Should I turn my antivirus off when playing?

[DREDIOCK]

I use ESET, and I turn it off while I play AH.

Check the post from Skuzzy over in the "hints and tips" in the Tech Support forum.

Yours has gamer mode too

http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2838

[DREDIOCK]

ESET is the least intrusive into games.  AVG, on the other hand, has been a pain in the tush for us.  False positives and loss of data happens quite often.

I've tried it (ESET NOD32) both in gamer mode and shut off outright. And honestly I haven't noticed a bit of difference performance wise. Not that it doesn't exist. Just that if it does intrude. Its by so little its not noticed.

The only thing is remember to have your updates and scans set to times you're currently not playing. That the only time I ever noticed any interference.

[DREDIOCK]

Same here.  ESET has such a small resource footprint and isn't intrusive at all that you really don't need to put it into "gaming mode" when playing.

Gamer mode comes in handy because its automatic. Dot have to remember to turn it off. And dont have to remember to turn it back on again.

[Masherbrum]

Gamer mode comes in handy because its automatic. Dot have to remember to turn it off. And dont have to remember to turn it back on again.

But we're both saying that gamer mode is not even needed.   Ack, myself and others leave it running full and because of its small footprint, doesn't affect any game we play.  So there is nothing to turn on or off.

[DREDIOCK]

But we're both saying that gamer mode is not even needed.   Ack, myself and others leave it running full and because of its small footprint, doesn't affect any game we play.  So there is nothing to turn on or off.

I understand that.
I like having an even smaller footprint 

[Interceptor]

I got Kasperky, ma father has AVG :

AVG isnt expensive( ), but Kasperky has far less impact in terms of gaming performances...


If u can, use Kaspersky for a try, just to test :
u might be surprised

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I got Kasperky, ma father has AVG :

AVG isnt expensive( ), but Kasperky has far less impact in terms of gaming performances...


If u can, use Kaspersky for a try, just to test :
u might be surprised

Kaspersky has been previously one of the heaviest AVs in the market.

[save]

I have been using webroot for 2 years without any problem, frugal with resources too, I manually scan now and then

[Skuzzy]

I have a lot of false-positive reports for both AVG and Kaspersky.  I would not recommend either for a gaming system.

AVG is notorious for interaction problems with online games.