Battle Avast free (Moderate aggresive mode & PUP) vs Eset Nod32 AV 7

[Nikos751]

Hello!
What do you have to say on this battle?
Which AV can protect a user better in real world (detection & removal, both known and zero day malware as a result), Eset Nod32 7 or Avast free with moderate hardened mode enabled & pup enabled?

 

[jackuars]

If you just wanna be safe on internet, Avast is enough for a free antivirus.....Even if ESET is better, doesn't mean you're "better protected".

 

[Kate_L]

Avast Free or Pro

 

[jerzy601]

in my opinion is better Eset better detectability and is lightweight.

 

[NullPointerException]

If you do have the money, you should buy Emsisoft Internet Security Pack. If not, you should use Avast. Why spend money on something that is lesser protective than Emsisoft (the king) and more protective than something free?

 

[Nikos751]

Ok. Now a days people keep mentioning about Avast's Hardened mode. But problem is most of them checking unknown malware with hardened mode enabled and getting Avast pop-up.

There is a reason why hardened mode is disabled by default.

It's nothing but sort of Default Denial. If you run 100 new legitimate programs most of them will be detected by Avast hardened mode. So whats the point of it? When you are installing a new program and you got that pop-up saying it's harmful, you will add that to exclusion anyway. If default denial is good then Comodo is the no. 1 Internet security.

Ok. Now a days people keep mentioning about Avast's Hardened mode. But problem is most of them checking unknown malware with hardened mode enabled and getting Avast pop-up.

There is a reason why hardened mode is disabled by default.

It's nothing but sort of Default Denial. If you run 100 new legitimate programs most of them will be detected by Avast hardened mode. So whats the point of it? When you are installing a new program and you got that pop-up saying it's harmful, you will add that to exclusion anyway. If default denial is good then Comodo is the no. 1 Internet security.

You have some valid points in what you say but to my view:
Comodo is buggy, heavier and with a bad av engine at the time.
As for hardened mode, I mention about moderate mode, not aggresive. Till now and for a week or so moderate mode have not causes any problems to me

 

[Nikos751]

@Manzai @Malware Test I would like to hear why you choose Avast

 

[Manzai]

@Manzai @Malware Test I would like to hear why you choose Avast

Effective and light (and free )

 

[Nikos751]

Effective and light (and free )

Thanks,I just noticed you ve already replied
Bases on all your tests, it proves to be better tham eset with h.m?

 

[Nikos751]

Ok. Now a days people keep mentioning about Avast's Hardened mode. But problem is most of them checking unknown malware with hardened mode enabled and getting Avast pop-up.

There is a reason why hardened mode is disabled by default.

It's nothing but sort of Default Denial. If you run 100 new legitimate programs most of them will be detected by Avast hardened mode. So whats the point of it? When you are installing a new program and you got that pop-up saying it's harmful, you will add that to exclusion anyway. If default denial is good then Comodo is the no. 1 Internet security.

Have you tested that behaviour you said about new legitimate apps? I dont think file age is the only and most important criterion for avast to flag it as suspicious.

 

[Manzai]

Thanks,I just noticed you ve already replied
Bases on all your tests, it proves to be better tham eset with h.m?

Hardened Mode is better than ESET (bad with HIPS default)

 

[Nikos751]

Hardened Mode is better than ESET (bad with HIPS default)

I see.. If only it could deal with bat, vbs, com & jar files..

 

[jackuars]

Effective and light (and free )

Yup Avast is really light, it flushes the memory usage, and returns back to 5MB consumption like for every 10 seconds

Now you get what I'm talking about.

 

[Anupam]

Have you tested that behaviour you said about new legitimate apps? I dont think file age is the only and most important criterion for avast to flag it as suspicious.

You are right. Not only age. It's when Avast don't know the app. For example I use "SQL Workbench". It's completely safe program. But every time it's blocked in Hardened Mode. I deal with lots of Apps which normal user does not use. That what I am against Hardened mode.

 

[CapeBuffalo]

Better is subjective when two top av run against each other, thats like say a graphic card running a game a 120 fps is better than one running at 90 fps (aka no visible difference)

 

[PlayerFromTheITtic]

Hello everyone!

It's pretty hard to choose between the both of them, they both have very good features and can be very efficient against malware!

• ESET is a bit lighter, costs less hard drive space (around 30/40MB for signature files, congrats!) and its HIPS is quite well made
• Avast! is free, has a quite effective Hardened mode and its DeepScreen has been improved since the first release of the 9th version

We'll see if it'll change with ESET 8 VS Avast! 10 ;P

 

[Nikos751]

You are right. Not only age. It's when Avast don't know the app. For example I use "SQL Workbench". It's completely safe program. But every time it's blocked in Hardened Mode. I deal with lots of Apps which normal user does not use. That what I am against Hardened mode.

I see.. Typically moderate option should not bother the user with such apps but...

 

[MalwareT]

@Manzai @Malware Test I would like to hear why you choose Avast

My favourite antivirus (using it since 2008.)