Friday, 30 August 2013




Slowing PC is a common concern among contemporary computer users. There could be numerous reasons for this problem, antivirus software being one of them. Many of the PC users today admit that their antivirus slows down their personal computers and a virus scan slackens it completely. However, it might seem doubtful as to how a security application meant to improve the safety of a device could actually reduce its performance.

Considering the fact that an antivirus is an extra application which uses up good amount of memory space, and a virus scan is an execution of a program which shares the same CPU as others in the computer do, slowing down of the PC is justifiable. But that does not mean you have to compromise on your computer's performance in exchange of security. There are many things you can do to avoid compromising your PC 's performance, of course not using a security program is not the one.

Keep full computer scans for idle time
Though, experts advice that it is a good concept to scan your computer often for a malicious program, these full system scans are extremely time consuming and affect your computer's speed, as they involve opening as well as checking each and every file on the computer. However, scheduling them appropriately and keeping them for the moment your system is idle is not a bad idea.

Think about upgrading your computer
An already slow computer that requires an upgrading, will further slow down if an antivirus program is being used by it. Therefore, it would be good to rev up the wearing processor, RAM or hard disk memory.

Take care of your PC's upkeep
Just like any other entity, our PC too requires maintenance. Unnecessary registry items, unwanted files, redundant applications and non-updated security program in your computer can affect its normal functioning.

Use an expert antivirus application
Selecting a security program intelligently can solve your problem of slowing PC. An advanced computer security application can take care of all round PC protection without compromising its speed. Such programs are quick enough to schedule system scans and manage auto updates to optimize PC 's resource utilization, thereby improving its performance. Many of them clear registry items and detect unusable files to clean up system of them.      

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