Battle 360 TS vs. avast! free

[xxrandomxx]

So, in my previous thread, MT seemed to prefer avast over comodo, so I decided to compare it to another program, 360 total security. As always, post why you prefer one over the other.

 

[Nikos751]

What kind of (noticeable) problems/bugs does 360 TS have currently (latest version)?

 

[marg]

I am having no problems at all with 360 TS. I think the problems are with certain APP's that are showing up as false positives or are they? Its not unheard of when you download an app off a site it might possibly be bundled with malware/junkware IMO. 360 TS does have a restore feature in quarantine so you are in no danger if it is a true false positive IMO.

 

[Jaspion]

i switched from 360TS to avast, 360 is far too heavy on system recourses i was surprised just how light avast is now its like a feather.

I also found ondemand scanning to start up very slow on 360

At the momment im really happy with Avast and comodo firewall

Yes, I agree that avast! is lighter.

The on-demand scan of 360TS is slow because it has to load both Avira and Bitdefender databases to begin.

 

[Rahadian Putra]

What kind of (noticeable) problems/bugs does 360 TS have currently (latest version)?

So far none with the AV engine it self, it's pretty good actually and the cloud engine is powerful, but I noticed a bug with the "Patch" feature on it, it will detected any vulnerabilities on windows that windows missed? I'm not sure since my windows is up to dated (not the optional one) but 360 TS say I need to patch these missing updates, when I updated it, my windows saying that I never update my windows, however after I re-scan it..it's back to normal and windows told me that my OS is up to dated. I'm not sure whether it's a bug on 360 TS or windows was lying to me (although so far no problem)

But I'm not gonna talk about this since this thread is about "Vs and Vs"
There is another thread that talking about this Patch feature

 

[Jaspion]

Just off topic but are there any free antivirus out there which use the kasperskey engine?.

ZoneAlarm Firewall + Antivirus (no standalone version). But it is not the same as having Kaspersky (less frequent updates, older engine, etc).

 

[Rahadian Putra]

Just off topic but are there any free antivirus out there which use the kasperskey engine?.

Or you can read it Here
What Jaspion said is true, even ZA using kaspersky engine..but it's not equal as Kaspersky

 

[marg]

i switched from 360TS to avast, 360 is far too heavy on system recourses i was surprised just how light avast is now its like a feather.

I also found ondemand scanning to start up very slow on 360

At the momment im really happy with Avast and comodo firewall

I am not having this problem. Quick scan is about 1 minute on my Win 7 pc. Are you running Win 8 by chance?

 

[Koroke San]

So far none with the AV engine it self, it's pretty good actually and the cloud engine is powerful, but I noticed a bug with the "Patch" feature on it, it will detected any vulnerabilities on windows that windows missed? I'm not sure since my windows is up to dated (not the optional one) but 360 TS say I need to patch these missing updates, when I updated it, my windows saying that I never update my windows, however after I re-scan it..it's back to normal and windows told me that my OS is up to dated. I'm not sure whether it's a bug on 360 TS or windows was lying to me (although so far no problem)

But I'm not gonna talk about this since this thread is about "Vs and Vs"
There is another thread that talking about this Patch feature

Don't use qihoo TS windows updater coz it was showing me a few updates still remain to done after i install window update from it's default updater. Then i check manually those updates in Microsoft site, what i found 1-2 update which TS was showing are only supported for for XP , for my window 8.1 64 bit & rest 2 update i downloaded, 1 was only support for 32 bit & left one update successfully by me manually. So 360 TS windows updater can't detect sometime which update is for wut OS & for wut architecture.

 

[WinXPert]

I haven't used 360 TS so my biased answer is Avast! plus I like the Boot Scan feature and I can update it even if the PC I'm repairing have no net connection

 

[marg]

I used Avast Bootscan & nothing was ever detected..!

 

[Oxygen]

I used Avast Bootscan & nothing was ever detected..!

If you scanned normally would things be detected? or is it some issue with avast

 

[Littlebits]

The only reason why 360 TS has receive so much attention lately is their multiple AV engines which detect more malware samples than most other products. That is the only positive that I can find since Avast is more stable, much lighter, less false positives, from a trusted company that respects user privacy, ads can easily be hidden, offer free support from English speaking forum, etc.

It really surprises me that every time any AV product does better on malware sample tests that it is automatically considered to be the best and all other factors are ignored.

Enjoy!!

