Avast slows multiple functionalities of the computer. The web browser ( firefox or chrome) take too long time to open or chager a page.
PC freezes frequently , the process of AVaST is blocking 95% of the CPU. Then I try to kill the process AVST for hand or, if none restart the CPU.
Avats ! also slows the overall behavior of the computer that is too slow to use .
Although having a paid license I was forced to uninstall Avats ! in favor of a free Avira much less groumand resources, pending a possible solution is available with an update.
But clearly Avast! 2015 does not have a satisfactory internet naviagation , while nowadays las web applications are common.
That is not true. Windows 8 comes with Windows defender. If everything worked correct avast disabled it upon installation.
Yes, it is a known issue that the webshield slows down browsing.
You could have just disabled the webshield.
IE, FireFox and Chrome are already slow by their selfs.
If something (in this case the webshield) is slowing things further, you will indeed notice a (huge) difference in speed.
Opera 12.17 is still the fastest browser around.
You may want to give it a try.
Disabling the webshield means websites (or rather web traffic) will not be scanned.
Your mail and files (downloads) are still being scanned.
Since the webshield is scanning web traffic, all browsers are supported.
So yes, Opera is supported as well.
Since Opera is by default a lot faster then the other browser, it just may be fast enough for you to keep the webshield enabled.
There is only one way to find out, try it.
If you still find it too slow, you can always disable the webshield or use another av.
What you do is ofcourse up to you.
I’m just telling some alternatives.
I’m not working for avast and can’t tell if there will be a update soon or not.
As a fellow user, I sure hope there will be one soon that is solving this issue.
I am experiencing the same problems xwing747 mentioned here. This is an old dell d510 latitude laptop running XP. I recently reinstalled XP on the hard drive and installed Avast free, Zonealarm, Opera, Slimdriver, and 10bit uninstaller. The laptop took 7 minutes to boot, start Opera, and bring up the home page. The laptop did the same task after deleting Avast free in 2 minutes. The computer is more stable as well. What can be happening? Is XP too old? Thanks
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I’ve never used Opera, but I’m curious (only used IE, FF, Chrome and prefer FF. But I’ve found that some sites don’t stay current with IE or FF and place an emphasis on Chrome to some extent. Of course Chrome is the most popular at around 46% of all users [which is perhaps why] with IE and FF trailing with a combined around 35% users recalling off the top-of-my-head. But I prefer not to use Chrome personally and might want to try Opera out, if for no other reason than to have an option when sites don’t work with FF or IE).
A few questions (because I might want to look into this browser further):
Opera is now on version: 28.0.1750.40?
Are you saying that Opera 12.17 is best and it’s better to avoid more current versions (I ask because it is such an old version and am curious why mention that version specifically)?
The version “12.17” you’ve mentioned is not listed on download.com (see attached image), so what’s up with that?
Is that the version you are using (12.17)?
What about security issues regarding not updating if that’s the version you use?
While we are at it, how actually does webshield help increase the security? From what I understood and experienced so far was that it does scan and detect malwares residing in some sites and it either disconnects or proceeds sometimes. But isn’t the fileshield doing the same thing? I mean when you visit a website, the browser connects and downloads datas. Now, if a malware from that site has to infect the browser or files on my pc, it first has to download itself onto memory. But the fileshield will be there to detect it before it even tries to execute its code, isn’t that correct? Or it does more than what the Fileshield is capable of like Phishing protection?
I am just asking. I mean, it would simply be nice if we could just disable that webshield thing and have performance gain.
Anyways.
1) Opera is now on version: 28.0.1750.40?
2) Are you saying that Opera 12.17 is best and it's better to avoid more current versions (I ask because it is such an old version and am curious why mention that version specifically)?
3) The version "12.17" you've mentioned is not listed on download.com (see attached image), so what's up with that?
4) Is that the version you are using (12.17)?
5) What about security issues regarding not updating if that's the version you use?
I still have that version(12.16 actually) installed on PC and it really is faster. But I just don't use it though. I am just used to FF. But what he says is true. The latest version are too bloated and I found it slow after using one of them so I just uninstalled that. Version 12 is just good. It is best to keep things up to date by the way including browsers (They say they fix security holes). Though updated chrome is bloated again and is slower at startup. Firefox is my choice!!
It would be my impression that if websites contain threats of any kind then the “Web Shield” would block that site before hand so that nothing can penetrate to your computer. The “File Shield” would provide the additional protection of blocking anything that might be a threat that might get to your computer through other means than the web for example. You could have a file that for example you placed on your computer via the CD drive or via email for example. The “File Shield” will take care of these kinds of threats presumably. That said, there could be some overlap perhaps but it is presumably much safer to have the “Web Shield” block threats directly at it’s source before anything can even reach your computer.
Now I’m more confused than ever. Eddy talks about Opera version 12.17 and your mentioning 12.16 yet neither is listed in the attachment in my post. Oh well, it would seem to me that any older browser will be faster simply based on less code in and of itself and less bloat in particular.
On that note I would surmise that any older browser would be inherently faster and so it wouldn’t just apply to older versions of Opera. Where am I wrong here? Which made me wonder why talk in terms of such older Opera browsers when I would suspect since Opera is now on version 28 that current versions of Opera would probably not necessarily be any faster than any other up to date browsers. Or to put it another way an older version of FF would be fast as well. But of course due to security reasons this is not very advisable which I would suspect would also be the case with Opera as well.
Is the reason Opera is good for older versions because it’s easier to find older versions of Opera. If so where are these older versions available?
I’m with you about FF and have been using it for many years. The literally 100’s of 1000’s of add-ons go a long way to making FF popular btw.
I try to keep add-ons to a minimum choosing only to use “Disconnect” and “No Script” (NS) for security reasons even though NS can be a hassle to use it does an excellent job protecting against threats on the web (as long as the user doesn’t mind the inconveniences it brings as well) and Disconnect is very good at dealing with blocking tracking ads, especially the blocking of indirect 3rd party sites that aren’t blocked even if the browser is set to not allow them of which there are an incredibly surprising high number on many web sites that we have no idea about without looking into it. I also use “Ad Block Plus” and “Element Hiding Helper for ABP” which are both absolutely INDISPENSABLE for anyone using the web very much. “FEBE” is also nice to have to back up all of FF. So beyond these five add-ons along with “Get Mail Plus” for convenience to access my Email Client I don’t use any others. About 90% of the FF users utilized various add-ons which is to a large extent why FF is as popular as it is. I personally do not get why Chrome is so popular but I understand it makes up about 46% of all browsers used and IE and FF makes up around another 35-40%% combined so it doesn’t leave much for the rest. Just a few years ago FF was the undisputed number one but lost a lot of users when FF Version 29 was released with all the big changes involving the Australis Interface that had been delayed since version 25. Since then FF popularity quickly went from number one to number 3 believe it or now just below IE from what I’ve read.