| pc speed performance down 80% since downloading free security software?

pc speed performance down 80% since downloading free security software?

eric asked:


since downloading windowsonecare/stopzilla/avg/spywaredoctor/ free versions, my pc speed has gone down drastically, online and offline! signing in to yahoo—from 05seconds to 3minutes. opening file offline, from 02 seconds to 45 seconds. what did i do wrong? thanks again!

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6 Responses to “pc speed performance down 80% since downloading free security software?”

  1. tara d on May 27th, 2009 4:55 am

    uninstall it!
    they need to work out the bugs before it will work right I dont install and of that crap any more, use ccleaner to really clean it out, its the best!

  2. DUNBAR PAPPY on May 29th, 2009 1:00 pm

    if this is one app’n, get rid of it; if you have 3-4 software pkgs. doing the same thing, pare down to ONE a-v. always go with lighter, faster app’s. same with firewalls: run only ONE.
    make sure you clean ALL the files from the deleted app’s or there will be conflicts.

  3. brainiac on May 31st, 2009 5:01 am

    AVG free edition is a great program…sounds like you went to a different site, who in turn added a few other programs to your download. I’d uninstall (and anything else that was added) and go to the real AVG site.

    BTW…Norton and Macaffee are so loaded down with crap now, all they are is a huge resource hog.

  4. Balthor on June 1st, 2009 7:02 pm

    You would think that a brand new 2000 plus dollar machine would be problem free.Talk to the store that sold you the computer they’re the experts.Somebody has you thinking that you did something wrong.These types of problems are industry problems!

  5. Gary on June 3rd, 2009 2:17 pm

    Never heard of Windowsonecare or Stopzilla.

    AVG is a great Anti-virus program. I it along with Spyboy Search & Destroy, Spyware Blaster and Ad-Aware for anything Spybot may miss.

  6. Binu on June 4th, 2009 4:18 am

    Looks like Win registry is affected. Install regustry cleaner sws and scan ur systemfor registry errors, adwares, viruses etc.
    Ccleaner is free.