game friendly fire+virus scanner

[kingdomwinds]

right now i use trendmicro internet security 2005 but is this a resource hog? I heard that av+firewall can cause poor performance in games. If my current combo is a bad choice for gaming, then what is the best light weight protection i can get?

 

[Shack70]

I turn off anti-virus before starting any game. Personally I use AntiVir, its free and light weight

 

[kingdomwinds]

don't you need firewall though? Pc that are online always get attacked by trojans. Is that antivir just a virus scanner or does it also have firewall

 

[mundane]

I sit behind a router, which acts as a firewall for incoming connections. Also leave SP2 firewall on, haven't had any problems. For me, AntiVir doesn't take enough resources to make a noticeable difference in game performance.

 

[ubercaffeinated]

i was using bitdefender for a week, and it's too... invasive for my tastes. it controls everyyything much like norton internet security. so i'm back to antivir for now. it seems the lockup problems are gone.

 

[mordantmonkey]

NOD32 is what I use for AV, it's about as slim as you can get, while still having amazing detection rates. AntiVir is good for a free solution. still looking for a good lightweight firewall though(currently using a slim ver. of Kerio).

 

[BW86]

FREE:
AntiVir + Kerio v2.1.5

NOT FREE:
NOD32 + Kerio v2.1.5