On 25/01/2019 13:48, jeremy wrote:
> In article <gashlmFq4e3U2@mid.individual.net>, jollyroger@pobox.com
> says...
>>
>> On 2019-01-23, David B. <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>>> I'd like to know if ANYONE reading the Usenet groups has installed
> ClamXAV.
>>>>
>>>> Of course some people here have installed ClamXAV. I've done so
>>>> countless times in the past myself, and am sure others have as well. The
>>>> real question is why you care what other people do? I have. So what?
>>>
>>> You are the *FIRST* to admit that you have it on YOUR computer!
>>>
>>> Did you read this thread of mine?
>>
>> No, why?
>>
>>> It's a subscription service. I don't understand why have you "installed
>>> it countless times"?
>>
>> Nah. It's just an app. I have owned and used many computers in the last
>> decades. I don't keep track of trivial things like how many times I've
>> installed a harmless piece of software.
>
> At the risk of fanning the flames...
>
>
> I installed ClamXAV back in November I think on my macbook on which I am
> running Mojave and parallels 14 (and within which I run Win10)
>
> I have been having serious issues with my Win10 - slow program loading
> times, lacklustre performance, really slow to "sort itself out" after
> opening the lid when on battery power (I always simply shut the lid - no
> hibernate or other options used).
>
> I had installed ClamXAV as a trial - wasn't sure I wanted it but know
> that Clam is a well-regarded AV product so that I'd give it a whirl.
>
> As it wa a trial, it quickly became out of date - it kept prompting to
> download latest AV definitions (a good thign of course!) but as had no
> subscription I didn't bother. I couldn't find out how to prevent it from
> running automatically on boot-up of Mojave and couldn't find out how to
> deinstal it either.
>
>
> I ran a trial version of App Cleaner on Monday - it removed ClamXAV
> successfully.
>
> Since rebooting directly after, I have had none of the issues of
> performance that I was experiencing before (and have caused me a lot of
> lost time & frustration over the last couple of months). This was on
> Monday - I thought "give it a few days to make sure" - as I use this
> machine extensively every day I think I have probably proven a point -
> that (in my isolated case) ClamXAV was causing significant issues.
>
> I don't want to "feed the trolls" and have no idea if this is linked to
> the OP's assertions that the product should be avoided (and clearly, if
> they cannot have a good Facebook page they probably aren't deserving of
> anyone's custom, I can see that completely [1]) but thought it might be
> worth sharing.
>
> [1] this is where you might insert a smiley - you, dear reader, can
> decide [2]
> [2] As [1]

Hey! :-D

You may have noticed that I was accused of using a pseudonym to post
with YOUR name, Jeremy.

I'd be most grateful if you would assure folk that you are your own man!

TIA

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Kind regards,
David B.