 

[WinXPert]

I used Avast Bootscan & nothing was ever detected..!

of course it won't if the system is clean already in the first place

 

[MikeV]

360 TS
Pros:

1. Detection rate
2. Behavior Blocker
3. Better clean up

Cons:

1. WebFilter
2. Not yet ''finalized'' like 360 Internet Security.
3. Late Updates
4. High memory usage in some cases

AVAST
Pros:

1. Webfilter
2. Hardened Mode and Evogen
3. Light on memory

Cons:

1. Not so light when user is multitasking, after some time Avast become a little bit ''heavy'' on system response
2. DeepScan (always allow) ...they definitely need to fix that
3. Average detection rate, it reacts more after execution of the file.
4. Buggy.........(just visit avast facebook page or their forum,to read what people say) Latest bugs according to users was IE plugin, and grimefighter
5. Not good at clean up
6. Their support team (according to users i read in facebook) suck.

This is my personal opinion, as i have tried both programs couple of months ago
Personally i wouldn't use TS or Avast, but i would definitely choose 360 Internet Security.

The choice depends on the user.

 

[Nikos751]

360 TS
Pros:

1. Detection rate
2. Behavior Blocker
3. Better clean up

Cons:

1. WebFilter
2. Not yet ''finalized'' like 360 Internet Security.
3. Late Updates
4. High memory usage in some cases

AVAST
Pros:

1. Webfilter
2. Hardened Mode and Evogen
3. Light on memory

Cons:

1. Not so light when user is multitasking, after some time Avast become a little bit ''heavy'' on system response
2. DeepScan (always allow) ...they definitely need to fix that
3. Average detection rate, it reacts more after execution of the file.
4. Buggy.........(just visit avast facebook page or their forum,to read what people say) Latest bugs according to users was IE plugin, and grimefighter
5. Not good at clean up
6. Their support team (according to users i read in facebook) suck.

This is my personal opinion, as i have tried both programs couple of months ago
Personally i wouldn't use TS or Avast, but i would definitely choose 360 Internet Security.

The choice depends on the user.

Do you consider avast to be more buggy that 360 total/internet security??

 

[RevolutionSphere]

Avast for me.

 

[Ink]

It really surprises me that every time any AV product does better on malware sample tests that it is automatically considered to be the best and all other factors are ignored.

And the opposite applies too, Antivirus X missed ONE sample, so it sucks!

 

[MikeV]

Do you consider avast to be more buggy that 360 total/internet security??

I am not sure φίλε Niko about Total Security but Avast is definitely not as stable as 360 Internet Security.
Total security is still under development while Internet Security is a finalized product.
As about Avast, i describe what i read + my personal opinion as i have used avast couple of months ago.
Avast is not so stable as 360 INTERNET SECURITY.
Avast is very light in the beginning, but after some weeks it will become more ''heavy'' on system response (i use music and media software and i multitasking a lot).
Qihoo IS on the other hand is very light on system resources,and i didn't experienced any slowdown even when i open/close,programs & multitasking.
For a product to be ''light'' in memory doesn't mean that the program will be also ''light'' on system response.
Qihoo 360 INTERNET SECURITY is the perfect balance, of memory usage,system response,detection,stability.
If you like my personal opinion Qihoo INTERNET SECURITY is the best free (and not only) AV on the market today.
And i repeat that it is only my personal opinion, and my personal experience i had with these software and my machine.

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[Nikos751]

I am not sure φίλε Niko about Total Security but Avast is definitely not as stable as 360 Internet Security.
Total security is still under development while Internet Security is a finalized product.
As about Avast, i describe what i read + my personal opinion as i have used avast couple of months ago.
Avast is not so stable as 360 INTERNET SECURITY.
Avast is very light in the beginning, but after some weeks it will become more ''heavy'' on system response (i use music and media software and i multitasking a lot).
Qihoo IS on the other hand is very light on system resources,and i didn't experienced any slowdown even when i open/close,programs & multitasking.
For a product to be ''light'' in memory doesn't mean that the program will be also ''light'' on system response.
Qihoo 360 INTERNET SECURITY is the perfect balance, of memory usage,system response,detection,stability.
If you like my personal opinion Qihoo INTERNET SECURITY is the best free (and not only) AV on the market today.
And i repeat that it is only my personal opinion, and my personal experience i had with these software and my machine.

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Your experience about Avast is interesting! Thanks for the info! I also find 360 very light if avira & bitdefender engines are not enabled.
Καλή μας τύχη το βράδυ!! Are you greek too?

 

[thepierrezou]

Qihoo has a very good detection but it's very buggy with me and my friends but you can try avast and qihoo