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Although I had a bad experience with KAV personal, it made me reinstall Windows, but that could have been due to my mistake or something
No matter which AV U use, their engine is pretty much same, they do pretty much same way of doing a trick, when U launch an application the AV detects the code being executed for viruses, so this make app launching & opening a bit slow, but it’s still unnotable on system with sufficient RAM
NAV 2K5, which I m using does slows down the app launch a bit, but it’s pretty much a 0.1 or 0.2 % lag, highly un noticeable, it typically runs 5 services in my system, which combined use about 20 MB RAM, now that may seem high for NAV but on my system with 512 MB RAM it’s not notable in Windows, 2D environment, I never go below 300 MB free RAM in 2D windows, although when browsing a lot of WebPages it goes down to 250 MB free RAM
Each game recommends that when U play the game U disable any Anti virus running in background, this is due to the reason that game is full of code running at all times, & if the AV is on, each code is examined on the fly which for game can be bad, U can have about 10% performance decrees, no matter which AV it is
If U do not use Internet, & do not use floppy or CDs to share files, then U don’t need a AV, it’s useless, there is no other way a virus can come to your PC. I use cable internet which is LAN based, when I m not using the net, I disable the LAN which disables my internet, also since I m not on Internet & disable the NAV2K5 Auto Protect, how else a virus can come to my system, if I use a CD while not connected to internet I simply enable the AV software, & scan it, after that disable it again before copying
Just as an example, take a CD & copy the files while your AV Auto protect is on, measure the time, then reboot to free up memory & this time copy again while the AV is off, U will see the files copy fast, the reason for this is that your AV software is examining each code & data on the fly while it is being copied which slows down a process
If U are paranoid about your system being slow due to an AV software, then here are a few measures U can use
1) Disable Auto protect of your AV if U R not connected to internet
2) Disable AV & end task all the services & exe that the AV is running when starting to play a game, this helps a lot
3) Enable your AV before inserting floppy & CD to be protected from Boot viruses on FAT32 Systems, scan it, if nothing is found then disable the AV & then copy
Now coming to the main thing NAV vs KAV, the list can go quite long so I m just writing the pros & cons of both, add more if U find any
NAV 2K5, pros
Most compatible, works with everything, reputable, standard in AV market, less user interaction required, easy to update via Live Update, quick delectation, protection from Internet worms & trozen before they enter with IWM, good for n00bs, archive scanning, eats about 3% CPU resources, fast individual file or few files scan, detects Adware & malware, trozans. Frees RAM automatically when required, in case of games, unpacks any setup exe on the fly & then scans inside, protects E-Mail & Office documents
NAV 2K5, cons
Slows app launching a bit, slows game about 5% when played with Auto protect on, to much RAM eating, not for systems with 128 MB RAM, unnotable on 256+ RAM based system, too many features are not used often, no way not to install a feature, but it can be disabled, really pain in the a** if uninstalled, as it leaves a lot of registry keys, which have to manually removed from a registry cleaning software, slow with full system scan, ADware & malware detection not up to the mark compared to Spybot or AD-Aware SE
KAV Personal Pro 5.012, pros
Less running services & low on RAM usage, good delectation engine & rate, low user interaction required, hourly updates for the Virus definition, less bloated as it comes with AV only, detects trozan & adwares, unpacks any setup exe on the fly & then scans inside with UPX, protects E-Mail & Office documents
More by Indyan, as he knows it better then me
KAV personal Pro 5.012, Cons
More user interaction then NAV 2K5, RAM usage can fluctuate pretty high, but then lowers, transparent scanning in the background, slows app launch a bit, slows games a bit, not the most compatible out there so there can be incompatibility cos it’s still new, not very reputable so low on user trust, not so good updating engine, slow individual & full system scan compared to NAV2k5, doesn’t scan every archive format, buggy with installed after un-installation of a previous AV software (this made me reinstall Windows)
No matter which AV U use, I prefer that U also use a firewall software with it like Sygate or Zone Alarm, with a good Adware removing software like Ad aware or spybot, the combo is unbeatable
I use NAV2K5 standard, with Sygate Personal firewall pro & Ad aware SE, I disable NAV IWM cos Sygate is better then IWM as firewall
