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Patosan, It frees up resources locked up by programs - particularly resources kept locked even when the program is shut down. I couldn't tell you off the top of my head - (probably around 60%) I'm a layman at heart :) Mostly I judge by program response time, so long as it's fast...

Patosan, Yes I have, and have no resource issues (4yr old deskop, win 98). Maybe you need to use a different brand of anti-virus software - hundreds to choose from :) I tendto run a memory manager these days & rarely have resource issues - would switch to XP but it doesn'tlike my sound...

Re: They slow your system down Patosan, It would be nice if this was true, unfortunately your perception is wrong. A PC does a lot of things behind the scenes and is vulnerable as long as it is connected to the outside world - internet, cd-rom or floppy drive. I have never seen a...

Tibor & others, When thinking about protection from viruses, don't think 'free' or 'very cheap'... Think: - what would it cost me if I lost the entire contents of my hard-drive. - what would it cost me if I became known as the person who distributed the viruses that caused many other...