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Kamiccolohan
10/12/17 1:46:08 AM
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Windows 10's Windows Defender was wrecking my PC...

So I downloaded AVG, and it seems to be doing the same thing. It's like the fans just won't stop running. This can't be good for the PC.

What is a light weight anti virus I can use that is also free?
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Flasbangs
10/12/17 1:47:01 AM
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Avast.
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untrustful
10/12/17 1:48:41 AM
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Kamiccolohan
10/12/17 2:15:47 AM
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untrustful posted...
avira

I've heard of the same thing happening with both of those...

Fuck... never had this issue when I was on Windows 7...

My pc is brand new, made in 2017, and came with windows 10. How do install Windows 7 on it?
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Crazyman93
10/12/17 2:19:26 AM
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You're looking for a Unicorn, especially since I assume you want the Anti-virus to actually work.
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Kamiccolohan
10/12/17 2:22:55 AM
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Crazyman93 posted...
You're looking for a Unicorn, especially since I assume you want the Anti-virus to actually work.

R u serial? There's no anti virus that won't make my cpu usage spike to 100%? Even when all I've got is 1 browser tab open, and VLC media player running with just music, it still spikes to 100%... and stays around that amount. It's ridiculous.

Wtf man? I'd rather have no anti virus than deal with this shit making my PC lag. But if I turn that off, windows defender will automatically turn itself back on and there's no way I can shut it off on W10 Home unless I install a different av...
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Flasbangs
10/12/17 2:27:02 AM
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Go without Anti-virus if you're coherent to the point where you can breathe with your mouth closed and know the difference between .rar and .exe
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Crazyman93
10/12/17 2:37:56 AM
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Sounds like your PC is awful. Mine doesn't do that and I'm on 10.
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Zaltera
10/12/17 2:51:21 AM
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My laptop from 2011 on Windows 10 does not have this problem with Avira. My desktop is also on 10 and also does not have this problem with Avira.

It asks to upgrade daily on each and I find that annoying, but that is all.
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SuperShake666
10/12/17 2:54:00 AM
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Get a CPU from this decade?
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Kamiccolohan
10/12/17 3:07:08 AM
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SuperShake666 posted...
Get a CPU from this decade?

It's a brand new one... AMD A12 7th gen...

Flasbangs posted...
Go without Anti-virus if you're coherent to the point where you can breathe with your mouth closed and know the difference between .rar and .exe

I can't... if I uninstall AVG, Windows Defender will reenable itself...
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Crazyman93
10/12/17 3:09:42 AM
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Kamiccolohan posted...
It's a brand new one... AMD A12 7th gen...

Core for Core, AMD is garbage against Intel. You bought a budget CPU and got budget results.
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Zaltera
10/12/17 3:10:43 AM
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AMD A12 7th gen


Ouch. You really wanted to wait until the beginning of next year for AMD Raven Ridge if possible.
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Kamiccolohan
10/12/17 3:15:46 AM
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Crazyman93 posted...
Kamiccolohan posted...
It's a brand new one... AMD A12 7th gen...

Core for Core, AMD is garbage against Intel. You bought a budget CPU and got budget results.


Still, there's got to be some low end anti virus that I can replace WD with...

And I wouldn't consider $400 bucks to be a budget laptop...

This is a problem with WD, and resource hogging AVs... even when I had an Intel laptop, Avast did the same thing in slowing it down. That was an old laptop from 08 though.
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Crazyman93
10/12/17 3:18:05 AM
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Kamiccolohan posted...
And I wouldn't consider $400 bucks to be a budget laptop...

Um.... Yeah, that would be a budget laptop. Cheaper isn't worth dealing with.
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Kamiccolohan
10/12/17 5:39:56 AM
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Crazyman93 posted...
Kamiccolohan posted...
And I wouldn't consider $400 bucks to be a budget laptop...

Um.... Yeah, that would be a budget laptop. Cheaper isn't worth dealing with.

A budget laptop that can run Zaltera posted...
AMD A12 7th gen


Ouch. You really wanted to wait until the beginning of next year for AMD Raven Ridge if possible.


Couldn't... my old laptop got busted. Needed a new one asap.
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Crazyman93
10/12/17 6:28:52 PM
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Kamiccolohan posted...
A budget laptop that can run Zaltera posted...

My phone can run Gamefaqs. And if you're getting budget performance (with the AV taking up the whole CPU you are), then you paid for budget parts.
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