Tried Prevx again -- AGAIN it bogged-down my computer, endless 100% CPU usage

[windowz6]

I downloaded and installed Prevx again this weekend, about a year
after trying it for the first time. I had high hopes that this
program would work well after the 2nd installation.

I was wrong.

Just as occurred the first time around, immediately after installing
Prevx my computer's CPU zoomed to 100% and rarely went below that. As
I burn lots of DVD's -- which takes enough processing power itself --
my only recourse after several reboots (to see if the problem would
recur, which it did) I ultimately uninstaled Prevx and now my
computer's CPU usage is in reasonable range again.

I can't imagine that this program is SUPPOSED to overload the
processor to the extent that the user can hardly do anything else on
the computer while its running.

I wonder if Prevx conflicts with Comodo Personal Firewall?

Any other Prevx users/critics comments welcomed!

My computer's specs:

Compaq Presario
AMD Sempron 3500+
1.99 GHz
1.43 GB RAM
XP Home, Service Pack 2

Also running:

Avast antivirus
Comodo Personal Firewall
SuperAntiSpyware (paid user -- it finds tracking cookies but has never
found anything more serious, so I don't recommend it -- it's NOT
nearly as robust as the "Find's ALL the spyware, not just the easy
ones" hype would suggest)
A-Squared Anti-Malware
The Cleaner

[cmsix]

"windowz6" <windowz6@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1179712256.107105.130930@a26g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
>I downloaded and installed Prevx again this weekend, about a year
> after trying it for the first time. I had high hopes that this
> program would work well after the 2nd installation.
>
> I was wrong.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different
results. - Albert Einstein

cmsix

>
> Just as occurred the first time around, immediately after installing
> Prevx my computer's CPU zoomed to 100% and rarely went below that. As
> I burn lots of DVD's -- which takes enough processing power itself --
> my only recourse after several reboots (to see if the problem would
> recur, which it did) I ultimately uninstaled Prevx and now my
> computer's CPU usage is in reasonable range again.
>
> I can't imagine that this program is SUPPOSED to overload the
> processor to the extent that the user can hardly do anything else on
> the computer while its running.
>
> I wonder if Prevx conflicts with Comodo Personal Firewall?
>
> Any other Prevx users/critics comments welcomed!
>
> My computer's specs:
>
> Compaq Presario
> AMD Sempron 3500+
> 1.99 GHz
> 1.43 GB RAM
> XP Home, Service Pack 2
>
> Also running:
>
> Avast antivirus
> Comodo Personal Firewall
> SuperAntiSpyware (paid user -- it finds tracking cookies but has never
> found anything more serious, so I don't recommend it -- it's NOT
> nearly as robust as the "Find's ALL the spyware, not just the easy
> ones" hype would suggest)
> A-Squared Anti-Malware
> The Cleaner
>

[windowz6]

> "windowz6" <windo...@aol.com> wrote in message
>
> >I downloaded and installed Prevx again this weekend, about a year
> > after trying it for the first time. I had high hopes that this
> > program would work well after the 2nd installation.
>
> > I was wrong.

On May 20, 7:51 pm, "cmsix" <c...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different
> results. - Albert Einstein
>
> cmsix

Stupidity: thinking that trying something a 2nd time is the equivalent
of "insanely" trying something "over and over again".

[Victek]

"windowz6" <windowz6@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1179712256.107105.130930@a26g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
>I downloaded and installed Prevx again this weekend, about a year
> after trying it for the first time. I had high hopes that this
> program would work well after the 2nd installation.
snip....

Sorry Prevx doesn't work for you. There are other products you could try
that implement HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System). Check out
SpywareTerminator and System Safety Monitor (freeware versions available).
There is also Comodo BoClean which is somewhat different in concept, but
it's a real-time watchdog.

www.spywareterminator.com

http://www.syssafety.com/

http://www.comodo.com/