I have recently read that the reason that AVG8 can be slow in some cases is its latest system for protection against rogue websites that somehow manage to inject viruses on your computer. The idea is that AVG 8 pre scanns any web page you click on for nasties before allowing your browser to display it and this takes time and bandwidth. There is one called "Active search shield" only available in the paid for version of AVG 8, and the rest of us get "Search Shield" which appears to do the same thing but slower and possibly requires more bandwidth. It is possible to turn "search shield" off as follows:
- Open the AVG Anti-Virus control window.
- Choose Tools -> Advanced Settings.
- Click LinkScanner on the left.
- Un-tick Enable AVG Search-Shield.
Apparently this facility can also cause certain websites to accuse you of trying to infect them with a virus!
I would be interested to learn what our real experts have to say about this.
P.P.