new to nod32

Hi trippin,

I'm glad you found us here. Welcome!

Well, since this is the official NOD32 forum, most here will answer they prefer NOD32, of course. However, NAV is a good product, and if it works well for you, then that's what counts.

Amon will scan files as they are accessed. Whether you are actually running something yourself or not, your computer is running parts of the OS, and there are other applications running in the background all the time, too, so that is why there is always scanning happening with NOD.

Opinions vary on this, but, if you find a certain program or file is constantly being scanned, over and over, and you think that is causing a slowdown, you can set up exclusions (to prevent Amon from scanning that item or items), which may make a big difference in performance.

The reason opinions vary is that some people are concerned that a virus might slip through to that file if you aren't constantly scanning it. I don't subscribe to this if we're talking about a file (executable) that is always open (locked), in my opinion it'd be hard and unlikely for that file to be replaced by a virus if it's locked. But, as I said, opinions vary - I'm sure others will comment on this.

Hopefully others will also give you more ideas about configurations and changes you can make to help NOD32 run better on your system while you are evaluating it.

Best Wishes,
LowWaterMark