Battle Avast Premier or Eset Internet Security?

[elquenunca]

I would like to change the security suite and I do not know which one to choose eset or avast

 

[bribon77]

I would stay with Eset, no matter what the polls say, without detracting from Avast, which is also a good option.
Saludos = Greetings.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Both are good but Avast is more protective aganinst zero-day malwares+Sandbox+very good signature
Eset has very good signature+Firewall if you config it well.

Note:Give both a demo run for 30days and choose.

 

[elquenunca]

I used eset for a few years but in AV tests avast comes out well scored so I have doubts if I switch to avast

 

[Captain Awesome]

I've tried eset for a few years but in AV tests avast comes out well scored so I have doubts if I switch to avast

If you tried eset and it give you the protection no need to switch.Don't trust AV tests blindly.AV tests are grain of salt.

 

[bribon77]

I used eset for a few years but in AV tests avast comes out well scored so I have doubts if I switch to avast

If you are guided by AV testing, you will change every AV month.

 

[Shadowave]

I will stay with Eset, never got infected in the last 10 years using eset products

 

[elquenunca]

I do not usually pay attention to the surveys because according to the AV tests I would use bitdefender or kaspersky (I have tried them) that come out well punctuated, I am a user of eset I have never tried avast which is one of the most used suites

 

[jerzy601]

I used Eset for a long time it is a good soft security.
Avast is also a good program, but I would personally be with the Eset.

 

[Mahesh Sudula]

Pros :
Signatures : Avast slightly has better signatures and response to newer threats is better too ..Eset too is same however since Avast cloud (+AVG) is larger than Eset..response is slightly faster from what I seen.
Next Proactive detection : Avast beats Eset completely ..Cleanup against unknown malware is quite good.
Eset fails to remove any traces that are out of it's signatures. Behaviour based detection of Avast is vastly improved so it's blocking and cleanup + (AVG IDP) ..Eset hips is ok on tweaking but that cannot be replaced with BB .
Antiphishing of Avast is excellent over Eset. After AVG acquisition ..it's phishing capability at par with Trend and Webroot.
Avast is free ..that dominates Eset (Paid) in protection category ..
As far as PUP and Lightness is concerned Eset is the winner ..however pup detection should be enabled manually in both Avast and Avg.

 

[shmu26]

If you are guided by AV testing, you will change every AV month.

Good point.
Maybe @elquenunca should add something to harden the system, such as OSArmor or SysHardener, rather than switching AV for a marginal and questionable gain in protection.

 

[bribon77]

I do not usually pay attention to the surveys because according to the AV tests I would use bitdefender or kaspersky (I have tried them) that come out well punctuated, I am a user of eset I have never tried avast which is one of the most used suites

Dude, don't stay with the desire to try Avast. If you don't like it, just take it off.
It also happens to me that you get bored with the same program and look for something different.

 

[elquenunca]

thank you very much for the answers in the end I decided to continue with eset

 

[ChemicalB]

Recently a friend called me for a problem.
In short, he's using Avast free for years but lately, his PC had become slow and not very responsive with the "hourglass" on the mouse pointer.
Just doing a scan with Eset Online Scanner, it found a trojan that was hogging the resources, and who knows what else it did.
Now, this means nothing because no AV is 100% reliable, but using a second opinion scanner you can get more security.
Then I would stay with Eset, maybe adding EEK or Zemana.

 

[Trender]

I just got fed up with avast ads. And I odnt mean free version. Even paid version is full of ads.

 

[Gapp]

ESET hands down (though from my last experience it will take sometime setting it up properly but if you learn it it is great to use!).

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

Avast is spying trash. Go for ESET without a doubt.

 

[Kantry123]

if you want a Straight answer its ESET or my Personal Favorite is Kaspersky

But I would suggest you to take a System Image or Backup of current state.

and then TRY both for 30 days and test it thoroughly and Decide for yourself.

thanks and regards
kantry123

 

[SumTingWong]

ESET > Avast

 

[conceptualclarity]

I'd give ESET the edge on being light on the system and on the firewall, and overall it has a lot more features and configuration possibilities.

I've also had Panda Pro recently, and I'd say Avast is way better.