonford is right in my books. For once microsoft seems to have released a winner. Avg is a memory hog and McAfee is too.
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11-23-2011, 07:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Quote:
Originally Posted by onetonford
I use Microsofts Security essentials antivirus and it is free. You can download it from Microsoft. works with vista and windows seven I don't remember if it works with xp or not.
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Yes, works with xp, sp2 or higher.
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Jeep4Two
2011 FR Rockwood Premiere A126 Hard Side
TV=2011 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2 Dr
Reese 66065 WDH, Curt WDH Shank #17120
Prodigy P2 Brake Controller, Mopar 7-pin Harness
B&M Transmission Cooler (#70268)
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11-23-2011, 10:51 PM
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one day at a time
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 132
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Mac!
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2016 Salem 27Dbud
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11-23-2011, 10:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 193
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Get a Mac and don't worry about virus software.
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DRINK COFFEE--do stupid things faster and with more energy ! Rockwood 5th wheel, Signature Untralite, 8244S
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11-23-2011, 11:21 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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11-24-2011, 05:32 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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I use avast, and I've never seen it grow in bulk/processor requirements over the years. I also use Comodo personal firewall instead of the built in Windows one. My laptop takes 1:42 seconds to boot and if I have problems browsing, it means it's time to reboot the router...
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11-24-2011, 10:29 AM
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Member
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11-25-2011, 07:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Yep, McAfee sucks! I took it off my laptop because it was always slow or locking up. I haven`t found something to replace it yet.
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Better to have a bad day of camping than a good day at work!
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