AVG Anti-Virus...Why does it seem it makes my computer slow?

[pitchblack]

Its odd...my dad has the AVG Anti-Virus open and it is running a scan and it seems everything is so much slower when its scanning.But it doesn't even have a window open.Just a thing near the clock... ._.

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[TapeDeck]

You don't need a window open for a program to be active.  Its scanning so it should be expected to make your computer a little slower.

[Jimmg]

AVG, has that new fangled live scan.

[Antallion]

because when avg runs a can it slows everything down

it uses processing power

[pitchblack]

You don't need a window open for a program to be active.  Its scanning so it should be expected to make your computer a little slower.

A little?!?...It takes me about 10 minutes just to load youtubes main page!Without AVG it takes maybe 10 seconds!...

[Crunchie]

I'm running avg, and it's not using up much ram at all

[TapeDeck]

I'm running avg, and it's not using up much ram at all

same

[General Nick]

I'm running avg, and it's not using up much ram at all

it uses processing power

Slower CPUs and lower amounts of RAM = slower computing and less random access memory = slower computer.

[Cody574]

If it's scanning, then no stuff, it's going to make your computer slow. -_-
In fact, mine just started a scan now. Osht

[Inv3rted]

I had AVG installed on an ancient laptop of mine, and it would always scan without notifying me. It was irritating because all of a sudden the 1.5ghz Celeron processor was buckling, and I didn't know why. With my current computer I could play Crysis while doing a scan, but I switched to avast! anyway.

[Antallion]

There's a button hidden somewhere deep within the options menu that says SCAN WHILE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING