BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!

Subject: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 08:36 AM

The trick is to switch off your anti virus. My Torrent download speed jumped from 5-10KB/s in the evening to 150-260 KB/s!

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: artbrooks
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 11:22 AM

Are you on a dial-up connection? I typically get 3.7-4.0 MBPS on downloads with broadband...and my firewall and virus checker on. Turning off the virus checker when downloading seems pretty risky to me.

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Ebbie
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 11:31 AM

I agree with art. When a download is coming in is the very time you want it checked.

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 12:14 PM

AV scans during download? I didn't know that.

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Amergin
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 02:26 PM

You really want it running if especially downloading from torrent....

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: robomatic
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 02:41 PM

Different antivirus programs behave differently, some are more invasive than others. Your computer system and hardware are also factors.

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: bobad
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 02:45 PM

When I download I do it to the desktop and scan with an AV and three different anti-malware programs before opening the file.

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 04:12 PM

Is there a way to download into "quarrantine" for subsequent scanning?

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Amergin
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 04:25 PM

Well...the newer ms operating systems (vista and 7) have a special labeled downloads...you can have your AV program scan that particular folder...instead of the whole hard drive....

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: olddude
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 04:49 PM

when you download, the downloaded file is buffered and save in cache
it is more than risky to turn off your antivirus even if you are scanning afterwords unless you are running a full scan and scanning your cache you now have an infected file on your machine all ready to setup ... not good

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 05:05 PM

The laptop I use for torrents is 90 years old so I'm not fussed. I can reinstall XP if necessary. We have simple wire telephone cable here, no fancy fibre optic!

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: olddude
Date: 04 Jul 09 - 05:26 PM

got ya, in that case should be ok, best maybe to go to internet options and delete all offline files after your download finishes, that will clear the cache

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 05 Jul 09 - 09:10 AM

Gotta be worth an absolute fortune, that 90 year old laptop. What's your operating system, egyptian hierogyph V. 7.9.0?

Don T

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 05 Jul 09 - 09:13 AM

Goddam typos, and always when you are trying to be funny!!

Egyptian Hierog(L)yph!

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 05 Jul 09 - 05:14 PM

As you say, damn typos! 9 years old it is!

Subject: RE: BS: Slow downloads - here's the trick!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 12:34 AM

The story was better when it was 90!

No way I'd turn off the AV to download something. Why have the AV at all if you're doing to do something like that? Set it up to do the download at night after you go to bed. Leave the computer on, scanning, and let your download happen when no one else will be bothered and it won't matter if it is slower.

SRS