Why does AVG AntiVirus take soooooooooooooooo looooooooooooooooong?

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AVG version 7.9.394
Virus Definitions updated this morning.

This has been going on for the last few weeks. Each time I turn on my
computer, the hard drive runs like an olympic sprinter for 30 minutes
or more. When I check Task Manager's Process Tab, the culprit that is
eating up all the resources is avgw.exe. When I click on Task Manager's
Performance Tab, the CPU is running between 59% and 100%. I right-click
on the AVG icon in my system tray, select any command and a dialog box
pops up saying "Another process is already running."

The definition download is scheduled to occur at 9:30 AM and the
scheduled daily scan starts at 10 AM. I turn-on the computer between
5:30 and 7:00 in the morning. So what the hell is AVG doing that eats
100% of my CPU for 30 or more minutes each time that my computer boots?
 
Once Upon A Time (on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:25:51 -0600), in alt.comp.freeware,
Anonymous <[email protected]>, by way of Message-id

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Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy doooooooo youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu add so
muchhhhhhhhhhhh friggen'''''''''''''''''''''' ex-traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
lettersssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ?

Oh never mind. Plonk.
 
I had the same problem so I deleted the program and changed to avast which
is also free and I think much better.


EFMenzel
 
Once Upon A Time (on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:25:51 -0600), in alt.comp.freeware,
Anonymous <[email protected]>, by way of Message-id

[flush]

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy doooooooo youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu add so
muchhhhhhhhhhhh friggen'''''''''''''''''''''' ex-traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
lettersssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ?

Oh never mind. Plonk.
Click to expand...

My use of extra vowels had a purpose and a point that was relevant to
the topic of the message. Your use of extra letters didn't even try to
answer my question.

wink
 
AVG version 7.9.394
Virus Definitions updated this morning.

This has been going on for the last few weeks. Each time I turn on my
computer, the hard drive runs like an olympic sprinter for 30 minutes
or more. When I check Task Manager's Process Tab, the culprit that is
eating up all the resources is avgw.exe. When I click on Task Manager's
Performance Tab, the CPU is running between 59% and 100%. I right-click
on the AVG icon in my system tray, select any command and a dialog box
pops up saying "Another process is already running."

The definition download is scheduled to occur at 9:30 AM and the
scheduled daily scan starts at 10 AM. I turn-on the computer between
5:30 and 7:00 in the morning. So what the hell is AVG doing that eats
100% of my CPU for 30 or more minutes each time that my computer boots?
Click to expand...
Maybe you have "if missed start immediatley when user logs on" ticked in
scheduler? for complete scan.Also in program settings you might want to
untick scan system areas on startup.

me
 
Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Sat, 17 Jun
2006 08:25:51 -0600, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do alt.comp.freeware,
The definition download is scheduled to occur at 9:30 AM and the
scheduled daily scan starts at 10 AM. I turn-on the computer between
5:30 and 7:00 in the morning. So what the hell is AVG doing that eats
100% of my CPU for 30 or more minutes each time that my computer boots?
Click to expand...

Turn off "scan on startup".

deKay
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Gaming Diary: www.lofi-gaming.org.uk/diary/
My computer runs at 3.5MHz and I'm proud of that
"Satan possessed my DS, or something. Yes,
that's the most likely explaination."
 
Maybe you have "if missed start immediatley when user logs on" ticked in
scheduler? for complete scan.Also in program settings you might want to
untick scan system areas on startup.
Click to expand...

That was it! The problem is solved!
Thank you very much foir your help!
 
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