Windows Kaspersky pure slows pc down

hi

my compaq presario is running very slow and kaspersky pure is using 98% of the cpu.

my specs are:-

Intel Pentium D 820 Dual Core Processor

2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2 x 1MB Cache

512MB DDR RAM

200GB Hard Disk Drive

256MB nVIDIA GeForce 6200 SE Graphics

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

it is odd because i use kaspersky on all of my other machines and it runs flawlessly.

Does anyone know how to fix this because when i first installed it it ran perfectly and now it isn't.

thanks

Simon

 

Was it scanning/updating whenever you checked? It tends to slow my pc down whenever it's doing that

 

Try reinstalling it (presuming its not just using resource to scan your comp) or install a better antivirus like Eset.

 

no it is happening all of the time and the pc is running very slow

i use eset on my gaming pc, everyting else runs kaspersky

 

512MB DDR RAM


thats gonna run like dogshit with any antivirus tbh

 

Lack of RAM shouldn't cause high CPU usage

 

Did you try reinstalling it?

 

found these fixes.. looks like kaspersky goes nuts with certain dlls and still checks trusted apps

 

Just use MSE. Our work pc's have pretty much the same hardware as you, with 512mb of ram. You won't even notice that MSE is there