In search of.....

lowest internet security suite resource/memory usage

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 by sTonEbLuE | Discussion: Personal Computing

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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ZubaZ
Reply #1 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 8:41 AM
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.

sTonEbLuE
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:03 AM
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?


ZubaZ
Reply #3 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:52 AM
AVG: 30,836k
Zone alarm free: 3,724k
Windows Defender: 12,552k

Total: 47,139k


sTonEbLuE
Reply #4 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:20 PM
Thx Zubaz. I guess no one else gives a sh*&.

Don't know why I bother.

ZubaZ
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:58 PM
I care man . . . ain't that enough?

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seldomseen
Reply #6 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 10:21 PM
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...

PoSmedley
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 11:42 PM
avast
mail 3036
web 2084
disp 2972
serv 10032
upd 196
Spybot teatimer 11272
ZA 6684
Winpatrol 7040
SpywareBlaster 13916

TOTAL 57232

Jafo
Reply #8 Thursday, May 4, 2006 1:55 AM

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....


Jafo
Reply #9 Thursday, May 4, 2006 1:57 AM
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...

Keikonium
Reply #10 Thursday, May 4, 2006 2:13 AM
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
-----------------------
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 .

sTonEbLuE
Reply #11 Thursday, May 4, 2006 5:47 AM
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....

sTonEbLuE
Reply #12 Thursday, May 4, 2006 6:15 AM
By the way...thx to those of you who did respond. Your input is very appreciated....

Jafo
Reply #13 Thursday, May 4, 2006 6:44 AM

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...


Moderateman
Reply #14 Thursday, May 4, 2006 7:04 AM
just a sidebar, some of us MIGHT want to respond but are to computer ILLITERITE to do so.

Andarus
Reply #15 Thursday, May 4, 2006 7:32 AM
horray FOR random capitalisation!

Jafo
Reply #16 Thursday, May 4, 2006 7:34 AM

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'...


liquidguru
Reply #17 Thursday, May 4, 2006 8:13 AM
look n stop firewall : 8.4mb
nod32 anti-vir : 21.8mb

total : 31.2mb

and a clean happy system

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