Guest philp Posted April 10, 2005 CID Share Posted April 10, 2005 Anyone familiar with PC-Cillin from Trend Micro? I just recently installed because my Norotn subscription was running out. Now when I run the speed test, progress bar hangs at 99% for a second and I get this: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4264 Kbps about 4.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 520 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sun Apr 10 10:25:57 CDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 76X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.97 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 8.55 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-U5SWELOI0 If I disable the "Realtime Monitor" I get this: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4905 Kbps about 4.9 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 599 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sun Apr 10 10:23:42 CDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 88X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.71 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 24.87 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-CO4T6QEWK I'm on Earthlink's 5000/386(?) cable service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted April 10, 2005 CID Share Posted April 10, 2005 I have SystemSuite 5 by VCOM. It uses Trend Micro antivirus here are the differences. I am on 4000/384. Also it dose not effect my upload With Real Time on: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3592 Kbps about 3.6 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 438 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sun Apr 10 13:12:06 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 64X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.34 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 14 % faster than the average for host (insightbb.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-UAC49F3DB Real Time off: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted April 11, 2005 CID Share Posted April 11, 2005 philp,Go here it dostn't matter if Real Time is on or off. http://chi.speakeasy.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted April 11, 2005 CID Share Posted April 11, 2005 The real-time scanner not only is monitoring your system each time you open, copy, move, save, or download a file but it also is scanning against viruses entering your system from the Internet. Not only will this feature take away from system restores it will take away some speed from your cable Internet because it is monitoring every packet. If you are careful of what you download (you can scan a downloaded file after you download it, just don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted April 11, 2005 CID Share Posted April 11, 2005 peepnklown, Thank you for the input. I can live with the little decrease in speed to know I am safe from viruses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philp Posted April 11, 2005 CID Share Posted April 11, 2005 peepnklown, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philp Posted April 11, 2005 CID Share Posted April 11, 2005 philp,Go here it dostn't matter if Real Time is on or off. http://chi.speakeasy.net/ I actually get slightly higher speeds with realtime turned on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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