Top 5 Lightest Antivirus Software That Use Less Memory

We all are very conscious when it comes to programs using our systems’ memory, especially the ones running in the background. We should be conscious because programs running at start-up and using too much memory can have severe effects on overall performance of our computers. Such programs could be the antivirus/security software that we use in order to make sure the system is protected from viruses, Trojans, malicious software etc. Today I will be testing some antivirus software in order to see how much memory they use.

Users of newer systems, such as the PCs with Corei3 and Corei5 and higher performance processors, may not find it as an issue, but computers that are comparatively older in model may run slower due to the security software. We have used software called Sysinternals Process Explorer for this test.  Long story short, astonishingly the results were different than we expected. Here are the top 5 Lightest Antivirus software that use lesser memory.

 5 – Norton Antivirus

Number of Processes: 4
Processes Monitored: ccsvchst.exe, ccsvchst.exe, ccsvchst.exe, ccsvchst.exe

Idle Working Set (KB): 59,304
Idle Private Working Set (KB): 19,362

Scan Working Set (KB): 111,094
Scan Private Working Set (KB): 52,576

4 – Panda Cloud Antivirus Free

Number of Processes: 4
Processes Monitored: PSUNMain.exe, PSUAService.exe, PSUAMain.exe, and PSANHost.exe

Idle Working Set (KB): 31,714
Idle Private Working Set (KB): 20,340

Scan Working Set (KB): 76,498
Scan Private Working Set (KB): 41,172

3 – Comodo Antivirus Free

Number of Processes: 4
Processes Monitored: cavwp.exe, cis.exe, CisTray.exe, cmdagent.exe

Idle Working Set (KB): 39,664
Idle Private Working Set (KB): 14,954

Scan Working Set (KB): 105,317
Scan Private Working Set (KB): 34,453

2 – Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus

Number of Processes: 2
Processes Monitored: WRSA.exe, WRSA.exe

Idle Working Set (KB): 3,823
Idle Private Working Set (KB): 2,726

Scan Working Set (KB): 9,949
Scan Private Working Set (KB): 7,673

1 – Avast Free Antivirus

Number of Processes: 2
Processes Monitored: AvastSvc.exe, AvastUI.exe

Idle Working Set (KB): 9,706
Idle Private Working Set (KB): 4,290

Scan Working Set (KB): Resets every 10 seconds
Scan Private Working Set (KB): Resets every 10 seconds

So as you can see Avast Free Antivirus tops the list, which makes it the so far the Lightest Antivirus Software that uses lesser memory. 

Increase Your System’s Performance by Tweaking Prefetch and SuperFetch

I have recently come across software called TweakPrefetch which is software that Tweaks Windows Prefetch and Superfetch.  This software is very useful because it caches to speed things up in Windows PC. By doing some further research I came to know about some important information, especially important for those having SSD drive. 

TweakPrefetch 

Prefetch is available for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Superfetch though is available only for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users. Both of these utilities help to reduce applications startup time, and also boot time of operating system. For TweakPrefetch in Windows XP, as the programmer claims, Prefetching is better if left with its default value and the same can be applied to Superfetch on Windows Vista and Windows 7. But if you’re a hardcore gamer, you have a SSD (solid state drive) and your system has less than 2GB of RAM, then you should consider using these two utilities to improve your system’s overall performance.   

As we know SSDs are already fast enough so prefetching doesn’t help in increasing the performance. The lifespan of a unit can be increased if the Prefetch and Superfetch are disabled. Some gamers might experience frame-rate drop during gameplay, which is possibly caused by the caching process so if you disable Prefetch, the drop in frame-rate might stop. For computers with less than 2GB of RAM, your memory usage can be decreased if you disable Prefetch since it uses as huge amount of system memory for this process. 

You can configure Prefetch and Superfetch with the help of TweakPrefetch. The user interface is very simple, displaying clear options how you can tweak the Prefetch and Superfetch for your PC. You have the option for tweaking Applications & Boot, Boot Only and Applications Only.  Please note that services of Prefetch and Superfetch can only be disabled by selecting the advanced controls from the Option Menu-bar. 

You can also use the Configuration Wizard on the Tools. The wizard is really helpful for less experienced users. The wizard will help you find optimal settings for your PC. 

Well if things don’t go smooth for you, you can also revert the system settings to default by selecting “Applications and Boot” from the program. You will need to have .NET Framework 3.5 already installed in order to use this software. The software is for free. 

Download TweakPrefetch 

Make Your PC Perform Repetitive Tasks, Using These Top 5 Automation Software

Sometimes, in our PC, we want to do something over and over again; it’s a tedious and time consuming job! For instance, if you want to transfer data from Excel Spreadsheet into the database management system (DMBS) and the data cannot be imported from XLS file. So why hire a group of people to do the job, when you can use “Macro” software which will do it automatically for you?

In order to perform automating tasks and series of actions, Macro software is used. It records actions of your keyboard and mouse. But an advanced approach is also required if one wants to write his own sophisticated macro script for playback. There are both free and paid Macro software for you, but the free ones come with less features and the paid versions have comparatively more commands and activations. Here we have our top 5 free macro software which will make your computer perform tasks repetitively, itself.

1 – Pulover’s Macro Creator: This One stays on the Top in the List Because It Features:

Pulover’s Macro Creator

A. Auto Hotkey Language 
B. Easy To Use 
C. Compiles Data To EXE 
D. Repeat Loop Playback
E. Hotkeys Customization
F. Speeding Up Playback
G. Very Low Memory Usage (Used Only 1.2 MB When I Was Testing It),
H. Hotkeys Customization
I. Scheduler 

Download Pulover’s Macro Creator by Clicking Here!


