FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

A few years ago I clearly recall relying just on Windows Defender and getting all sorts of nasty virus warnings in the wee hours of the morning and that is when I decided on Norton Antivirus. With only Norton Antivirus I had no problems. It is only when I got sucked into all the other crap that they peddle that I now realize the problems. The best solution is to dump this Dell and Windows and get an iMac. Problem solved !!

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Problem not solved, despite all the rhetoric, Macs are also vulnerable to viruses, malware, ransomware, etc. The primary reason you and others believe they’re invulnerable is because they’re such a small percentage of computers in service compared to windows platforms, that they’re not targeted as often. The fact is that Windows Defender is quite competent IF you keep it updated, and all those warning you were getting was Defender doing its job. Most compromised computers are in fact caused by operator error and poor computing practices such as opening infected attachments, single factor authentication and compromised passwords, and a Mac isn’t going to save you from that.

There was a time in the early days of Windows that an external AV application such as Norton was good practice, but those days are over - Windows now includes most of the tools that 3rd party SW used to provide. While there are useful utilities, Norton is serious bloatware. It’s too big, too expensive, has too many extra components (more $), uses too many resources, interferes with too many applications, is very difficult to remove (by design) and unnecessary. Running Norton on every machine is a habit left over from the last century and past it’s value.

For all the bitching about Windows, the fact is that if you have decent computing skills, install Windows correctly, keep it updated, and don’t bog it down with crap like Norton, and keep multiple copies of your data, you’ll encounter very few if any compute problems. Windows 10 runs perfectly on all my machines, I have never had an update issue and have NEVER had a virus or malware attack and I’ve been running Windows since the beginning - a good 30 years. If you prefer the Mac platform/OS, then God bless and carry on, but don’t present it as the answer to everything bad that happens in the compute world or every dumb thing the operator does.

End of rant.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

TriX, well, you bring out some good points. I really need to re-assess this whole problem. I am glad you posted this post as I need to look at this problem in a different light if that is the right word.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Thank you for being open minded to an alternate perspective. If I can assist you in any way, please feel free to PM me.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Computer hardware, including graphics processor? Operating System? Internet Speed?

Many issues with video are related to a lack of system resources, whether slow drive speed, slow Internet speed, full drive, insufficient RAM or VRAM, obsolete operating system, and on and on. Installing an anti-malware package can often require so much processing overhead that working with the machine becomes unbearable. It's a necessary evil, but may result in the need to upgrade or replace the computer. Did you click that button for more information?

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

Bill, about 3 months ago Dell replaced the hard drive and installed a fresh copy of Windows10. I am running with 16GB of RAM - that's all. This machine is 4 years old. Perhaps I need to consider something more up-to-date. When I run Lightroom, I do get a message from Norton telling me that I am using 84% of available RAM. What button were you referring to?

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

It's a good thing you are paying attention, because everything TriX has said is true!!! Defender is at least as good as anything else available, and is free! Also, it won't slow your computer down, as many other programs will. As he has stated, it is important to maintain good operating habits for optimum performance.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

It's funny how that works. You'd think all browsers would follow the same rules of construction.

Bayou

Listen to Tri-X. I'm in the malware recovery business.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

There was a Learn More button (link) in the dialog you displayed in your original post.

It sounds like you have enough RAM to run Lightroom. I'm not sure why 16GB wouldn't be enough. I'm using 16GB on an M1 MacBook Air, and I run Lightroom, Photoshop, Mail, Calendar, Calculator, News, Word, Safari, and Epson Scan all at the same time, with no issues. But the M1 manages memory differently from PCs.

Here are the official recommended specifications on Adobe's site for both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/system-requirements.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/system-requirements.html

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

Bill, I just assumed my RAM wasn't sufficient to run Lightroom since Norton is sending me this memory usage warning. Perhaps this is one of Norton's marketing gimmicks to squeeze more money out of me. I am not biting, however. So 16 GB of RAM should be enough. Thanks for the links.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Open a performance monitor window (ctrl-alt-del and choose performance) and watch the RAM, CPU, Disk and Network usage to see if the warning is correct. If not (memory isn’t maxed), you know Norton is full of it. If it is, look down the (long) list of processes running until you find the memory hog, and unless the process is necessary for Windows, close it (and tell us what you found).

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Activity Monitor on the Mac does essentially the same thing. It has a "memory pressure" meter that can tell you when you're pushing things too hard.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

Memory at 59%
CPU hovers around 10%
Disk C: 0% to 32%
Ethernet 0 KBPS to 280 KBPS for both send and receive.
When I click on the Processes Tab I see Power Usage HIGH for Creative Cloud Desktop while Memory is displaying 25.7 MB
My computer is idle now but when I start up Lightroom, I will repeat this and see what I get. I will certainly repeat all this if I get a Norton message about RAM memory which happens only once in a while.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

So how much RAM does your machine have and when looking at the processes, what is using so much memory?