Dose avast slow your computer down?

Answer 1

Yes. AVG slows down our computer because it would tempt to open up a popup beside the taskbar to inform us that we have a virus detected. That popup is heavy duty unlike with Norton antivirus which is simple and lighweight to use. Other than slowing down our PC, it can't even protect us from newly created viruses such as brontoks. They are not providing real-time virus definition updates. But if you prefer a free antivirus software then Avast is your choice :)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Unfortunately, virtually every "add-on" that you install and works through your RAM as an active process will indeed slow down the response times. BUT, what's better....protecting your system from being infected by a virus, or gaining an extra second or two of speed?
For the quality and thoroughness of AVAST's anti-virus protection, it's well worth the slight reduction in speed.

Answer 4

Avast and AVG are both very good Free Anti-virus programs. Check both out and decide which one you want. Once you decide then go here and download this free program that will work with the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spy programs. Do not use it as your AV/AS protection alone. This is a great program that has kept me from 13 infection attempts.

http://www.novatix.com/Home.aspx

Answer 5

I have tried avast in the past, and have found that it does slow down your system.

Answer 6

Yes