Is Avast! Antivirus Known To Effect PC Performance?

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  1. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 64 bit
       #11

    IME each of us has a different "stew" so to speak and Avast may run just fine on other users computers, but perhaps not yours for some reason. I have seen this situation with my favorite antivirus Kaspersky. On some computers it's just fine and on others it clearly caused performance issues. For those people I have had them try Avira (paid version) and it didn't have as much of a negative effect on performance as Kaspersky did on their computers. You could give Avira a try. I suggest doing a good clean uninstall of whatever antivirus you want to remove via one of their clean up (uninstall) tools after a uninstall via Control Panel. Revo uninstaller is also a good uninstaller for these situations IMO.
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  2. Posts : 2,774
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #12

    BlackHawk1 said:
    RolandJS said:
    I have paid-for Avast AntiVirus Pro, and there are lots of stuff that I disabled: Sandbox, Safe Zone, Software Updater, Browser Cleanup, Grime Fighter, SecureVPN, Access Anywhere, Remote Assistance just to name the few. Many security programs come with configuration/settings controls -- rather than accepting etal en toto, it's up to us to disable what is not needed or wanted.
    My question would be then why use the paid for Avast version? It appears to me you have essentially demoted Avast to the options of the free version.
    I also was in a hurry posting the above. I use some of the stuff above from time to time - on demand basis.
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  3. Posts : 2,774
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #13

    Tamzin, did you get your Avast question answered? I left a laundry list of things you can live without. Did you disable one or more of such things, and did the overall performance get better?
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  4. Posts : 15
    Windows 8
       #14

    I noticed he said Avast was lagging boot-up time and not his overall browsing experience. All antiviruses tend to cause a delay on startup. After it loads up and you have no problems then I wouldn't worry. Avast does the same for me during a reboot. It's fast after that.
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  5. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #15

    Newbie Thanks Jacee


    THANK YOU SO MUCH for this info Jacee. My computer had almost ground to a halt it was going so slowly! (Crikey! I had to go through some hoops to say thank you! heehee) Just in case anyone's interested here's the MASSIVE report post following your advice, {No wonder it was slow! }:-

    # AdwCleaner v5.010 - Logfile created 06/10/2015 at 06:39:16
    # Updated 04/10/2015 by Xplode
    # Database : 2015-10-05.3 [Server]
    # Operating system : Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (x64)
    # Username : Monkey - MONKEYBOX
    # Running from : C:\Users\Monkey\Downloads\AdwCleaner.exe
    # Option : Cleaning
    # Support : Forum - ToolsLib

    ***** [ Services ] *****


    ***** [ Folders ] *****

    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\BonanzaDeals
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\BonanzaDealsLive
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\MyPC Backup
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\wse_astromenda
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\WInterEnhance
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\AVG Secure Search
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\ProgramData\AVG Secure Search
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\ProgramData\AVG Security Toolbar
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\ProgramData\BonanzaDealsLive
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WInterEnhance
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Users\Monkey\AppData\Roaming\Astromenda
    [-] Folder Deleted : C:\Users\Monkey\AppData\Roaming\wse_astromenda

    ***** [ Files ] *****

    [-] File Deleted : C:\END
    [-] File Deleted : C:\Users\Monkey\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\chrome-extension_pfkfdlcdbajamklbneflfbcmfgddmpae_0.localstorage
    [-] File Deleted : C:\Windows\SysNative\roboot64.exe

    ***** [ DLLs ] *****


    ***** [ Shortcuts ] *****


    ***** [ Scheduled tasks ] *****

    [-] Task Deleted : BonanzaDealsLiveUpdateTaskMachineCore
    [-] Task Deleted : BonanzaDealsLiveUpdateTaskMachineUA
    [-] Task Deleted : BonanzaDealsUpdate
    [-] Task Deleted : WSE_Astromenda

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    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.superfish.com
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    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.CoCreateAsync.1.0
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    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.CoreClass.1
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.CoreMachineClass
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.CoreMachineClass.1
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.CredentialDialogMachine
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.CredentialDialogMachine.1.0
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.OnDemandCOMClassMachine
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.OnDemandCOMClassMachine.1.0
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.OnDemandCOMClassMachineFallback
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.OnDemandCOMClassMachineFallback.1.0
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.OnDemandCOMClassSvc
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.OnDemandCOMClassSvc.1.0
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.ProcessLauncher
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    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.Update3COMClassService.1.0
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.Update3WebMachine
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.Update3WebMachine.1.0
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    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\BonanzaDealsLiveUpdate.Update3WebSvc.1.0
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\protector_dll.protectorbho
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\protector_dll.protectorbho.1
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\S
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ScriptHelper.ScriptHelperApi
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ScriptHelper.ScriptHelperApi.1
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\BonanzaDealsLive.exe
    [-] Value Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [mobilegeni daemon]
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@avg.com/AVG SiteSafety plugin,version=11.0.0.1,application/x-avg-sitesafety-plugin
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@tools.bdupdater.com/BonanzaDealsLive Update;version=3
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@tools.bdupdater.com/BonanzaDealsLive Update;version=9
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\avgsh
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    [-] Key Deleted : [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C401D2CE-DC27-45C7-BC0C-8E6EA7F085D6}
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    [-] Key Deleted : HKU\.DEFAULT\Software\Avg Secure Update
    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\BonanzaDealsLive
    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\BRS
    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\InstallCore
    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\WSE_Astromenda
    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\WInterEnhance
    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\WajIEnhance
    [-] Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Avg Secure Update
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\BonanzaDeals
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    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\WInterEnhance
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Avg Secure Update
    [-] Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bonanza Deals
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    [!] Key Not Deleted : [x64] HKCU\Software\BonanzaDealsLive
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    ***** [ Web browsers ] *****

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    :: Winsock settings cleared

    ########## EOF - C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleaner[C1].txt - [12530 bytes] ##########
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