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<blockquote data-quote="monkeylove" data-source="post: 1029440" data-attributes="member: 19756"><p>I think Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, and Kaspersky have similar protection performance, but there are problems with system impact, etc.</p><p></p><p>For Avast, One is heavy via NovaBench benchmarking, while Free is lighter, and you can choose not to install components that you don't need. However, popups for upgrades now take place once in a while.</p><p></p><p>AVG is similar in terms of lightness, and there appears to be no popups for upgrades, but impact on the system seems to be a bit heavier.</p><p></p><p>Kaspersky has a weird effect on browsers with Adguard for Desktop, such that in some cases forum pages that I revisit aren't loaded fully. This happens even if I clear the cache and disable Adguard. Also, popups for upgrades show up even if I disable any notification settings I can think of that are connected to that.</p><p></p><p>Bitdefender has similar problems as Kaspersky in terms of browser page loading, but it's very difficult to install: sometimes, downloading the installer is slow unless you use a VPN. In addition, with or without upgrades the system tray icon might show up only a minute or so after startup, or not at all. It also feels as heavy as Windows Security although NovaBench scores show otherwise.</p><p></p><p>Windows Security is the heaviest of the lot, both in terms of benchmarking scores and loading pages, browsing files, etc.</p><p></p><p>I tried Avira, but I can't remember much except that it was heavy in terms of benchmarking.</p><p></p><p>Given that, I can recommend only Avast and AVG, and preferably the first, and use the regular free version instead of One Essentials. And if any popups show up and annoy you, you can try AVG.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monkeylove, post: 1029440, member: 19756"] I think Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, and Kaspersky have similar protection performance, but there are problems with system impact, etc. For Avast, One is heavy via NovaBench benchmarking, while Free is lighter, and you can choose not to install components that you don't need. However, popups for upgrades now take place once in a while. AVG is similar in terms of lightness, and there appears to be no popups for upgrades, but impact on the system seems to be a bit heavier. Kaspersky has a weird effect on browsers with Adguard for Desktop, such that in some cases forum pages that I revisit aren't loaded fully. This happens even if I clear the cache and disable Adguard. Also, popups for upgrades show up even if I disable any notification settings I can think of that are connected to that. Bitdefender has similar problems as Kaspersky in terms of browser page loading, but it's very difficult to install: sometimes, downloading the installer is slow unless you use a VPN. In addition, with or without upgrades the system tray icon might show up only a minute or so after startup, or not at all. It also feels as heavy as Windows Security although NovaBench scores show otherwise. Windows Security is the heaviest of the lot, both in terms of benchmarking scores and loading pages, browsing files, etc. I tried Avira, but I can't remember much except that it was heavy in terms of benchmarking. Given that, I can recommend only Avast and AVG, and preferably the first, and use the regular free version instead of One Essentials. And if any popups show up and annoy you, you can try AVG. [/QUOTE]
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