Avast 4.7 slows computer on start up and on line opening web pages

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I’m using a Dell desk top with windows XP, and a dial up on AOL (in a rural area that is the best available). Last year I downloaded Avast for Home for the first time, and was very pleased with its performance. I noticed no difference in how the computer ran after the installaion. When that license ran out a month ago, I downloaded Avast 4.7. Since then the computer is very slow starting up when I first turn it on, and also when I open pages on the Web. My internet connection speeds have not changed either.
What is 4.7 doing to my computer, and how can it be speeded up again?

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Was the uninstall of previous version complete? Have you tried reinstalling the program?

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Which is your Standard Shield sensitivity level? High or Normal?
Maybe you can disable (custom) to not scan open/created/modified files…

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going off of what NickGolovko stated. what av or security suite have you prevously used? some require special additional steps for total removal beyond using add/remove programs (if not totally uninstalled they tend to hamper the proformance of other avs).

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No, I did not delete the old version of avast, but when I check add/delete it only shows one avast antivirus, and it is the 4.7 version. The security setting is on ‘normal’. any other thoughts?

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Also, I have not tried to delete avast and reinstall it. I am not opposed to doing that, but at my slow dial up speed, it takes over one hour to download.

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:slight_smile: Hi :

 What other computer security program(s) do you have on your computer ?
 Dell has a reputation of putting many unnecessary programs on a computer; someone has 
 developed a program to remove them, called the "PC  De-Crapifier". It was originally called the
"Dell De-Crapifier" & there is info on this @ www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier/  .

  During the 1st year you had Avast, did you never receive a "popup" announcement that there
  was a "new" version of Avast ? There have been 8 different "versions" of Avast during 2006 .

  On this forum, some call AOL "AOLHell"; many different ISPs are discussed on several forums at
  www.freedomlist.com; perhaps you may find one better then AOL there !?
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When you downloaded it, did you save it to your computor? If you did, then you can use that download to re-install it.