lennierv Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Symantec Antivirus 10 is a real memory hog ....Most machines have 100% CPU usage at all times..This makes it impossible to use programsIs there a way to minimize the resources of the rtvscan.exe and doscan.exe??Maybe a reg tweak perhaps...Please HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 its called dont use symantec. use nod32 or avg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennierv Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 I'm looking for a real solution...Not an easy way out by changing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptMurphy Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Disable the useless services. I haven't used Symantec for a while. I changed to McAfee but now ima go with zonealarm. But again, just go to run->services.msc. From there just disable what you think you wouldn't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennierv Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 OK thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Disable the useless services. I haven't used Symantec for a while. I changed to McAfee but now ima go with zonealarm. But again, just go to run->services.msc. From there just disable what you think you wouldn't need.thats a windows problem, not a symantec problem. the fact is that symantec is just a resource hog and the only way to fix that is to use another AV. how is that not a real solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Symantec Antivirus 10 is a real memory hog ....Most machines have 100% CPU usage at all times..This makes it impossible to use programsIs there a way to minimize the resources of the rtvscan.exe and doscan.exe??Maybe a reg tweak perhaps...Please HELP!I don't have this problem and I have the latest version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberloner Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 i switch from sav to kiskarpersky internet securityIt really good and won't slow down system.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anusha Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 i was using NOD32 and moved to kaspersky to see if it's better. NOD32 was faster by a long way. i went back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prx984 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 i use AVG. i love it, and its fast. i havent used NOD yet, so i might be checking it out pretty soon.if you want to see a vote of a bunch of different av programs, heres a good one:http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=70783if symantec is like mcaffe, then... well.. your kind up the creek, the best thing to do is use a different av program. it really depends on what it scans, if you disable different services, your losing the full functionality of the program, if thats the case then whats the point of installing it in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverHaze420 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 I dont know if this is the case for you or not but when you first install sav it does a full system scan in the background. If you reboot or anything before it finishes then it will start again. Also you probably should have network scanning turned off on SAV. I have used 10.0 and currently use 10.1 and do not have a problem with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennierv Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 OK OK I'll check about the network scanning...BTW.. I a testing NOD32.. excellent antivirus but does it offer virus definition download like symantec...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 yes it does, you can also set up a time every day for nod32 to update automatically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 its called dont use symantec. use nod32 or avg.I agree. Strip symantec off you computer and you'll be amazed how fast it can run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 (edited) Hmmmm...... I have Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.1 and my computer stays at 0% all the time. And I agree DO NOT use Norton Antivirus.http://www.symantec.com/Products/enterpris...o&refId=805 Edited August 21, 2006 by computerMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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