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The computer runs considerably slower with the software installed but I guess that is what you have to put up with to have security.
i switched to avg free edition which has worked admirably. and what really made me angry is that when i deleted the program it would not fully delete and took me 3 hours to remove the entire program. I used this Program for the last year and have had many quarrels with itmainly: it missed a ton of spyware and a couple of trojans on my computer. even though i religiously update the virus definitions significantly slowed down my computer. which involved searching for individual files and deleteing them manually.
After three months I have yet to get a sensible response to my question about how to reduce memory footprint.In the 2007 version, they also changed how the 3-user license works. It takes two days to get a response, which is invariably unresponsive, completely different than the previous response, and appears to be written by a moron. Now all three licenses expire one year after the first of the three is installed. This product consumes 150MB of RAM, which seems excessive.The user interface is confusing. Dialogs are popped up for various operations at random times and cannot be shut off.Tech support is by email. Previously, each license lasted one year from the date it was installed.
I will be switching permanently. AND YES, their support has also gone down the toilet with the software.Do NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. Actually have had to have my computer reformatted twice since installing in July. My internet connection would disconnect every 2 minutes or so. Slows everything to a snails pace. I have been using Trend Micro for years but the2007 version A huge disappointment.Great Security comes At a big cost to loss of System function.It is a complete HOG of resources and taxes your computer to it's very limits. Earlier versions were excellent, but this new one is utterly ridiculous.CAN NO Longer recommend this product. My repair service installed AVG free, and there is such a difference.
DO NOT BUY.I will start moving my machines over to something else. I have 1GB RAM and all of my systems become progressively slower as the day goes on. It also gobbles up huge amounts of RAM. This 2007 program seems to have become some kind of virus itself. I have a number of machines that I manage with this product installed. They worked great on previous version of PC-Cillin until I installed pc-cillin Internet Security 2007, then every thing RAN SLOW. After one day of being powered on the computer is useless as it is too slow and idles with ~600MB RAM used when not doing anything.
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