In search of.....

lowest internet security suite resource/memory usage

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I am interested to know which internet security suite program, through experience, uses the least amount of resources/memory usage.
Currently I use Trend Micro 2006 Internet Security suite.If you could, post numbers from the task manager.

Mine - approx.....85,700k total.


Thx....
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What features are you using? I don't use a suite. I use seperate apps for viii, firewall, and spyware. I would want to report apples to apples.

Also, it depends if you updates are a priority. My app may update faster (more often) than yours. The other thing is my seperate apps may use more resources at specific times, like when I am doing an update or a scan opposed to just sitting there waiting for action.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What features are you using?


It includes the firewall, AV, antispyware. It updates everyday, sometimes twice.

I'm not talking about doing scans. Just after boot-up...total memory usage.

So what are your numbers and what are you using?
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
AVG: 30,836k
Zone alarm free: 3,724k
Windows Defender: 12,552k

Total: 47,139k
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thx Zubaz. I guess no one else gives a sh*&.

Don't know why I bother.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I care man . . . ain't that enough?

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Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I dunno if I give a s___ or not

Ad-Watch: 11,296K
McVSEscn: 6688K
MpfAgent: 2188K
mcvsshld: 3196K
mcagent: 1868K
MpfService: 920K
McTskshld: 1316K
McShield: 19,372 OINK!!
Mcdetect: 4112
MpfTray: 5836K

Total: 56792

Using Trend Micro and Norton on laptop. Will get it later. Good comparison thread.

...still don't know if I give a *oops* or not...
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
avast
mail 3036
web 2084
disp 2972
serv 10032
upd 196
Spybot teatimer 11272
ZA 6684
Winpatrol 7040
SpywareBlaster 13916

TOTAL 57232
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I guess no one else gives a sh*&.

Don't know why I bother.

Whether or not you 'bother' is entirely up to you, but as to people 'not giving a sh**' that's a bit judgemental.  You may 'want' to know, but that doesn't necessarily follow that people will equally 'want' to sift through their processes and list them....just to appease your curiosity....

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have 62 processes listed as running....determining exactly which one does what and why so that an accurate indication is given would take more time than I feel warranted...
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not everyone flocks to new topics either .

Anyway, I run the following:

avgemc.exe = 6,900 K
avgupsvc.exe = 3,328 K
avgamsvc.exe = 7,180 K
avgcc.exe = 15,808 K
zlclient.exe = 5,732 K
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Total = 38,948 K

I have no clue what half that avg stuff is... but it runs . My computer isn't as secure as I'd like .
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
that people will equally 'want' to sift through their processes and list them


I've seen people do more than that on here.

I have 62 processes listed as running....determining exactly which one does what and why so that an accurate indication is given would take more time than I feel warranted...


Knowing what's running and what exactly they are is important to me. It's not that hard to figure out....
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
By the way...thx to those of you who did respond. Your input is very appreciated....
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

OK...knock yourself out....6 of them are svchost.exe ...ranging from 5,500k to 42,700k.

Good luck on guessing what to which they relate...

Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
just a sidebar, some of us MIGHT want to respond but are to computer ILLITERITE to do so.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There you go...add them up, and yes, I do know what the 'named' ones are...it's those svchost.exe's that will leave you guessing....from the point of view of 'Task Manager'...

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
look n stop firewall : 8.4mb
nod32 anti-vir : 21.8mb

total : 31.2mb

and a clean happy system