Battle BitDefender Internet Security vs. ESET

[Mateotis]

Hello everyone!

I've recently upgraded from BD Free to IS. It's been very good so far, however I've noticed a decrease in my internet speed, which didn't occur with the free version. Looking at Task Manager, "BitDefender Security Service" sits on top of the memory usage. The frustrating thing is, I just cannot kill the process nor prevent it from starting with Windows, just for the testing purposes. Not even with msconfig.

I've been reading/hearing a lot of good things about ESET, one of them being its lightness.

So my question is, would it worth switching from BD to ESET?

 

[Zafrikotowezme]

last bd update is causing that vsserv.exe working much much harder and that's the problem you know...

 

[Mateotis]

last bd update is causing that vsserv.exe working much much harder and that's the problem you know...

Any particular reason why?

 

[Oxygen]

Switching from BitDefender to ESET is the best choice you will ever make.

 

[Mateotis]

Switching from BitDefender to ESET is the best choice you will ever make.

Is it that much better?

 

[MrExplorer]

ESET Smart Security is one of the best antivirus i have tried, whereas Bitdefender is very buggy & has very large update size which slow down Internet & PC.
I would surely suggest you to switch to ESET SMART SECURITY 7.

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Is it that much better?

Yes, it is.

 

[yigido]

Don't wait just switch it

 

[Oxygen]

Is it that much better?

Yes.... BitDefender slows down my PC so much and makes it to the point that the PC isn't usable anymore. + BD has alot of bugs.

 

[Nedim]

Try ESET. You won't regret it imo.

 

[Zafrikotowezme]

Eset fanboys ?

Eset in many test is worse than bd so I would say I don't give a duck if it's lighter.
BD is on the top of the antivirus engines - many secure product using it so I would guess, it's not just quirk of fate.
The primary question IMO is do you need a faster PC or better secured PC.

 

[Nedim]

Eset fanboys ?

Eset in many test is worse than bd so I would say I don't give a duck if it's lighter.
BD is on the top of the antivirus engines - many secure product using it so I would guess, it's not just quirk of fate.
The primary question IMO is do you need a faster PC or better secured PC.

Faster anyday, you should be fine with Windows defender if you know how to behave on the net.
2 or 3 % doesn't make a difference in a real world anyway.

 

[Mateotis]

The primary question IMO is do you need a faster PC or better secured PC.

There must be a product that at least somewhat combos the two.

 

[viktik]

Bitdefender provides more security.
But bitdefender is heavier than ESET.

If you feel that your system is getting very slow then switch to ESET.
Use malwarebytes with ESET.

 

[ErLe]

ESS7 a very good package IS, but the AV module is at a higher level of firewall.
I resigned from ESS7, ESET NOD32 picked and added to this lightweight and efficient SpyShelter Firewall. Security is stronger, and the system works quickly.
Sorry, but BD is the elephant in the apartment.

 

[Oxygen]

Eset fanboys ?

Eset in many test is worse than bd so I would say I don't give a duck if it's lighter.
BD is on the top of the antivirus engines - many secure product using it so I would guess, it's not just quirk of fate.
The primary question IMO is do you need a faster PC or better secured PC.

More like BD is Overrated tbh.

 

[Myna]

Yes.... ESS is worth every penny or every mouseclick (In case you win it in a giveaway)
The only problem with ESET Smart Security is.... once you give it a try, its really hard to get over it....

 

[Mateotis]

Okay, thank you all for the replies, they are very much appreciated, as always.

Now the question is, should I get the complete ESS package or NOD32 w/ a custom firewall?

 

[Myna]

Just go with Eset Smart security....

 

[pranjan]

Hello everyone!

I've recently upgraded from BD Free to IS. It's been very good so far, however I've noticed a decrease in my internet speed, which didn't occur with the free version. Looking at Task Manager, "BitDefender Security Service" sits on top of the memory usage. The frustrating thing is, I just cannot kill the process nor prevent it from starting with Windows, just for the testing purposes. Not even with msconfig.

I've been reading/hearing a lot of good things about ESET, one of them being its lightness.

So my question is, would it worth switching from BD to ESET?

BD is very good...dont switch...turn off auto update...keeping it on will always make it checking for updates every 5-6 minutes....so turn it off and then your speed wil not be reduced...i am using this product since 3 years and no complaints...assuming your pc have 1.5-2 gb ram atleast, your performance will not be degraded to much level....just a little....well which av doesn't slows down a system...

 

[ErLe]

When you're comfortable, you take the ESS. Want more security and NOD32 is select the adjust for better firewall.