Avast vs. Bitdefender

[z123killer]

Which one uses a reasonable amount of memory and has good security for someone who has good surfing habits and an old computer?

[Darth-Marius]

ive never used bitdefender, but avast is good, but a little pushy with pop ups

[JerkyMcDilerino]

Bitdefender Free why? GUI is ain't big like Avast, and no ads force you to buy their premium version. Also, Bitdefender free doesn't install 3rd party software like Avast does for their installer which ask user to install their browser extension, Dropbox, and Google Chrome. 

[z123killer]

Bitdefender Free why? GUI is ain't big like Avast, and no ads force you to buy their premium version. Also, Bitdefender free doesn't install 3rd party software like Avast does for their installer which ask user to install their browser extension, Dropbox, and Google Chrome. 

so for me do you think I should get avast? and does it take much memory?

[JerkyMcDilerino]

so for me do you think I should get avast?

That's up to you.

 

does it take much memory?

Impossible to answer since every machines is different. 

[Kiyuubi]

I think we really need a sticky on this, or recommend software in general. This question is asked too much. This thread should be a sticky, but of course, should be audited for errors and such beforehand..

That aside:

For free AV you should either get Avira or Bitdefender. Bitdefender is more lightweight, but it doesn't give you many options in terms of control or how it works.

If you want a paid one then either Bitdefender or Kaspersky. I would probably go with Kaspersky just for the fact that their team has found a lot of security issues in the past. You can also check out AVTEST, a third-party company that rates AVs. (Bitdefender and Kaspersky are the top 2)

Do not get Avast!, as it is complete shit. Go to this link to find out why.

You will also want to scan your computer weekly, or whatever amount of time you are comfortable with, with Malwarebytes. Just to be clear, Malwarebytes is NOT an AV, nor should it be used like one. So do not run it along side your AV, only use it is a scanner. Make sure to not accept the trial it offers, and to disable it on startup.

[z123killer]

That's up to you.

 

Impossible to answer since every machines is different. 

is there anything better then avast

[JerkyMcDilerino]

is there anything better then avast

Bitdefender and Avira. 

[z123killer]

Bitdefender and Avira. 

which one is better between bitdefender and avira

[siberiansteel11]

I'm gonna go with bitdefender! been using it for a year no problems with it whatsoever unlike avast giving popups 

[JerkyMcDilerino]

which one is better between bitdefender and avira

Bitdefender in my case. 

 

Here is the official Bitdefender link for their antivirus. 

[Theminecraftaddict555]

Bitdefender free

 

It is a small simple AV that doesn't bog down your system and is very effective to protecting your pc (most of the time)

 

Also no pop ups

[Burusutazu]

I think we really need a sticky on this, or recommend software in general. This question is asked too much. This thread should be a sticky, but of course, should be audited for errors and such beforehand..

That aside:

For free AV you should either get Avira or Bitdefender. Bitdefender is more lightweight, but it doesn't give you many options in terms of control or how it works.

If you want a paid one then either Bitdefender or Kaspersky. I would probably go with Kaspersky just for the fact that their team has found a lot of security issues in the past. You can also check out AVTEST, a third-party company that rates AVs. (Bitdefender and Kaspersky are the top 2)

Do not get Avast!, as it is complete shit. Go to this link to find out why.

You will also want to scan your computer weekly, or whatever amount of time you are comfortable with, with Malwarebytes. Just to be clear, Malwarebytes is NOT an AV, nor should it be used like one. So do not run it along side your AV, only use it is a scanner. Make sure to not accept the trial it offers, and to disable it on startup.

Don't know what was in that Avast link, but I get a malware alert. I use Avast and it ranks well against other AV software (I also have the Pro version, which i got free for being a 3 year user) Avira does rank higher in testing but I have never personally used it.