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Ask Slashdot: Light-Footprint Antivirus For Windows XP?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @01:12AM from the tread-lightly-stomp-hard dept.

New submitter Bauermlb writes "I service computers for retired folks in my community, often older machines with modest speed (2 GHz Centron) and modest memory (512 MB). Adding AVAST to one of these machines slows it to a crawl. Any recommendations for a light-duty antivirus program with a low overhead? (These people do not tend to surf 'dirty' sites.)"

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Hah by J'raxis · 2013-07-16 01:14 · Score: 4, Funny

(These people do not tend to surf 'dirty' sites.)
That's what they tell you, eh?

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Re:Obligatory Linux evangelism by SirTicksAlot · 2013-07-16 01:29 · Score: 5, Funny

When you say the word "Linux", many assume it's hard, weird or too different.
It's a retirement community; when you say the word "Computer", many assume it's hard, weird or too different.
Re:Clamwin by dildos_akimbo · 2013-07-16 05:02 · Score: 4, Funny

I hear MyCleanPC will speed up your PC and protect you from your own hosts file. (ducks) (runs) (ducks some more)