App Review Ask your AV for the comparison !

[Smoke]

Free - Defender, Avast, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, AVG

Paid - ESET, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, GData, Trend Micro, Zone Alarm NextGen

 

[TairikuOkami]

360 Total Security
Panda

Dr.Web
K7

 

[lokamoka820]

Free: MS Defender, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Avast, Avira.

 

[zkSnark]

Free: Avast and AVG
Paid: Kaspersky and Eset Security

 

[cartaphilus]

Hello

As you know, I'm organizing a huge comparison of free and paid antivirus software this month.
So here's the topic.

You can suggest any free and paid antivirus software you'd like to see. I'll select 6 free and 6 paid antivirus for the videos.
For the final, the best free antivirus will face the best paid.

Deadline: December 19, 2024

On your keyboards!

Shadowra

I would love to see a Machine Learning AI edge solutions like Harmony vs DeepInstinct vs regualar home ESET, Kaspersky and Zone Alarm Next Gen Extreme set to max.

Yes I understand that Zone Alarm and Harmony should be identical...but are they?

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

I would love to see a Machine Learning AI edge solutions like Harmony vs DeepInstinct vs regualar home ESET, Kaspersky and Zone Alarm Next Gen Extreme set to max.

Yes I understand that Zone Alarm and Harmony should be identical...but are they?

Zonealarm is based of harmony but has very little options like very little they should actually add more customization to the gui

Anyway seems like the beta version is actually free or at least didn't ask me to purchase it

Download ZoneAlarm Software

The ultimate PC security software, combining a firewall, anti-virus, privacy protection, and more!

www.zonealarm.com

 

[zidong]

Other than Kaspersky, they will fail miserably.

It would be nice to test antiviruses from 3rd world countries.

 

[Jonny Quest]

It would be nice to test antiviruses from 3rd world countries.

For how many users on this forum would that be beneficial too? IMO, let's have Shadowra test the most popular and widely used AV's to make the most of his time, while being more informative for the majority of users here, no?

I think he has reviewed some of the lesser known AVs, I just don't remember which ones.

 

[TuxTalk]

Zonealarm is based of harmony but has very little options like very little they should actually add more customization to the gui

Anyway seems like the beta version is actually free or at least didn't ask me to purchase it

Download ZoneAlarm Software

The ultimate PC security software, combining a firewall, anti-virus, privacy protection, and more!

www.zonealarm.com

ZoneAlarm is way more stable than Harmony. Not going in to details here.

 

[Harputlu]

Dr web
Emsisoft
Escan
Webroot
Sophos home
360 Total security
Nano antivirus
Zillya antivirus
Net protector
Software with many users is tested every month. Software that does not participate in tests should be tested.

 

[Jonny Quest]

It would be nice to test antiviruses from 3rd world countries.

Dr web
Emsisoft
Escan
Webroot
Sophos home
360 Total security
Nano antivirus
Zillya antivirus
Net protector
Software with many users is tested every month. Software that does not participate in tests should be tested.

Which I'm not trying to back track from my above reply, as in a way I do get what you're both saying. Many of the AVs have been reviewed to death, and is a new version going to be dramatically different, so much better?

And if some of us don't know what to use, or why we're using it by now, is a bit of a head scratcher to me. But I also get it, we're a curious lot who likes these sort of reviews

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

ZoneAlarm is way more stable than Harmony. Not going in to details here.

Anyway report if the link I sent actually gives zonealarm nextgen for free btw if it does work please purchase it to get a stable version and support the great development of checkpoint products and those that cant please help the development by reporting bugs

 

[zidong]

For how many users on this forum would that be beneficial too? IMO, let's have Shadowra test the most popular and widely used AV's to make the most of his time, while being more informative for the majority of users here, no?

Kaspersky isn't popular?

 

[Jonny Quest]

Kaspersky isn't popular?

You're splitting hairs and you know better.
Cheers

 

[TuxTalk]

Anyway report if the link I sent actually gives zonealarm nextgen for free btw if it does work please purchase it to get a stable version and support the great development of checkpoint products and those that cant please help the development by reporting bugs

I have license for it.
And its installed.

 

[simmerskool]

Free: ClamAV, Windows Defender,Avira,Bitdefender, Avast
Paid: K7,Quickheal,Kaspersky

I am curious to see how ClamAV scanner does in windows (I scan linux occassionally). I recall IT professionals saying all you need is ClamAV & Webroot...

 

[simmerskool]

I would love to see a Machine Learning AI edge solutions like Harmony vs DeepInstinct vs regualar home ESET, Kaspersky and Zone Alarm Next Gen Extreme set to max.

Yes I understand that Zone Alarm and Harmony should be identical...but are they?

imo Harmony is far superior to ZA (fwiw). Harmony is system_slow compared to DeepInstinct, but Harmony may offer "deeper" protection then DeepInstinct(?) but I'm not sure about that

 

[simmerskool]

GData, ESET Nod32, Emsisoft Business versus MS Defender tweaked with DefenderUI or ConfigureDefender

 

[cartaphilus]

It would be nice to test antiviruses from 3rd world countries.

That's how we got Ebola.

 

[cartaphilus]

Kaspersky isn't popular?

Well I know it seems like Russia is on it's way to becoming a 3rd world country but I don't think they are there yet.