kg11sgbg
Indian Railways - The Vibrant and Moving INDIA
Nope.
Norton ,Bitdefender are very much bloated compared to Avira. At least what I find.
At least Avira does not slows down system,unlike Norton.
Antivirus Guide & User Reviews.
Norton ,Bitdefender are very much bloated compared to Avira. At least what I find.
At least Avira does not slows down system,unlike Norton.
Zangetsu
I am the master of my Fate.
Avira & Bitdefender use their cloud engine for scanning which doesn't slow down your system.
Right now I am using Bitdefender Free. But it couldn't detect a Malware in my system which was later scanned and removed by MBAM.
So, Antivirus are +/- in detecting malwares/viruses.
Right now I am using Bitdefender Free. But it couldn't detect a Malware in my system which was later scanned and removed by MBAM.
So, Antivirus are +/- in detecting malwares/viruses.
quicky008
Technomancer
i bought a license for 1 year for Bitdefender AV plus sometime ago-however the AV slowed my system down so much that i had to discontinue using it after a while and switch to eset instead.My system had an i5 3rd gen with 12gb ram-still things slowed down a lot and the pc used to take a long time to start because of bitdefender.
shreeux
Movie Buff
You mean Malwarebytes Anti-Malware must for PC?
Now I am using Kaspersky Total Security...
shreeux
Movie Buff
ok...how to find or filter less resource hardware AV or TS?
Zangetsu
I am the master of my Fate.
I used Bitdefender Total Security for 3 years and it was excellent. Never slowed down my system and never annoyed with its Definition updates.
Even Kaspersky was a resource hog once upon a time and ignored a lot.
Zangetsu
I am the master of my Fate.
No. Its not a must to have. Kaspersky Total Security is excellent...stick with it if you like its pricing and features.
Zangetsu
I am the master of my Fate.
Its not bloated but It used to annoy users everyday with its Pro version Ad popup.
That is why you need to first use trial version of any antivirus on your pc because each windows pc is unique in terms of hardware+software+settings combination. Bitdefender/Kaspersky especially may make even some powerful pc slow simply because they clash with some obscure setting/software/hardware combination.
@shreeux
Malwarebytes Anti Malware is different from a typical antivirus in the sense that it focuses more on malware & ransomware designed for stealing info/ransom data before they manage to infect the system compared to antiviruses which focus equally on both preventing malware/ransomware as well as stopping them if they somehow manage to bypass the initial security layer & start infecting the system. A good antivirus is more than enough for a typical user though if you like to be more adventurous or you prefer malwarebytes more than antivirus then you can use it.
RumbaMon19
Feel Pain.
I have used kaspersky, it eats pc resources, and slows down. Initially it was great, but then slowed my pc. I first bought a one year plan in 2017. Worked good that time. But then in 2018 i bought 3yr version cause it was good, but after year , it was too resource heavy. Now it will expire in august this year, and so i am also looking for the last eating av.
omega44-xt
Gear up ...
BitDefender is heavy, but no so heavy on new PCs with SSDs IMO. Norton, McAfee are in a different league.
omega44-xt
Gear up ...
Win Defender is considered a great free AV.
Nerevarine
Incarnate
Malwarebytes has real-time protection, like any other av. For me windows defender is enough.
Malwarebytes real time protection is for paid version only, free version can only manually scan.
All free antivirus software have real time protection because it is a basic feature of any antivirus.
An infected system can never be guaranteed 100% safe again. Experts simply keep differential & incremental images of their OS drive & restore back to a safe state in case of even a slight doubt about having any system infection.