2 – TinyTask

TinyTask

This one is famous because its small (33kb in size) but an amazing Macro Software. One would expect fewer features because of its smaller size, but this one is something big in a small package. The UI measuring only 137 x 48 pixels, the six buttons are there for opening and saving recording, record and play, ability to bring together macro to executable file, changing the playback speed options, and repeating playback by changing the hotkeys. If you are a basic computer user and don’t want to mess around with your PC by editing macros, well then TinyTask is the software for you. 

Download TinyTask from Here! 

3 – Perfect Automation

Perfect Automation

It’s very useful and powerful software which has script editor, scheduler, launcher, and mouse and keyboard recorder, which makes ‘Perfect Automation’ desired by both beginners and advanced users. Besides having ability to do macro recording, programmers can also create their own commands using the Gentee programming language.

Your macro for recording mouse still works if the active window is moved to a different position on screen, which is an advantage. You can also find more than one hundred pre-made in the script editor to automate operations.

Download Perfect Automation from Here

4. Mouse Recorder Pro

Mouse Recorder Pro

A Talented guy from Israel named Shay is the creator of this macro software. The interface may look a bit simple but it has too much to offer.

You can see 5 big buttons for recording, play, save and load the recordings. There is also an option for adding and removing events in order to tune the accuracy of the actions. It was updated 3 years ago, adding the plugin support where a user can code his/her own plugin with the help of C# or Visual Basic .Net to deploy recording and playing script etc.

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5. Macro Toolworks Free 

 Macro Toolworks Free 

This software has three free editions; Free, Standard, and the Professional. Being a powerful automation software, supporting more than one hundred macro commands like variables, image finding on screen, emails sending, FTP, manipulating windows etc. The free versions however enable only basic commands, making it ‘basic macro software’ with an advanced interface.

Download  Macro Toolworks Free from Here

5 Top Free Online Services That Convert PDF to Word Compatible Format

PDF means portable document format. PDF was introduced by Adobe in 90s. Back then it meant a self-contained document, easily distributable. It is not limited by any kind of OS. All you need is a PDF file reader and you're good to go. A PDF document can contain elements such as pictures, text, hyperlinks, tables, fillable forms etc.

Microsoft's Windows 8 and few other browsers have support for opening PDF files. Other third party software which are used for this purpose are Foxit Reader, Nitro Reader, SumatraPDF and also Adobe reader. Normally people edit PDF files by converting them into word document, editing them, converting those text files back into PDF format.

Software like Microsoft Office, Google Docs and Libreoffice help to edit PDF but users don’t find the results satisfactory. So in the following I’m going to list some free online converters that will help you convert PDF to Word format that will get you good results. I went through some tests also to see how the result is different for each of the online service.  

PDF to Word Converters Online

I am sure there are plenty of converters online that offer to convert PDF files to RTF, DOC or DOCX, but like I said before, the results could be different. Here we look at the some of the best performers. 

1- PDFOnline

Here you can preview your file after you have uploaded and processed your file. You can also see how well the conversion has been done. It also assures you about the privacy of your document. By clicking on download, you see 3 options which are "Download as zipped HTML page, "Re-download the PDF file, "Download as Word Document". The thing to notice is that the output file is not DOCX or DOC but another rich format called RTF (rich text file). There is also an option if you want to convert a Word file into PDF.

Dowbload PDFOnline from here. 

2- EasyPDFCloud

EasyPDFCloud though in its beta phase and from the same group as PDFOnline, but offers an additional feature the 'cloud storage' for your documents. You can get the 50MB when you create a free account with the option of Dropbox integration. It also has the ability to monitor and convert files into PDF, in your Dropbox.

Creating an account also enables you to upload 10 files simultaneously, instead of just 1. The maximum PDF size allowed for this service is 5MB.

Download EasyPDFCloud from here. 

3- ConvertPDFtoWord

Giving an option to use OCR (optical character recognition), ConvertPDFtoWord is facility that converts scanned document into DOC, DOCX, and RTF but limited only to 2-pages conversion.

The process of conversion from DPF to Word is simple, offering output as .TXT text file or Word 2003 .Doc document. I believe there is no limit of file size of page limit as I was able to convert 14MB PDF successfully, being reasonably generous in the sense of limit. Keep in mind that the converted file is automatically given a randomized filename.

Download ConvertPDFtoWord from Here. 

4. Zamzar

Supporting around 1200 different file types, including audio, video, eBooks, documents etc., another good thing about Zamzar is the option enabling you to add 10 files simultaneously, or upload them from a URL.

 Upon choosing your PDF file you want to convert to, you can see nearly 30 formats you can chose, such as DOC, DOCX and RTF. After that you can give your email address, each file will be uploaded to that address, be converted and the email will be sent to you with the download link. It could be a little annoying to see an email for each file, even if you select to upload 10 files simultaneously.

Download Zamzar from Here 

5. Convert.Files

 Another great Online File PDF converter is Convert.Files, supporting conversion of formats such as video, audio, images, eBooks and documents. The size limit is 250 MB. With the ability to directly upload from your PC, or download file from the internet, you can convert to Word 2003 .Doc or a few other formats, mainly eBooks related. It also gives an option of “sending via” email. Other than that, you can also experience the handy OCROnline, and Crack My PDF a facility that removes passwords and restrictions inside PDF files.

Download Convert.Files from Here.