Comments on: Uninstall Antivirus to Speed Up your PC – Paul, Are You Kidding? http://webtoolsandtips.com/pc-security/uninstall-antivirus-to-speed-up-your-pc-paul-are-you-kidding/ Internet Security, Spyware Removal, Discount Coupons, Tips and Tricks Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Wilson Pon http://webtoolsandtips.com/pc-security/uninstall-antivirus-to-speed-up-your-pc-paul-are-you-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-36523 Wilson Pon Tue, 26 May 2009 05:48:10 +0000 http://webtoolsandtips.com/?p=3287#comment-36523 Silki, in this case, I'm not going to agree with Paul's thought! Honestly, I couldn't imagine, what will happen to my computer, if I uninstall the antivirus program! It's better be slow than be infected by assorted computer viruses... Silki, in this case, I’m not going to agree with Paul’s thought! Honestly, I couldn’t imagine, what will happen to my computer, if I uninstall the antivirus program! It’s better be slow than be infected by assorted computer viruses…

]]> By: bentley http://webtoolsandtips.com/pc-security/uninstall-antivirus-to-speed-up-your-pc-paul-are-you-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-36259 bentley Sun, 24 May 2009 14:43:35 +0000 http://webtoolsandtips.com/?p=3287#comment-36259 Though the setup I'm about to propose may be too costly or difficult for some, it can be pieced together with a budget of about $30/month for 1 year. 1st. You dig your old junk 386/486/P1/P2/P3/P4 out of the closet. 2nd. Make sure it powers on and displays video, if not, repair it. 3rd. Replace the old HDD with a new 80g that's been on someones shelf for 3 years but still carries a warranty 4th. Put three Zonet 10/100mbps network cards in it. Or other realtek chipset card. 5th. Install Smoothwall 3.0 on it 6th. Turn on SW's web proxy and install dansguardian, semf, clamav & updates, clam blocklists, and semf again if they haven't fixed the clamav breaks semf glitch by the time you do this. You can find those mods in the 3.0 homebrew section of smoothwall's community forums. 7th. Hook one card into your ISP's router, hook the other two into wireless routers. 8th. Tell you friends and family to use the wifi that isn't secured and secure your the other wifi for your use. 9th. Program the firewall to block all traffic from the unsecured to the secured. 10th. Disable all forms of auto-run on your pc. 11th. Put adblock plus on your firefox install. 12th. Put the hosts file from mvps.org in your hosts file on your smoothwall. While you're there read the "how to avoid...[being stupid and infecting yourself]". And lucky number 13... turn off your AV software unless you are some where other than your house. You'll never have a virus again. Though the setup I’m about to propose may be too costly or difficult for some, it can be pieced together with a budget of about $30/month for 1 year.

1st. You dig your old junk 386/486/P1/P2/P3/P4 out of the closet.
2nd. Make sure it powers on and displays video, if not, repair it.
3rd. Replace the old HDD with a new 80g that’s been on someones shelf for 3 years but still carries a warranty
4th. Put three Zonet 10/100mbps network cards in it. Or other realtek chipset card.
5th. Install Smoothwall 3.0 on it
6th. Turn on SW’s web proxy and install dansguardian, semf, clamav & updates, clam blocklists, and semf again if they haven’t fixed the clamav breaks semf glitch by the time you do this. You can find those mods in the 3.0 homebrew section of smoothwall’s community forums.
7th. Hook one card into your ISP’s router, hook the other two into wireless routers.
8th. Tell you friends and family to use the wifi that isn’t secured and secure your the other wifi for your use.
9th. Program the firewall to block all traffic from the unsecured to the secured.
10th. Disable all forms of auto-run on your pc.
11th. Put adblock plus on your firefox install.
12th. Put the hosts file from mvps.org in your hosts file on your smoothwall. While you’re there read the “how to avoid…[being stupid and infecting yourself]“.

And lucky number 13… turn off your AV software unless you are some where other than your house. You’ll never have a virus again.

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]]> By: giedrius http://webtoolsandtips.com/pc-security/uninstall-antivirus-to-speed-up-your-pc-paul-are-you-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-36228 giedrius Sun, 24 May 2009 10:49:36 +0000 http://webtoolsandtips.com/?p=3287#comment-36228 I think the problem is that not all anti-viruses are the same. Symantec has long record of powerful, albeit inefficient antiviruses, which might cause problems for people who need all cycles of computer performance. Though a gaming version of antivirus exists, I would not recommend Symantec in such cases. There is always a choice to go with NOD32 (which is superb antivirus), or other, less resource intensive antivirus. Also, for a moment there is less need for antivirus (or anti-spyware) in 64 bit environments, as most of complex and difficult to detect spywares can not use 64bit systems too well. I think the problem is that not all anti-viruses are the same. Symantec has long record of powerful, albeit inefficient antiviruses, which might cause problems for people who need all cycles of computer performance. Though a gaming version of antivirus exists, I would not recommend Symantec in such cases.
There is always a choice to go with NOD32 (which is superb antivirus), or other, less resource intensive antivirus.
Also, for a moment there is less need for antivirus (or anti-spyware) in 64 bit environments, as most of complex and difficult to detect spywares can not use 64bit systems too well.

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