(*((SOLVED))*) Are there any low-ish cpu usage Anti Virus software's out there?

[Deniedstingray]

So i have been trying to make my pc as fast as possible lately and i've noticed windows defender taking up about 20% of my cpu resources. I thought this was insane so i switched to Avast and it used pretty much the same amount.

Are there any other options that wont hog so much resources?

 

[Lutfij]

I use AVG, hasn't put me down nor my friend's who I'd recommended them to.

 

[Deniedstingray]

I use AVG, hasn't put me down nor my friend's who I'd recommended them to.

Sorry i just realized there are like 5 monitoring options that were on by default and putting usage up near 30% CPU Usage. I turned them off and now its barely using any CPU resources.

My bad, Close the post if you want to.

EDIT: Nvm i went back into gta and usage shot up to 30% again. What can i turn off to help stop this?

 

[jonquil.linnette]

You might want to give Avira Antivir a shot. All the components are modules that can be uninstalled to reduce resource usage.

 

[Deniedstingray]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I realized that Avast had some resource hogging settings that i just had to turn off. its working great now.

 

[Avast-Team]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I realized that Avast had some resource hogging settings that i just had to turn off. its working great now.

First of all, thanks for the kind words and mentions, we appreciate it.

Deniedstingray, I'm concerned about the CPU usage; it's important to us that Avast and AVG are lean and fast and we're highly rated for performance too.

Can you tell me more about what you specifically disabled that resolved the problem? Which shields did you have enabled when you saw the issue, and which ones did you disable that resolved it? What version of Windows? (build # is helpful too)

Also, have you tried running an Online Repair of Avast? If you've uninstalled/reinstalled this may be helpful. (Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Highlight Avast -> Click Change -> Online Repair)

In any case, I want to ensure this gets reported to our devs, so let me know when you get a chance!

 

[Deniedstingray]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I realized that Avast had some resource hogging settings that i just had to turn off. its working great now.

First of all, thanks for the kind words and mentions, we appreciate it.

Deniedstingray, I'm concerned about the CPU usage; it's important to us that Avast and AVG are lean and fast and we're highly rated for performance too.

Can you tell me more about what you specifically disabled that resolved the problem? Which shields did you have enabled when you saw the issue, and which ones did you disable that resolved it? What version of Windows? (build # is helpful too)

Also, have you tried running an Online Repair of Avast? If you've uninstalled/reinstalled this may be helpful. (Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Highlight Avast -> Click Change -> Online Repair)

In any case, I want to ensure this gets reported to our devs, so let me know when you get a chance!

Sent a pm. Thanks for replying!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Webroot and Panda are very light.

 

[SumTingW0ng]

Webroot and Panda are very light.

Indeed but two problems.

-- Webroot --

1) No one understand what each settings do and even the staff sometimes fail to explain it more details.

-- Panda --

1) Some AV detect Panda toolbar extension as malware.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Webroot interface is simple to understand and you don't have to use the Panda Toolbar.