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Originally Posted by pip08456
Kaspersky is reknowned for skewing speed test results but doesn't effect your speed.
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on a weak machine it could slow down certianly, its the heaviest security package I have witnessed, its slower than the famous bloatware norton.
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Originally Posted by CMP
Quite, I have been using Kaspersky for a while but something about it just doesn't seem right. I can't realy put my finger on it!
I have uninstalled it (reluctantly, after paying for it) and now I'm using 'Avira' which seems fine - but my internet seems to be running much more smoothly now - placebo effect?  |
probably not placebo, certian security apps affect performance too much. kaspersky is one of them. most likely it was the web page scanner portion of the app causing your issues.