Why does my computer run slow when The Shield Antivirus 2006 is running?

Question

I decided to let go of my Norton Internet Security package because it took so long for my computer to start up and because it was generally slow with this memory hog running. I chose The Shield Antivirus 2006 (PCSecurityShield) specifically because it comes out on top of reviewers choice and because their customers love that it's so light on memory. It's installed in two parts: the firewall and the antivirus. With just the firewall running my computer is lightning fast even on the internet. But, once the antivirus is loaded it is as slow as a snail. Their tech support is working on a solution but I'm not hopeful they will be helpful. I don't want want to run my computer with only the firewall. Has anyone else experienced this? I'll tell you this: (1) msconfig startup is running a minimum number of files, (2) a scan turned up no viruses and no spyware, and (3) I'd rather resolve the issue with the current software than blindly get another. Please provide recommendations!

Answer 1

Dont know if this is going to help you,but it is a well known fact that once you uninstall Norton,it leaves a lot of junk behind.I ve experienced this myself and it took me a long time to clear it all.But once cleared from the registry,my laptop was faster.You ought to try doing the same,try this websitehttp://safety.live.com/site/en-US
and click on cleanup.Mine is a suggestion and you certainly wont lose anything by doing it.If nothing works,it is obvious that your present antivirus is using up your computer's resources.So you ll have to change it or add more RAM.Hope this works for you.Good luck.

Answer 2

You could also have too many unneeded startup programs running on your computer. A lot of people don't realize that all those little programs that run in your taskbar, doing absolutely nothing, take up memory and processor resources that you can use for other things.

Too many startup programs can also leads to slower boot times. What I suggest is you compare your startup items against the BleepingComputer.com startup database.

The link to the startup database is:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/

And a guide on using the database can be found here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic33012.html

Answer 3

Shield always lugs ya computer down, Avast antivirus is the best.

Answer 4

I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems.
Some RAM/ hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful

Answer 5

You need more RAM. go to http://crucial.com and buy some. Crucial has a chart so if you dont know what kind of RAM you computer uses, use crucial.

Answer 6

You might have to tweak some settings..play around a little to see if it speeds things up.