App Review Checkpoint Harmony Endpoint Security vs Bitdefender GravityZone with HyperDetect - Comparative

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Today we're comparing the Enterprise version of CheckPoint with Bitdefender GravityZone. HyperDetect has been added.
Unlike the previous test, the 2 antiviruses are default.
Let's see how they perform.



The 2 antivirus products performed well on the Web.
On the pack, however, things were quite different.
CheckPoint came out with a heavily infected machine. Numerous PowerShell scripts were running in the background, disrupting the system.
What's more, at the end, KVRT notes a memory infection.
Bitdefender, on the other hand, cleaned up its act by blocking several traps that I set for it.
Only one Trojan remains at the end, which doesn't seem to be active.

@kamiloxf request
 
Today we're comparing the Enterprise version of CheckPoint with Bitdefender GravityZone. HyperDetect has been added.
Unlike the previous test, the 2 antiviruses are default.
Let's see how they perform.



The 2 antivirus products performed well on the Web.
On the pack, however, things were quite different.
CheckPoint came out with a heavily infected machine. Numerous PowerShell scripts were running in the background, disrupting the system.
What's more, at the end, KVRT notes a memory infection.
Bitdefender, on the other hand, cleaned up its act by blocking several traps that I set for it.
Only one Trojan remains at the end, which doesn't seem to be active.

@kamiloxf request

Thanks for the test. The missed sample is a typical ACR downloader and injector module which is now detected by BD. Probably the download link for its next stage was down when u executed it. its c2 and few malware samples blacklisted by me about a month ago on VT.
 
@Shadowra I haven't watched the full video yet, plan to, but can you comment on sense of "heaviness" /or lightness using each. And in US, BD Gravity Zone is a minimum of 3 licenses at $81.19. Is BDGZ available anywhere for 1 license?

It's true that I'll have to talk about the system impact, I'll make a note of it on my next summaries ;)
To give you a quick answer:

Harmony is light on the system but it does slow down page connections as it analyses them in detail and downloads.
Bitdefender has a big impact on the system, but I feel it's more of an impact when you're using it. On the other hand, it is greedy when scanning.

For the price for 1 PC, I don't think it exists. I see it a lot with 3 or 5 PCs.
 
Thanks for the test. The missed sample is a typical ACR downloader and injector module which is now detected by BD. Probably the download link for its next stage was down when u executed it. its c2 and few malware samples blacklisted by me about a month ago on VT.
Hello,

New malicious software was found in the attached file. Its detection will be included in the next update.
e68bb73195e80e8fff3aa8d75b03363627d54f1a154cb5d5578f674f468e528f - Trojan.Win32.Agentb.tiwa
 
@Shadowra for home PC setup (2 Laptop, Desktop, mobiles), is Bitdefender Total Security good enough for protection or a solution like gravity zone is recommended?

You can stay with Total Security, which is more than enough.