Hi,
I should have two questions about these providers (I’m with Avast Home):
Network Shield: searching in forum I found this topic, so I want to ask you if in the forum or in Avast’s site there is a complete list of worms detected by Network Shield (last question in topic of the link, but without reponse)
2)In your opinions, how does is more convenient to set sensivity of Network&Web shield, in order to have the best combination of security and protection?
Actually both are on high. Looking in TaskMgr, I see that ashwebSv uses double memory or more than ashServ (example now after 4 hours surfing: ashwebSv memory usage= 25000Kb | ashServ=9300Kb)
So I have a doubt, if this is correct, or if I could set these providers better.
It’s not complete. It’s the list that I myself could collect these years…
Internet worms such as Win32.CodeRed, Win32.SQLSlammer, Win32.Blaster, in32.Welchia (Nachi) and Win32.Sasser.
The level of High & Normal does not have significance in their performance. I mean, you can change the settings but the button of sensitivity is there just because other providers have it, not for a particular reason. Let them on High 8)
The Standard Shield, Web Shield Outlook/Exchange and Internet Mail providers in the home version can have the Sensitivity changed,
For the others just click the Customize button and you will see there is nothing to change in the way of general scan options/settings so the sensitivity settings won’t have anything either.
Yes, the main question was above all about Avast’s job and performance, having these 2 providers on High or on Normal.
In his reply Tech said me that there are no substantials-importants differences, do you agree?
Network Shield will have zero impace as Tech said the slider doesn’t have any effect so it will be running on default settings.
For Standard Shield if you put it on to High it will scan more files so it will have an impact, how much is entirely dependant on your system specifications, OS, CPU, RAM and how many programs you also have running. The more RAM, CPU processing power and later OS (XP, Vista, etc.) the less will be the impact, but it will differe for each user as their systems and running applications running will be different.