flyguy wrote:
Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
Bob Fleischer wrote:
Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
Bob Fleischer wrote:
I have been running the latest releases of SeaMonkey (now 1.1.16)
on what should be a rather hot system -- a Core 2 quad 3.0 GHz
system running Vista Business 64-bit in 8 GB RAM.. SeaMonkey mail
performance, especially anything moving messages between folders,
is really slow (like several seconds to move a message). I've
compressed folders and rebuilt indexes and no improvement. I'm
using F-PROT anti-virus. CPU usage according to Task Manager is in
the single-digit percentage range.
I run SeaMonkey at home with larger folders on a much older system
with better performance -- but it is Windows XP and different
anti-virus.
The system disk is defragmented frequently.
What else do I check?
Thanks,
Bob
Long shot, but try turning your anti-virus OFF completely and then
moving messages... any improvement?
Such a test can indicate if it is anti-virus program releated or
not. You can disconnect from the internet when you make the test if
you have a mind to although its not really neccessary.
Well, turning off F-PROT's file system protection does indeed improve
performance.
Bob
In that case I suggest leaving F-Prot off. It is not really protecting
you fully in any case.
An anti-virus program is only as good as its 'definintions' file is,
and regardless of how often it is updated, that file lags behind reality.
For example; the "I Love You" virus, which infected over 30 million
users (biggest infestation in history) was checked by many with the
latest and greatest AV programs, and came back 'clean'. NONE of the AV
programs extant at the time could detect the virus until their
definitions files were updated, and that took three to seven days for
the AV programs to do.
So, even with F-Prot running, and automatic updating, there is still a
3 to 7 day 'window' in which you are not protected against a 'new' virus.
So how to protect yourself? Simple.
Do NOT open email attachments (opening email is fine, just not the
attachments )
If you MUST open an attachment
Save it to disk for a week
Update your AV program, check the file
Open/run the attachment
Do NOT open/run files from the web
If yoiu MUST open/run files from the web
Save it to disk for a week
Update your AV program, check the file
Open/run the file
Use a firewall
Using such a system allows you to run, and be fully protected against
all malware, regardless of how new it is. The above system has
protected ALL my computers since 1992 and has never failed. It has
also been used by hundreds of users I advised and they never reported
an infection (at least to me).
Aren't you still vulnerable to "drive-by downloads" when visiting a
website, or is SM immune to those?
[Tools-->Options]*-->Navigator-->Downloads
Either choose Open the download manager or open a process dialog
in this manner you are kept informed at the very least.
You should also have a set place to download to as well
If a site attempts to download something, without asking first, then I
would kill the download and leave said site. I would also report the
site to its host.
In any case, even if it does by some strange circumstance get downloaded
then the rule still applies
Do NOT open/run files from the web
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