anti virus tool for low spec computer

elachys · August 5th, 2004

i'm setting up an old and crappy computer for a little kid down my street to use.
here's the spec.

windows xp pro
733MhZ processor
64 MB SDRAM
20 GB hard disk (seriously slow read and write speed)
it was brought about 4 years ago

i need an anti virus program that will not suck up all the system resources but can scan email and auto protect /update.

August 5th, 2004

I use AVG on a pentium 2 233mhz laptop without trouble, so I'd go for that. it's free too, and it works like a charm

http://www.grisoft.com

RF · August 5th, 2004

Light, Free, AVG.

Edit: agh, samor beat me to it

WindHydra · August 5th, 2004

Try avast!

By the way, 733 (PIII?) is not crappy

My PIII 800mhz is not that much slower compared to my Athlon 2000+.

August 5th, 2004

if it has a half-decent videocard, you can indeed still get pretty results with it.

elachys · August 5th, 2004

on board video :P
intel extreme is not so extreme

el causa !! · August 5th, 2004

i dont think win xp with 64 mb of ram is a good idea, imo 98 is best in that case

August 5th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by little knipper

on board video :P
intel extreme is not so extreme

ouch!

elachys · August 5th, 2004

yer but its only gonna do basic stuff so it doesn't need to be that good.
i must say windows xp looks funny with only 24bit colours ^_^

Esturk · August 5th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by el causa !!

i dont think win xp with 64 mb of ram is a good idea, imo 98 is best in that case

I agree, it's a bad idea. I wouldn't even put Windows 2000 on that little of RAM. I'd say put Windows 98 on it at the very most.

Quote:

Originally Posted by little knipper

yer but its only gonna do basic stuff so it doesn't need to be that good.

Still.. If you're gonna give it to someone to use, might as well make it usable.

I've run XP Pro totally tweaked on a 64Mb machine and it wasn't that great.

elachys · August 5th, 2004

in classic mode it does everything at a reasonable speed with a whole 9MB of ram to spare :P
i'll probably get a stick of 128MB to put in it since its soo cheap (on ebay for under £10 )

**Kirby** · August 5th, 2004

Avast is a nono for a system with that low of memory....Avast will easily chew up about half of your avaliable memory

I dumped Avast and AVG for a free program called AntiVir....has regular updates and only takes up around 10MB of memory on my machine

Combine that with Zonealarm Free (which only takes up 10MB too) and you have your whole system protected for only 20MB

elachys · August 5th, 2004

lol do you work in advertising kirby ?

**n_w95482** · August 5th, 2004

I put AVG on this PC and it seems to run fine. I disabled the autoprotect options though so I don't know how much memory it uses for that. A stick of 128 MB (or even 256 if the motherboard lets you) would work wonders with that PC

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Blebekblebek · August 6th, 2004

AVG...
Hm... 64 Mb... is enough to run win XP w/ office stuff...
I've tried before... n yeah it's slow...
but since i can't find driver for onboard graphic n XP recognized it...can't help it eh...
hehehehe

**Kirby** · August 6th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by little knipper

lol do you work in advertising kirby ?

maybe

do I really sound like one?? I'm a movie star damnit

Sampah · August 6th, 2004

try AntiVir from www.free-av.com

August 5th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
elachys Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: England, drinking tea. Posts: 547	anti virus tool for low spec computer i'm setting up an old and crappy computer for a little kid down my street to use. here's the spec. windows xp pro 733MhZ processor 64 MB SDRAM 20 GB hard disk (seriously slow read and write speed) it was brought about 4 years ago i need an anti virus program that will not suck up all the system resources but can scan email and auto protect /update.

August 5th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,580	Light, Free, AVG. Edit: agh, samor beat me to it __________________

August 5th, 2004	#4 (permalink)
WindHydra Wind, Life, Eternity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: El Monte Posts: 1,331	Try avast! By the way, 733 (PIII?) is not crappy My PIII 800mhz is not that much slower compared to my Athlon 2000+. __________________ My deviantArt :bounce: We ran like the wind, under the cerulean skies...

August 5th, 2004	#7 (permalink)
el causa !! Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 50	i dont think win xp with 64 mb of ram is a good idea, imo 98 is best in that case __________________ PC config AMD 64 3000+ 939 @ 1.8ghz,gigabyte nforce3 ultra mobo, 1gb ddr 400mhz, ati radeon 9800 128mb ddr, 160 gb hdd , 80gb hdd, nec dvd burner,liteon dvd burner

August 5th, 2004	#12 (permalink)
Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,382	Avast is a nono for a system with that low of memory....Avast will easily chew up about half of your avaliable memory I dumped Avast and AVG for a free program called AntiVir....has regular updates and only takes up around 10MB of memory on my machine Combine that with Zonealarm Free (which only takes up 10MB too) and you have your whole system protected for only 20MB __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

August 5th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	I use AVG on a pentium 2 233mhz laptop without trouble, so I'd go for that. it's free too, and it works like a charm http://www.grisoft.com

August 5th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	if it has a half-decent videocard, you can indeed still get pretty results with it.

August 5th, 2004	#6 (permalink)
elachys Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: England, drinking tea. Posts: 547	on board video :P intel extreme is not so extreme

August 5th, 2004	#9 (permalink)
elachys Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: England, drinking tea. Posts: 547	yer but its only gonna do basic stuff so it doesn't need to be that good. i must say windows xp looks funny with only 24bit colours ^_^

August 5th, 2004	#11 (permalink)
elachys Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: England, drinking tea. Posts: 547	in classic mode it does everything at a reasonable speed with a whole 9MB of ram to spare :P i'll probably get a stick of 128MB to put in it since its soo cheap (on ebay for under £10 )

August 5th, 2004	#13 (permalink)
elachys Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: England, drinking tea. Posts: 547	lol do you work in advertising kirby ?

August 5th, 2004	#14 (permalink)
n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	I put AVG on this PC and it seems to run fine. I disabled the autoprotect options though so I don't know how much memory it uses for that. A stick of 128 MB (or even 256 if the motherboard lets you) would work wonders with that PC . __________________ Main PC: DFI LAN Party nF4 SLI-DR Expert w/406-bta BIOS, AMD Opteron 165 (CCBBE 0615 EPMW) @ 3 GHz (334x9), 1.55v w/D-Tek Fuzion WB; 2x1 GB OCZ PC4000 EB Plats @ 250 MHz, 3-3-2-8, 3:4, 2.7v; ATi Radeon X1900XT 512 MB @ 668/855 w/DD Tyee WB, 150 GB WD Raptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), SB Audigy 2 ZS, 700w OCZ GameXStream, CM Stacker 810, Windows XP Pro

August 6th, 2004	#15 (permalink)
Blebekblebek Kelelep di Laut Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Banjarmasin [Indonesia] Posts: 149	AVG... Hm... 64 Mb... is enough to run win XP w/ office stuff... I've tried before... n yeah it's slow... but since i can't find driver for onboard graphic n XP recognized it...can't help it eh... hehehehe __________________ ~ Blebekblebek ~ 500x130, 25k max

August 6th, 2004	#17 (permalink)
Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	try AntiVir from www.free-av.com __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

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