What kinds of problems occur when running antivirus software or firewalls?
While not all users experience difficulties running antivirus or firewall protection, customers have had problems completing the following tasks that were corrected by disabling the antivirus software. • System is generally slow • Downloading and installing updates may fail • Miscellaneous errors appear when doing anything that requires an Internet connection These issues can be somewhat difficult to diagnose, as you would not receive error messages indicating the problem is specifically related to your antivirus or firewall software. Additionally, running antivirus software continuously, particularly across a network can cause your system to respond slowly since it scans each file as it’s accessed and modified. Slowness will vary widely from one user to another, from the insignificant to extremely delayed system response.
