Windows 7: AVG Processor Usage

Installed AVG Free Edition on a clean install of build 7100 64 bit version. Noticed that the machine started running slow and found that the cpu utilisation was at 100%. The cause of this was the AVG resident shield service. I have uninstalled AVG and installed Avast Home Edition. I would like to start using AVG again, but not if it is going to do this all the time. Anyone else come across this?

dunno whats with urs, but mines fine, im on AVG free and its not using heaps of CPU.

I have downloaded the latest AVG Free Edition 8.5 again and installed it. Seems to be behaving itself now....how strange.

hahha, maybe something happened with the installer?
who knows :S

Well its good to hear you got it running, thats the main thing, since then, i upgraded to AVG Internet Security, i was running free before, still, its behaving itself for me

Enzo.

It's the "LinkScanner" in AVG that's slowing you down. I think you'll find it in 'services' so you can disable it, or you can uninstall that particular feature.

I normally uninstall that. Thinking about it though, on the previous install I accidently did a typical rather than custom install.

Resident Shield was an issue for me too, so I just turned it off, will try reinstalling now see if it helps.

ummm strange, avg uses the least resourses for anti viruses in my experience with it

Yep NOD32 and AVG are both really good at resources... Maybe reinstall? I used AVG free for about 2 years, never had a problem with it.