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Recently I switched to AVG for virus protection since my McCaffee subscription ran out. I removed the McCaffee software and installed AVG. I then ran all it's virus/spyware protection and every other feature it had to consolidate files, remove duplicate files, fix registry errors, etc. I even had it defragment my hard drive.

 

The only problem now is that Firefox is slow as molasses on many sites, especially TRF. I have to use Explorer (which seems like a step backwards).

 

Has anyone experienced this or know why this might have happened? Is there anything I can do to improve my internet speed? There is a fix with AVG to improve internet speed, but then I'd have to upgrade and pay a fee for that.

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QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 6 2010, 05:47 PM)
Is there anything I can do to improve my internet speed? There is a fix with AVG to improve internet speed, but then I'd have to upgrade and pay a fee for that.

Goobs dude, I think you may have just found out why it's so slow, as in "upgrade" and "pay a fee" maybe? tongue.gif Never used AVG or Firefox, but I've used ESET and Opera for security and surfing for years, no problems so far and also no options to uncheck a crappy toolbar on install. cool.gif

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I actually haven't had any problems with this site and Firefox. I now use Chrome because I prefer it, but used to user Firefox, and I have AVG on my computer.
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QUOTE (SiriusRushFan @ Oct 6 2010, 03:39 PM)
QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 6 2010, 05:47 PM)
Is there anything I can do to improve my internet speed?  There is a fix with AVG to improve internet speed, but then I'd have to upgrade and pay a fee for that.

Goobs dude, I think you may have just found out why it's so slow, as in "upgrade" and "pay a fee" maybe? tongue.gif Never used AVG or Firefox, but I've used ESET and Opera for security and surfing for years, no problems so far and also no options to uncheck a crappy toolbar on install. cool.gif

I've used AVG in the past and didn't have these kinds of problems. Maybe it's something new.

 

I've heard rumors of supposed anti-virus software actually intentionally causing problems so people then have to pay a premium to remove said problems, but I thought AVG was one of the good guys in this regards. Maybe I'm wrong?

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QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Oct 6 2010, 04:41 PM)
Don't pay any fees......remove it and install Microsoft Security Essentials....

I wasn't going to pay any fees.

 

A couple of questions though:

 

1. Do you think it's a pretty safe bet that AVG is what's causing the problem? I'd hate to go to the hassle of uninstalling it and re-installing a new program only to have the issue continue. I was actually hoping that AVG would improve my internet as it was somewhat slow before, but now it's mega-slow.

 

2. Is that free?

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I've used AVG for quite a while before Norton had a version that worked with Windows 7 and I used EXPLORER! Both worked beautifully with no troubles whatsoever. I don't get everybodys' anti-explorer hangup. eyesre4.gif
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If you think its AVG then Turn Off AVG and see if Firefox runs faster.

Try that before uninstalling or switching anti virus software.

 

(for the record, I've never had any issues with avg and firefox on win XP. I don't use it on Win 7.)

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QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Oct 6 2010, 11:17 PM)
If you think its AVG then Turn Off AVG and see if Firefox runs faster.
Try that before uninstalling or switching anti virus software.

(for the record, I've never had any issues with avg and firefox on win XP. I don't use it on Win 7.)

You can't really turn off AVG. It always runs in the background. Even if you cancel it out it just pops back up.

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QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 6 2010, 06:06 PM)
QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Oct 6 2010, 04:41 PM)
Don't pay any fees......remove it and install Microsoft Security Essentials....

I wasn't going to pay any fees.

 

A couple of questions though:

 

1. Do you think it's a pretty safe bet that AVG is what's causing the problem? I'd hate to go to the hassle of uninstalling it and re-installing a new program only to have the issue continue. I was actually hoping that AVG would improve my internet as it was somewhat slow before, but now it's mega-slow.

 

2. Is that free?

1. no idea. If your system started being slow right after you installed it.....then maybe. Remove it and see, I guess. Shouldn't be much of a hassle to un-install it at all.

 

2. Yes, it's free and uses less resources than AVG does......from what I've read/seen. I use it on 2 laptops and my desktop and it's great.

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QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Oct 7 2010, 12:32 PM)
QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 6 2010, 06:06 PM)
QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Oct 6 2010, 04:41 PM)
Don't pay any fees......remove it and install Microsoft Security Essentials....

I wasn't going to pay any fees.

 

A couple of questions though:

 

1. Do you think it's a pretty safe bet that AVG is what's causing the problem? I'd hate to go to the hassle of uninstalling it and re-installing a new program only to have the issue continue. I was actually hoping that AVG would improve my internet as it was somewhat slow before, but now it's mega-slow.

 

2. Is that free?

1. no idea. If your system started being slow right after you installed it.....then maybe. Remove it and see, I guess. Shouldn't be much of a hassle to un-install it at all.

 

2. Yes, it's free and uses less resources than AVG does......from what I've read/seen. I use it on 2 laptops and my desktop and it's great.

Thanks, man, I will try this when I get some time, especially since I can't figure out how to turn AVG off...

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QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 7 2010, 02:48 PM)
QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Oct 7 2010, 12:32 PM)
QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 6 2010, 06:06 PM)
QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Oct 6 2010, 04:41 PM)
Don't pay any fees......remove it and install Microsoft Security Essentials....

I wasn't going to pay any fees.

 

A couple of questions though:

 

1. Do you think it's a pretty safe bet that AVG is what's causing the problem? I'd hate to go to the hassle of uninstalling it and re-installing a new program only to have the issue continue. I was actually hoping that AVG would improve my internet as it was somewhat slow before, but now it's mega-slow.

 

2. Is that free?

1. no idea. If your system started being slow right after you installed it.....then maybe. Remove it and see, I guess. Shouldn't be much of a hassle to un-install it at all.

 

2. Yes, it's free and uses less resources than AVG does......from what I've read/seen. I use it on 2 laptops and my desktop and it's great.

Thanks, man, I will try this when I get some time, especially since I can't figure out how to turn AVG off...

no worries.....keep us posted.

 

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Follow this to turn AVG off:

1) Click Start > Run > type "msconfig" (w/o quotes)

2) Click the Startup tab

3) Uncheck the box next to "avgtray" > Click Apply

4) Click Ok > Ok

5) Reboot > click ok on the system config warning after boot

 

AVG should not start now. Make sure you don't see it in your system tray in the lower right of your monitor.

 

See if your computer runs better.

 

If not, then repeat steps 1-5 but Check the Box next to "avgtray" in step 3 to turn it back on.

 

Posted (edited)

Alright, thanks everyone for your help!

 

AVG WAS the problem after all. I now have Microsoft Security Essentials running. I don't know what AVG was doing, but this is like night and day better.

 

The only bummer thing is that my AVG uninstall kept failing, so even though it's turned off, AVG is still on my computer. Not sure how to uninstall it completely...

 

 

Also, does anyone know of any other basic things you can do to improve internet performance?

Edited by rushgoober
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QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 8 2010, 08:14 PM)
Alright, thanks everyone for your help!

AVG WAS the problem after all. I now have Microsoft Security Essentials running. I don't know what AVG was doing, but this is like night and day better.

The only bummer thing is that my AVG uninstall kept failing, so even though it's turned off, AVG is still on my computer. Not sure how to uninstall it completely...


Also, does anyone know of any other basic things you can do to improve internet performance?

You should try re-installing AVG, then try an uninstall. That sometimes sorts out these sorts of problems.

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yes, will help it run better. These are pretty well known tweaks that have been around for a while.

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