Eset Nod 32 vs Kaspersky AV

[Venustus]

Please state your preference.
Thanks!

 

[stefanos]

For better protection Kaspersky. For better performance eset. I choose every time better performance . ESET for me

 

[Aleeyen]

My experience is that Kaspersky is a little heavier than Eset, but its protection is much better.
For systems that are a bit old its better to use Eset otherwise it should be Kaspersky.

 

[DeepWeb]

I would probably go with Eset because of how light it is but I have Kaspersky right now.

 

[Venustus]

I find Kaspersky is relatively light except when browsing the web..For some reason avp.exe spikes when opening a new tab
Agreed,...Eset is lightning fast..

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Kaspersky AV. If you have SSD, performance shouldn't be an issue. I like Eset IS but the AV lacks Eset's great Firewall.

 

[Syafiq]

@venustus How about KSC(Free)?

 

[amico81]

Average home user and small system fingerprint >>> Eset
Happy PornClicker and TorrentUser who needs maximum Protection >>> Kaspersky

 

[Venustus]

@venustus How about KSC(Free)?

Yes i should have placed it in the comparison
Is there a major difference between the free K and paid K ?

 

[Syafiq]

Is there a major difference between the free K and paid K ?

Both KSC Free and KAV does have system watcher, I don't see any difference between them

 

[Evjl's Rain]

I would use kaspersky 2020 security cloud free. There is no difference between KSCF and KAV, almost
for internet security, you get antibanner, firewall and application+TAM
but I would tweak it for maximum performance possible. Default setting is too heavy for my liking
- File antivirus: Scan on execution
- Disable encrypted connection scanning
- disable script injection
- disable unnecessary components such as IM antivirus or mail antivirus if you don't use
- check performance submenu: uncheck all types of scan (idle, rootkit,...) and check anything with the word "Postpone...", check gaming mode, release resources
- wait a few days for it to collect enough cache

trust me, they won't lower your protection

 

[Venustus]

Both KSC Free and KAV does have system watcher, I don't see any difference between them

Why does Kaspersky still offer the paid AV version??

 

[Evjl's Rain]

Why does Kaspersky still offer the paid AV version??

most people don't even know about the existence of kaspersky free and cloud free. They only know about KAV, KIS and KTS because they are sold in IT shops
kaspersky get a lot of money from selling them. No reason for kaspersky to drop KAV

 

[jerzy601]

both programs are good.
I'm currently using Kaspersky and it's okay, I don't feel any slowdown or browsing.
Eset some time ago, I was also very happy with it and I had no problems with him
good detectability and there were no slowdowns in browsing the internet.
personally I would have a dilemma with a choice.
but because Kaspersky is free so I chose it.
Unfortunately, Eset is paid, and my license has ended, so I moved to kaspersky.
but both are good.

 

[Cortex]

I found only the 2020 version of KAV has caused a large (double) increase in ping & a 20% speed slowdown using any VPN I've tried, (the same now as KIS) this does not occur without a VPN. I'm going to try a couple of the tweaks above, but there are alternatives that don't cause this. I have no issues with ESET which has served me very well over many years & causes no issues whatsoever (Nor does NIS)

 

[Mahesh Sudula]

ESET(1984) | Kaspersky (2020)

 

[marcopaone]

For better protection Kaspersky. For better performance eset. I choose every time better performance . ESET for me

Agree with @stefanos

 

[Andrew3000]

Kaspersky!, with @Robbie settings you can make it very light!

RoboMan's Light Kaspersky Settings

I'm sharing my light configuration for Kaspersky Internet Security 2019. Light enough to consume as little resources as possible without compromising security, focusing on blocking rather than disinfecting. GENERAL Untick "perform recommended actions automatically" FILE ANTIVIRUS File...

malwaretips.com

 

[marcopaone]

Kaspersky!, with @Robbie settings you can make it very light!

RoboMan's Light Kaspersky Settings

I'm sharing my light configuration for Kaspersky Internet Security 2019. Light enough to consume as little resources as possible without compromising security, focusing on blocking rather than disinfecting. GENERAL Untick "perform recommended actions automatically" FILE ANTIVIRUS File...

malwaretips.com

Yeah at the expense of small bit protection ...


so at this point it is better to choose ESET

 

[Andrew3000]

Yeah at the expense of protection...

"Light enough to consume as little resources as possible without compromising security, focusing on blocking rather than disinfecting."