Simviation Forum - Norton Replacement

Jun 11^th, 2007 at 5:58pm

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I'm sure a lot of people out there agree with the fact that Norton AntiVirus is a RESOURCE HOG. Can anybody suggest to me a replacement software package that is just as good (or almost as good) and most importantly easier on the system?
My startup times suffer hugely from Norton. Even more annoying are those multiple instances of LuCallBackProxy.exe at startup and at other random moments when updating the databases. They seriously kill my memory usage and CPU cycles.
If it were up to me, I'd more than likely run without one, 'cause I'm fairly confident in identifying what should and shouldn't be existing on my system, but sadly, I can't say that for the rest of the people using this PC. Roll Eyes

Thanks for the help in advance...

Signed... Desperately In Need.

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Reply #1 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 8:38am

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Antivir.

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Reply #2 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 9:20am

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I use AVG. It works very well and I do not notice any resource hogging.

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Reply #3 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 2:52pm

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I'm an AVG user and love it Cool

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Reply #4 - Jun 12^th, 2007 at 9:55pm

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AVG user for about 3 years. Excellent.

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Reply #5 - Jun 13^th, 2007 at 3:01pm

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Like Bjorn says, use AntiVir. Free and hardly uses any resources, even if you select it to constantly scan for problems.

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Reply #6 - Jun 14^th, 2007 at 9:30am

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Avg.....and there is a free edition which is great Cheesy

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Reply #7 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 6:44am

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i use avast antivirus i think its a great Wink

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Reply #8 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 10:23am

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AVG here too! Never caused me any problems.

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Reply #9 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 12:28pm

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im surprised nobodys mentioned nod32 yet, one of the best anti virus programs and takes up next to no resources (although you have to pay for it Sad

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Reply #10 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 11:00pm