Guest angus25 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 i was just wondering if there's a problem with smart bro. for the past weeks, i have low download and upload speeds. my speeds dropped significantly (50%-60%). as far as i can remember, my smart problem (no pun) started when i switched from avg (free) to mcafee (thanks to a friend, i was given a licensed copy). my friends told me that mcafee slows down your computer (i am not sure if this is true, but based on my experience, there could be some truth to this), so again, i switched to another anti-virus. i first tried kaspersky v.7, but i didn't feel comfortable with it. so after 2 days, i installed bitdefender v.11. i am using the trial version (i don't have a serial number, but i do have a keygen. i tried using it but it didn't allow for updates). so after all this uninstalling and installing, my speeds didn't move up. so i concluded that the problem must be with smart. am i right or wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 installing and uninstalling anti-virus softwares might have affected some registry values, which, in turn, slowed down your connection. i recommend this to you. an anti virus that's lite on memory usage, it's userfriendly and most of all free for home use so you don't have to look for keygens and licenses. http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html uninstall all your existing anti-virus softwares before you install avast. and establish first a registry integrity by using ccleaner (crap cleaner) http://www.ccleaner.com/ hope that will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angus25 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 i use ccleaner diligently (whenever i use the pc, which is everyday). and i also tried retweaking my speeds (by following the 20 steps to increase speeds). so there. i remember bitdefender asking me to do a registry clean up (?). oh well. i guess i will have to try avast. i used that before but i had a little problem with its interface. how about nod32 or avg? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 @angus25: can you post you current speedtest pls! upon reading your 1st post it seems you tried a lot of anti-viruses and the past ones that you tried didnt satisfied you, can you describe us the antivirus that you want in behavior, interface or style? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angus25 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 oh my, this is really a slap in the face. i am a bs it - 3 student and i am really such an ignoramus with these stuff. anyway, here are my current speeds and please compare them with the ones in my signature: here are some of the specs of my pc, if they would be of any help: pentium dual core e2160 1.8 ghz 1gb ddr2 250gb seagate hard drive (3 partitions, c for applications and programs, d for multimedia files, e for documents) sapphire lga mainboard antivirus? uhm, i just want it to do its job, to prevent virus from sneaking in, especially those tough and common ones (specifically ravmon, krag, img kulot, destrukto, gwen garci scandal, et al). i also want it to have automatic updates, quick scan times. oh well. and i want it to be as simple as possible (i remember avast has a lot of "movement;" it distracts me, haha). thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 i use ccleaner diligently (whenever i use the pc, which is everyday). and i also tried retweaking my speeds (by following the 20 steps to increase speeds). so there. i remember bitdefender asking me to do a registry clean up (?). oh well. i guess i will have to try avast. i used that before but i had a little problem with its interface. how about nod32 or avg? thanks! i've used them but was not satisfied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 antivirus? uhm, i just want it to do its job, to prevent virus from sneaking in, especially those tough and common ones (specifically ravmon, krag, img kulot, destrukto, gwen garci scandal, et al). i also want it to have automatic updates, quick scan times. oh well. and i want it to be as simple as possible (i remember avast has a lot of "movement;" it distracts me, haha). thanks! ah ok i got it. try avast again but this time install only the Standard Shield and Web Shield so it won't have that "a lot of movements" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angus25 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 oh, well. i have switched, again, to avast v.4.7. i also reinstalled comodo (i uninstalled it when i installed mcafee). i followed the 20 steps to improving your smart bro speed, and here are the results: hmm, it's not that significant (i just wish i could get a 400 something speed; that would be great), so probably there is still more tweaking to do? but thanks a lot for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angus25 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 whoah! i just downloaded tcpoptimizer (after reading the forums), used it, and look what i got: hmm, i am now wondering how some guys get those 1000+ kbps speeds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 kudos! but it would be nicer if you'll get back that speed shown in your sig. anyways, Cablenut works for some people but not for others. likewise with TCP Opti. i am attaching a cablenut setting. try it if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joserizal Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 smart <==== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartbroken_user Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 not bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 smart <==== amazing! until now you did not answer my query if you are on a corporate account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartbroken_user Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 why is that the speed of joserizal is so mabalis?hmmm is that edited? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted October 21, 2007 CID Share Posted October 21, 2007 please be reminded to use english as your language. only joserizal can answer that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted October 22, 2007 CID Share Posted October 22, 2007 just click his test image that's a verifier link and takes u to the test results page for that test...the images can't be falsified...but the test can be cached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angus25 Posted October 22, 2007 CID Share Posted October 22, 2007 @coolbuster thanks! i downloaded your cablenut settings, i might try it one of these days. also, my speed is back to normal. hehe, i have got a new sig. i am back to my old download speed, and my upload speed got higher, hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartbroken_user Posted October 22, 2007 CID Share Posted October 22, 2007 did u already try the 20 steps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angus25 Posted October 23, 2007 CID Share Posted October 23, 2007 @smartbroken_user yep, i did. i tried the whole process for like 10 times (hoping to improve the speeds ever time i try it). it did improve my speeds for the first couple of times, but the next attempts proved too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted October 24, 2007 CID Share Posted October 24, 2007 @smartbroken_user yep, i did. i tried the whole process for like 10 times (hoping to improve the speeds ever time i try it). it did improve my speeds for the first couple of times, but the next attempts proved too much. yep too much might choke your connection! just stick with the most stable settings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutehacker Posted October 25, 2007 CID Share Posted October 25, 2007 I tested kaspersky firewall, i dont really recommend it. If it is possible, use mcafee Firewall personal (old) and kaspersky 7 antivirus. this would best fit it. dont forget Adaware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khalil1974 Posted October 25, 2007 CID Share Posted October 25, 2007 not bad huh? :cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ExtremeFusion Posted October 26, 2007 CID Share Posted October 26, 2007 not bad huh? :cheesy: NO FAIR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ExtremeFusion Posted October 26, 2007 CID Share Posted October 26, 2007 I tested kaspersky firewall, i dont really recommend it. If it is possible, use mcafee Firewall personal (old) and kaspersky 7 antivirus. this would best fit it. dont forget Adaware. personal preference?! McAfee?! hmmm.. dunno.... Kaspersky is trialware, i don't like buying so i want try it... AVG uses less resources that is why i use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutehacker Posted October 26, 2007 CID Share Posted October 26, 2007 nope kaspersky firewall eats a lot of your speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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