Battle F-Secure IS 2014 vs AVAST IS 2014

[nastavnikhe]

which detection is better ?

“real-world” protection capabilities ?

who has a better firewall ?

whose engine and firewall use ?

how they effect on the system performance and system resources ?

who has better support?

 

[DaZa9]

F-Secure: better than avast in detection (0-day especially), uses Windows firewall, uses Bitdefender engine.
Avast: average detection rate, uses its own firewall and its own engine.

Tried both and non of them had any impact on system resources (might be different with others). in terms of RAM usage I think avast wins in this. but F-secure uses less ram too but I think avast is more little.

about support I really never tried to contact an AV product support.

That's only my opinion so I advice you to run both a trial and see which one you most comfortable with. both should protect you well if you watched your mouse clicks. I mean if you're using the best AV product ever (although there isn't a best product) and you didn't watch your mouse click then you're infected badly! because nothing is 100%

 

[nastavnikhe]

nobody uses F Secure!? Very few comments

 

[Nikos751]

F-Secure: better than avast in detection (0-day especially), uses Windows firewall, uses Bitdefender engine.
Avast: average detection rate, uses its own firewall and its own engine.

Tried both and non of them had any impact on system resources (might be different with others). in terms of RAM usage I think avast wins in this. but F-secure uses less ram too but I think avast is more little.

about support I really never tried to contact an AV product support.

That's only my opinion so I advice you to run both a trial and see which one you most comfortable with. both should protect you well if you watched your mouse clicks. I mean if you're using the best AV product ever (although there isn't a best product) and you didn't watch your mouse click then you're infected badly! because nothing is 100%

I don't think avast detection is average, in total (signs, evo gen, deepscreen etc), why do you say that? If you mean only about signatures, you cannot say that only these make a product effective and i believe you know that. xD

 

[Nico@FMA]

I don't think avast detection is average, in total (signs, evo gen, deepscreen etc), why do you say that? If you mean only about signatures, you cannot say that only these make a product effective and i believe you know that. xD

Actually i would like to mention that the comparison between Avast and F-Secure is like comparing apples and eggs. In other words its BS.
However if we have to nitpick then i agree a 100% with daZa9 he is correct by saying that F-Secure has a edge over Avast due to the whole package combined.
Perhaps that individual modules within both packages could be subject to better or lesser performance compared to its counterparts but F-Secure really does have unmistakable edge. But then again the whole focus of F-Secure is different then Avast so F-secure is in a league of its own here and Avast really does not stand up against it.
But this has nothing to do with the quality of both programs, but more the individual focus and protection strategy behind the program itself.

That said there is however ONE field that F-Secure has a serious advantage and that is its Zero day protection, it is so much more robust and well rounded then Avast that i am not even going to take the trouble to explain the differences.

i hope this helps.

 

[Venustus]

F-Secure by a large margin!
It's "Deepguard" module alone is worth the price of admission!

 

[Nikos751]

Actually i would like to mention that the comparison between Avast and F-Secure is like comparing apples and eggs. In other words its BS.
However if we have to nitpick then i agree a 100% with daZa9 he is correct by saying that F-Secure has a edge over Avast due to the whole package combined.
Perhaps that individual modules within both packages could be subject to better or lesser performance compared to its counterparts but F-Secure really does have unmistakable edge. But then again the whole focus of F-Secure is different then Avast so F-secure is in a league of its own here and Avast really does not stand up against it.
But this has nothing to do with the quality of both programs, but more the individual focus and protection strategy behind the program itself.

That said there is however ONE field that F-Secure has a serious advantage and that is its Zero day protection, it is so much more robust and well rounded then Avast that i am not even going to take the trouble to explain the differences.

i hope this helps.

Things are really as you say, I just wanted to point out that avast engine along with extra technologies cannot be considered just average. Just that!