Battle ESET NOD32 vs. Webroot Complete in Windows 10?

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ifacedown

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Hi.

Well, I think many would say that I should not match ESET NOD32 with Webroot Complete, because Webroot in this version have some additional features. Well, I like the "simplicity" of ESET NOD32 over ESET Smart Security.

But what about overall protection? I'm a careful user. I just want more lightness... both are light but Webroot is lighter.

Well, I could also have Webroot + Voodooshield :)
 

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Cannot speak for Webroot because I've never used it before but have to say that ESET is extremely light, I would say the lightest AV I have used yet. (Comparing with Avast, Avira, Bitdefender, 360)
 
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Does anyone know if Webroot fixed the disabled firewall controls in Windows 10\8 - or - is Webroot still saying nothing about the fact that the WSA firewall controls are disabled on W8/10 systems ?

Mark my word... someone will post a link in this thread to Webroot that states the WSA firewall controls cannot be enabled because of the OS. OK, it's a technical issue... I get that. In light of this technical issue - and until Webroot figures out what it is going to about it (this has been going on since fall of 2012) - Webroot recommends installing a Windows firewall outbound notification soft - like BiniSoft's Windows Firewall Control...

However, Webroot does not notify users that the firewall controls are disabled on post-Windows 7 systems prior-to installation; the user only finds out after installing WSA. The whole premise of WSA's firewall "protection" is that it adds some (outbound) notifications to the built-in Windows firewall - that's it. So if the WSA firewall controls do not work - regardless of the reason(s) - the user is left with nothing but Windows firewall's built-in protections = no outbound notifications.

Webroot has been charging W8/10 users all along for those non-functional WSA firewall controls since W8 was released. Think about it. Slimy...
 
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Does anyone know if Webroot fixed the disabled firewall controls in Windows 10\8 - or - is Webroot still saying nothing about the fact that the WSA firewall controls are disabled on W8/10 systems ?

Mark my word... someone will post a link in this thread to Webroot that states the WSA firewall controls cannot be enabled because of the OS. OK, it's a technical issue... I get that. In light of this technical issue - and until Webroot figures out what it is going to about it (this has been going on since fall of 2012) - Webroot recommends installing a Windows firewall outbound notification soft - like BiniSoft's Windows Firewall Control...

However, Webroot does not notify users that the firewall controls are disabled on post-Windows 7 systems prior-to installation; the user only finds out after installing WSA. The whole premise of WSA's firewall "protection" is that it adds some (outbound) notifications to the built-in Windows firewall - that's it. So if the WSA firewall controls do not work - regardless of the reason(s) - the user is left with nothing but Windows firewall's built-in protections = no outbound notifications.

Webroot has been charging W8/10 users all along for those non-functional WSA firewall controls since W8 was released. Think about it. Slimy...

Good on you for sharing that information.
 

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Either choose on a fully cloud component or optimize protection that binds with traditional signatures.

The third option is highly acceptable, which you shouldn't provide any lapses unless a user mistake from configuration.
 
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Aren't both in Beta for Windows 10?
Webroot released a stable version in June for windows 10.

Version 9.0.0.64 (Released June 29th, 2015)Implemented
  • Correct OS version reporting for Windows versions 8.1 and above.
  • Windows 10 compatibility.
Improved
  • Path normalization for Internet Explorer cache paths.
  • Further scan engine improvements.
  • Aligned agent states.
Fixed
  • Bug fixes.
 
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Mark my word... someone will post a link in this thread to Webroot that states the WSA firewall controls cannot be enabled because of the OS. OK, it's a technical issue... I get that. In light of this technical issue - and until Webroot figures out what it is going to about it (this has been going on since fall of 2012) - Webroot recommends installing a Windows firewall outbound notification soft - like BiniSoft's Windows Firewall Control...
i have used webroot before for three months in Windows 8.1 and never noticed it!
 
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JakeXPMan

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I'm assuming anything Webroot would be the lightest and also great at protecting.

Although I voted without full experience, but I do remember things I've read on posts. So I went with Webroot+Voodoo

ESET is also really light, so you're good to go either way ! :)
 
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