louise wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently purchased SAS and put it on my desktop with real
> time protection checked. All seems to be running smoothly.
>
> When I check CPU usage, SAS is using about 35,000k memory
> and no CPU cycles.
>
> So I tried it on my portable. SAS, with real time
> protection checked, is using anywhere between 17 and 38 cpu
> cycles, alternating steadily - therefore, taking a serious
> bite out of my resources.
>
> Both machines run Win XP Pro. Both machines use NOD 32.
> The CPU usage on the portable happens even when no browser
> and no email client is running - in other words, so far as I
> can tell, no internet access is happening.
>
> The only difference between the two machines (that I can
> think of) is that the Desktop is wired to my router whereas
> the portable has a wireless connection to the same router.
>
> Is SAS responding to the wireless connection by constantly
> checking and thereby using these resources? Or might
> something else be out of wack? And if it is the wireless,
> is there any way around this other than turning off real
> time protection?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Louise

Are the processor speed, memory, etc. of the systems fairly simliar? If
you disable the wireless connection on the laptop do you see the same
processor usage? Are the configurations of NOD32 the same? Do you
notice an actual slowdown, or are you basing this entirely on the task
manager reading?

Nick Skrepetos
SUPERAntiSpyware.com
http://www.superantispyware.com