Out of the box from my desk ;-) and from the Kaspersky-Downloadsite (even the newest betaversion from the kasperskyforums didn´t work fine) I don´t say, that KIS/KAV are bad programs (nice detection rate and easy to config) but the "performance-problems" are very annoying. This was btw the reason why i switched to ESET (Smart Security 4.0) ... was like releasing the handbrake of my system.
I did the very same thing. Now running NOD32 4.0. Note that the standalone is better than ESET, because it's firewall is no good. You're welcome. You're the fifth one in a month to confirm this Only the others had delays of several seconds.
.5 - 1 second?? I guess you can see the difference .5sec can make!! How precise you are to tell a difference .5sec is!
The thing about all of this is that KIS was one of very few suites that passed the leak test with a score greater than 97% - all the rest failed miserably including Norton McAfee NOD32 etc - most failed with a score of less than 20%. What is a leak test ? - It determines if programs, viruses, trojans, keyloggers etc can send your details out to some other computer. Most suites block malware very well but few passed the leak test and KIS was almost 100%. So, I'll stick with a bit of annoyance - not that it happens on my computer - for the benefits that come with KIS - sandboxing and a non-intrusive A+++ anti everything suite that just works for novice and experienced users.
May I add that matousec's leak test focusses on FW protection. Of all those suites, it is not the AV that failed, but built-in FW and malware protection. The standalone versions of the same brands have very different results, and so as standalone AV's they perform much better. It's just their firewall and other incorporated features that fail in the suites. So yes, it is a REAL shame that KIS has these slowdown issues. Otherwise I would be using it myself probably (I think I allready said that ). Because of this, I'm still convinced that, for now, the best choice is a standalone AV, a standalone FW, and a good malware agent.
problem solved when i uninstalled the kis............ now folders r opening quickly now im switched to eset smart security
most software firewalls are not that strict in their rules so people don't have to sit there and configure a firewall. The big problems is most software firewalls have an ANY-ANY rule toward the bottom of their rule set so consumers don't get bounced off the internet and have no idea why.
Which is one of the reasons most FW's miserably fail the leak tests. The exceptions are few : Outpost, KIS and Comodo being the best known ones.
There are plenty free for personal use AV, anti maleware and firewall programs, that perform better than commercial programs and are very light for computer. My computer is a custom build 7 years old with partial upgrades to some components and I don't have those problems. Cheers