Has anyone got Avaste

Avaste antivirus. I have had it on my computer for a couple of years or so now, but I’m sure it’s slowing my computer down a lot. The little orange icon hardly ever stops spinning round and newspaper webites are hopelessy s-l-o-w. Do I need to get rid and try something else?

Get rid and go for the free version of AVG.

Do you pay for AGV? Forgot to say the Avaste I have was a free basic one. It seemed OK in the first year or so

Nope, free version on pc and all 3 laptops.

My laptop has slowed up because there is so much in it. Dump what you never use ( and that is a lot) but don’t expect instant speed. Broadband in rural areas is slow. In towns and cities it is swamped. I run Windows 8 which is huge and a lot is superfluous, but is mandatory and my laptop is 3 years old therefore what the search system has to endure is mind numbing. Your anti-virus should not affect your speed unless it is not subject to upgrades to cope with the increase of input you may have on the internet. Avoid sites which may introduce a virus that your anti-virus has to clear because it will check it again and again to protect your system, slowing it all up. Good luck .

If you have a bank account, most of them offer free anti virus that run well alongside Microsoft Security Essentials. I have used Avast and AVG in the past but find they are quite clogging and the updates take too long