If U have enough RAM & using NAV rite now then keep it, but if U reinstall Windows due to some reason, then before using NAV give KAV a try, U may like it
No matter which AV U use, their engine is pretty much same, they do pretty much same way of doing a trick, when U launch an application the AV detects the code being executed for viruses, so this make app launching & opening a bit slow, but it’s still unnotable on system with sufficient RAM
NAV 2K5, which I m using does slows down the app launch a bit, but it’s pretty much a 0.1 or 0.2 % lag, highly un noticeable, it typically runs 5 services in my system, which combined use about 20 MB RAM, now that may seem high for NAV but on my system with 512 MB RAM it’s not notable in Windows, 2D environment, I never go below 300 MB free RAM in 2D windows, although when browsing a lot of WebPages it goes down to 250 MB free RAM
Each game recommends that when U play the game U disable any Anti virus running in background, this is due to the reason that game is full of code running at all times, & if the AV is on, each code is examined on the fly which for game can be bad, U can have about 10% performance decrees, no matter which AV it is
If U do not use Internet, & do not use floppy or CDs to share files, then U don’t need a AV, it’s useless, there is no other way a virus can come to your PC. I use cable internet which is LAN based, when I m not using the net, I disable the LAN which disables my internet, also since I m not on Internet & disable the NAV2K5 Auto Protect, how else a virus can come to my system, if I use a CD while not connected to internet I simply enable the AV software, & scan it, after that disable it again before copying
Just as an example, take a CD & copy the files while your AV Auto protect is on, measure the time, then reboot to free up memory & this time copy again while the AV is off, U will see the files copy fast, the reason for this is that your AV software is examining each code & data on the fly while it is being copied which slows down a process
If U are paranoid about your system being slow due to an AV software, then here are a few measures U can use
1) Disable Auto protect of your AV if U R not connected to internet
2) Disable AV & end task all the services & exe that the AV is running when starting to play a game, this helps a lot
3) Enable your AV before inserting floppy & CD to be protected from Boot viruses on FAT32 Systems, scan it, if nothing is found then disable the AV & then copy
Now coming to the main thing NAV vs KAV, the list can go quite long so I m just writing the pros & cons of both, add more if U find any
NAV 2K5, pros
Most compatible, works with everything, reputable, standard in AV market, less user interaction required, easy to update via Live Update, quick delectation, protection from Internet worms & trozen before they enter with IWM, good for n00bs, archive scanning, eats about 3% CPU resources, fast individual file or few files scan, detects Adware & malware, trozans. Frees RAM automatically when required, in case of games, unpacks any setup exe on the fly & then scans inside, protects E-Mail & Office documents
NAV 2K5, cons
Slows app launching a bit, slows game about 5% when played with Auto protect on, to much RAM eating, not for systems with 128 MB RAM, unnotable on 256+ RAM based system, too many features are not used often, no way not to install a feature, but it can be disabled, really pain in the a** if uninstalled, as it leaves a lot of registry keys, which have to manually removed from a registry cleaning software, slow with full system scan, ADware & malware detection not up to the mark compared to Spybot or AD-Aware SE
KAV Personal Pro 5.012, pros
Less running services & low on RAM usage, good delectation engine & rate, low user interaction required, hourly updates for the Virus definition, less bloated as it comes with AV only, detects trozan & adwares, unpacks any setup exe on the fly & then scans inside with UPX, protects E-Mail & Office documents
More by Indyan, as he knows it better then me
KAV personal Pro 5.012, Cons
More user interaction then NAV 2K5, RAM usage can fluctuate pretty high, but then lowers, transparent scanning in the background, slows app launch a bit, slows games a bit, not the most compatible out there so there can be incompatibility cos it’s still new, not very reputable so low on user trust, not so good updating engine, slow individual & full system scan compared to NAV2k5, doesn’t scan every archive format, buggy with installed after un-installation of a previous AV software (this made me reinstall Windows)
No matter which AV U use, I prefer that U also use a firewall software with it like Sygate or Zone Alarm, with a good Adware removing software like Ad aware or spybot, the combo is unbeatable
I use NAV2K5 standard, with Sygate Personal firewall pro & Ad aware SE, I disable NAV IWM cos Sygate is better then IWM as firewall
If U have enough RAM & using NAV rite now then keep it, but if U reinstall Windows due to some reason, then before using NAV give KAV a try, U may like it