First post, by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman
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So I eventually say goodbye to Avast Free Edition, because the antivirus has been more and more bloated that it eventually slows down my computer noticeably. I originally thought to move to Bit Defender, but its free edition is very difficult to activate, making it virtually nothing but 30-day trial version instead of a really free edition.
I am already well-protected even without antivirus. I have blocked malicious sites and ad sites using hosts file (as well as updating it regularly), I have disabled Autorun in every removable drive, I make backups regularly, I scan regularly, I always avoid download sites and downloaders like a plague, and I already have Malwarebytes installed, so things like heuristics and real-time protection are secondary. So what I really need is lightweight, non-intrusive antivirus, which is easy to uninstall without leaving too many feces in the registry. As such, I'm very interested in ClamAV, a free and open source antivirus, because based on my experience, open source programs are easy to remove. But is it lightweight? And do you have better suggestions?
Oh, by the way, I'm using Windows XP SP2 32-bit. Many thanks.
Never thought this thread would be that long, but now, for something different.....
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.