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Gaming Versus Antivirus Software

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Gaming Performance Versus Antivirus Software on ExtremeTech tests out various current antivirus programs in a gaming environment, noting that many gamers do not run such programs while gaming due to performance considerations. They test how this conventional wisdom holds up using both synthetic benchmarks and real games, and they check out the new gamer modes a couple of AV products now offer to see if they help.

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Re: Gaming Versus Antivirus Software

Dec 12, 2008, 23:10

dryden555

the bigger issue is that antivirus software isnt as effective as it once was. many exploits arent discoverable with AV software.

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