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Ok, I am looking for an free Antivirus software that doesn't use very many resources. Currently I am using aVast Antivirus and it using about 40,000k memory. Any suggestions that use less?

Edit: It is for my autoing computer, so it doesn't need 100% protection.

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=contentBody;mostPopTwoColWrap&cdlPid=10983733

Thats what I use.

i used to use that… avast uses less than that.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

This Anti virus does use some memory. a fair chunk. But it's still a very nice one, just because it detects well, and it is has a free version that actually removes all the stuff it detects =).

40k is nothing.

From: bullzeye95
40k is nothing.

well i want to make it less than nothing… but still have a tiny bit. so any suggestions?

i use AVG, they have a pretty nice free version. i don't think that there's a free version of Trend Micro, but i've heard that it's good, so it might be worth looking into

From: mormonman
well i want to make it less than nothing… but still have a tiny bit. so any suggestions?

I think you're getting confused about its memory usage, because even notepad uses more than 40k. It uses ~900-1000k. Maybe you mean 40,000k?

From: bullzeye95
I think you're getting confused about its memory usage, because even notepad uses more than 40k. It uses ~900-1000k. Maybe you mean 40,000k?

lol ya… can't believe i messed that up…

I'd recommend avast! Home Edition or Avira AntiVir. Both are very good, and free.

From: senrath
I'd recommend avast! Home Edition or Avira AntiVir. Both are very good, and free.

im using avast… does avira use less resources or do you not know?

I'm pretty sure it uses less. But then again, I don't remember avast! using very many resources on my computer.

If you're going to use AVG, 7.5 is lighter.

If it doesn't need to be ultra protected, don't run a constant scanner. Once a week or after you download something new, run SuperAntiSpyware, MalwareBytesAntiMalware, etc. Use a firewall such as ZoneAlarm or Comodo to protect you from prying baddies. Also heuristics based protection such as ThreatFire tends to use less resources than something that scans every file and compares to an ever growing database.

From: Boreas
If you're going to use AVG, 7.5 is lighter.

If it doesn't need to be ultra protected, don't run a constant scanner. Once a week or after you download something new, run SuperAntiSpyware, MalwareBytesAntiMalware, etc. Use a firewall such as ZoneAlarm or Comodo to protect you from prying baddies. Also heuristics based protection such as ThreatFire tends to use less resources than something that scans every file and compares to an ever growing database.

thank you boreas this is the kind of answer i wanted!!! i am going to look into threatfire because it seems like the best answer for what i want!

If I were you, I would get ThreatFire and Norton 360. Please don't be a noob and torrent it (ThreatFire is free, but Norton 360 isn't)…

From: xXxBlender3DxXx
If I were you, I would get ThreatFire and Norton 360. Please don't be a noob and torrent it (ThreatFire is free, but Norton 360 isn't)…

[flame]Burn in hell[/flame]

From: Mr.Klean
[flame]Burn in hell[/flame]

That's crazy…The "flame" tags don't show up in iSpy. Weird.

To be fair this years 360 is better than the last, but it's still a hog.

Get Norton 2009, its the only real anti-virus. I didn't buy mine I got it from a torrent. It only uses up 3% of my CPU 100% less than firefox :)

Norton = Epic PHAIL!

Zone Alarms
Norton = terrible
AVG = bad
McAfee = suicide

kaspersky 7 is good but kapersky 2009 is a ram hog try number 7 i liked it i still use it but it was hard to find