You know it, I know it, everyone knows it. Antivirus software, while protecting you, slows down your system. What you may not know is that every time you start a program, every time you open a file, your antivirus checks all the dll and exe headers, a time consuming process. I never feared viruses because I lived majority of my life happily without an internet connection, and most of my life virus free. But here’s how it works:
- Virii come in through external sources. CD roms, downloads, websites, etc. It never comes from inside.
- Most programs that you download aren’t infected, only if the download is from a p2p or some other shady source, there might be a problem.
Getting to the point: you need virus protection some places and if you’re sure you’re clean. So here’s how to get the boost I’ve been telling you about.
- Update your antivirus to the latest signatures.
- Reboot in safe mode, and run a full system scan.
- Boot into normal mode, and look for an option in your antivirus called “Exceptions”. Refer to your antivirus manual for details.
- Add “X:\windows” and “X:\program files” to it. Do not add documents and settings, as temp is stored there and if you don’t have a seperate partition for it, downloads head around that area.
- Enjoy your newfound speed with protection. You should notice a significant difference
- Make sure to run system scans every once in a while.I have one scheduled every two nights.
Disclaimer: I am really not responsible if something goes wrong. I am not paranoid about security like some people are. I figured this thing out on my own, so don’t go about commenting that this is something old or shit like that. Nevertheless, let that not stop you from commenting.
In fact, I’d recommend you to switch over to linux if you want speed and security and everything else.
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