In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

In reply to a post by Helan:

I've been using Kaspersky since Nov 2005..

IIRC correctly, we've chatted before and I thought then that you were happy with Kaspersky which is why I asked. Sorry to hear about your problems with it and good luck with NOD. It's performance is about equal to that of KAV so you'll be OK once you've got the hang of it's interface.

The loading on the CPU of ESET is much lower than Kaspersky, because of the way that the program is written, and the impact that this will have on any computer will really depend on the speed of the CPU in that particular computer.

I was actually referring to it's malware detection etc capabilities but out of interest, I currently have an old P4 1Gig XP laptop with 256K of memory and XP Pro installed which I use for testing broadband installations. I have KIS 2010 installed on it and although there is a performance impact, it is still very useable.

In reply to a post by Helan:

Well, so far I haven't had any problems with ESET, it's fairly easy to set up and fairly easy to use and it does what it says on the tin so that's what counts for me

I have had Nod32 for some time as AV on laptop (and couple of others PCs) - no hassles and seems pretty good (it's caught a few viruses before they were on lists - not that I'd have run the exe anyway). I like to try keeping different anti-viruses on desktop to main machine - as an extra layer of security

In reply to a post by Helan:

When you going out taking more pics?

I haven't been able to get as close to the wildlife River is busier (than where I was living), so not getting as many shots - went to a large RSPB reserve Sunday - but it was very quiet (Probably go back in Autumn)

if weather's good Sunday might try elsewhere

Hi again

In reply to a post by E7er:

Hi Helan, you probably have figured all this by now, detailed instructions for ESET AV version 4. Creating a scheduled scan.

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

Yes I worked it out now thanks very much. The facility I was looking for i.e. to turn pc off once scan has completed isn't available unfortunatley. Not to worry

Thank you for the links and your help, very much appreciated

IIRC correctly, we've chatted before and I thought then that you were happy with Kaspersky which is why I asked. Sorry to hear about your problems with it and good luck with NOD. It's performance is about equal to that of KAV so you'll be OK once you've got the hang of it's interface.

Yes we've chatted before, you helped me when my step son got a virus on the laptop about a year or so ago now

I am/was happy with KAV, I still use it on the laptop, just for some weird reason (as mentioned above) I couldn't get it to work on this PC after an upgrade but to be fair, I didn't have the time to go into detail and try and find the problem.

Hi Ken

I have had Nod32 for some time as AV on laptop (and couple of others PCs) - no hassles and seems pretty good (it's caught a few viruses before they were on lists - not that I'd have run the exe anyway). I like to try keeping different anti-viruses on desktop to main machine - as an extra layer of security

Wise decision I still use KAV on the lappie, does what it says on the tin

I haven't been able to get as close to the wildlife River is busier (than where I was living), so not getting as many shots - went to a large RSPB reserve Sunday - but it was very quiet (Probably go back in Autumn)

Its quiet here for wildlife at the moment, not sure why except maybe the moulting stage is still ongoing so they are in hiding until that's finished?

if weather's good Sunday might try elsewhere

Oh, I'll look fwd to some nice pics soon then

Hi

It seems that the task I was looking to do is not possible with ESET, no major drama can turn PC off manually after a scan

I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who posted and helped, much appreciated