Battle Free Antivirus hunting (opinions welcome)

[JakeXPMan]

Okay these are my top 4 based on my research,

Forticlient or Lite / AVG / Comodo / Panda

Now, my Modem/Router is firewalled does this mean I have no need for another firewall besides Windows?

I'm trying to avoid bugs, Bitdefender free worked great for a few months, light, effective, caught 2 threats and a site with malware, but! a few missing functions and quick scan went funky on the 13th and stopped its cycle, won't fix. I don't like the SLOW boot time either.

MOST IMPORTANT: Low CPU for old PC processor/Quick boot time/Installer 200MB or less/Medium to Great Detection rate.

Panda is cloud only, is that a big deal? and I read conflicting stories of praise and distain.

Foritclient , I really want to try, but don't know it that well, but sounds good from privacy policy, web block, firewall etc.

RAM use : 0-80 / CPU (I want light on CPU!, RAM doesn't matter)

Comodo, sounds interesting as well, kinda like Forticlient... but worry about interruptions, bloat and complicated setting for this "advanced-basic" user.

AVG Could it be improving in time? How's the boot up, smooth or heavy?

I don't want a China antivirus, and Avast has IP address "collecting" and unwanted extras, without the firewall However, if I'm let down, I could go this direction before Qihoo-Baidu.

Thanks and lets see your votes and talk about your past or present thoughts of using these.

 

[JakeXPMan]

CIS8 sandbox is stronger than all the previous versions.

You're selling it...

This and Forticlient are gaining again, but Comodo lead.

Panda's uninstall stats are lowest on AV Perfornance, so I'd rather try that later or on a different PC, like when my bros anti-virus runs out in April for example.

AVG, the infected PC's is not good, I think I'll pass, but I enjoy looking at their UI.

Foriticlient, got 90+ detection, easy install-uninstall...low false postitive, and Malware Doctors video showed no dangers left after zero day malwares. Would like to try that one someday.

 

[tonibalas]

Comodo's 8 sandbox it's a lot easier and stronger as yigido said to configure it from previous versions.
I can tell you that for sure because first i installed Comodo AV 7 and then i upgrade to version 8.

If you decide to install Comodo read the thread yigido suggested in post #16 and after that you can send me a PM to help you with the settings

 

[tonibalas]

Or you can ask yigido for help because he has a lot of experience on Comodo
since it was using it for a long time

 

[JakeXPMan]

Ok sold... Comodo it is... where is a safe download to Comodo?

 

[yigido]

Ok sold... Comodo it is... where is a safe download to Comodo?

http://download.comodo.com/cis/download/installs/4000/standalone/cispremium_installer.exe

 

[yigido]

Please customize the installition.

Spoiler: Customize

and then choose only these two. Un-tick the other bundled softwares from Comodo.

Spoiler: Screenshot

 

[conceptualclarity]

A bad review of FortiClient:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/review-o...ndard-edition-the-free-antivirus-by-fortinet/

I have seen a number of 2014 tests in which Panda Free performed stunningly well against the paid anti-viruses. I would say it has surpassed AVG. If you like features, however, AVG has a lot more.

Roboscan is an option for people with a resource-poor system. It's South Korean, not Chinese. It's lighter than avast! and Webroot. Unfortunately it has had scant testing. It does have the BitDefender engine as well as its own, so it's not to be dismissed as for the dogs.

 

[JakeXPMan]

oh yeah , softwares updated.. and 139 patches installed, malwarebytes in too, so this PC is about as good as it can get.

I should upgrade framework, or should I let Comodo do that??

 

[eight]

JakeXPMan,

No offence, but you are looking for FREE Online Protection so do not expect the world out of it.

If you want a so called Fully Loaded Online Protection then you will have to part with some $$$

 

[JakeXPMan]

JakeXPMan,

No offence, but you are looking for FREE Online Protection so do not expect the world out of it.

If you want a so called Fully Loaded Online Protection then you will have to part with some $$$

Oh I don't mind if it's not perfect, but layers are a plus sir! ... I had a ransomware and didn't switch out Avira because of it, still on laptop, it caught two malwares hiding from a USB stick, Mcsheild didn't find.

It's more a question of which will work best on PC, not what IS the best..., its fun to compare any software free or paid.

 

[JakeXPMan]

A bad review of FortiClient:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/review-o...ndard-edition-the-free-antivirus-by-fortinet/

I'd still pick Forticlient second I think tho... but Comodo seems to have a lead on it with sandbox and HIPS.

 

[tonibalas]

You can update it you self here http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Signatures-Updates/NET-Framework.shtml
or here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42643

p.s.:Yesterday i run a ransomware in Malware Hub section provided by Petrovic.
Ransomware run but in sandbox and in the end system was clean
http://malwaretips.com/threads/2014-12-28-1.39692/page-2 post #23

I hope i have helped

 

[eight]

It's more a question of which will work best on PC, not what IS the best

What is The Best is the Best but of course because it works the Best. Do you choose to differ with that ?

 

[JakeXPMan]

You can update it you self here http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Signatures-Updates/NET-Framework.shtml
or here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42643

p.s.:Yesterday i run a ransomware in Malware Hub section provided by Petrovic.
Ransomware run but in sandbox and in the end system was clean
http://malwaretips.com/threads/2014-12-28-1.39692/page-2 post #23

I hope i have helped

Oh yeah helped, you all have at MT! Always...

 

[JakeXPMan]

What is The Best is the Best but of course because it works the Best. Do you choose to differ with that ?

exactly...

 

[eight]

Glad you agree. Just a little point I forgot to add earlier. The Best is not Free

 

[jamescv7]

I'd still pick Forticlient second I think tho... but Comodo seems to have a lead on it with sandbox and HIPS.

No doubt Comodo is totally good product and meets to your personal preference to configure it; so there's no reason you will be infect due to in fact the sandbox works all the time.

 

[Janl92l]

JakeXPMan,

No offence, but you are looking for FREE Online Protection so do not expect the world out of it.

If you want a so called Fully Loaded Online Protection then you will have to part with some $$$

tahts not true. change comodo settings its better than any other paid av suit. change avast free settings with hardernmode u simply not get infected. both are free. there are some other methode out there for free like sandboxie,toolwize timefreez etc. u dont need to pay a penny to get full protection or better protection than a full paid av suite

 

[JakeXPMan]

Glad you agree. Just a little point I forgot to add earlier. The Best is not Free

Yep thats what I mean, not the best unless its paid in green $$

Otherwise noone would use a paid one, if free had the same features as paid.

 

[JakeXPMan]

tahts not true. change comodo settings its better than any other paid av suit. change avast free settings with hardernmode u simply not get infected. both are free. there are some other methode out there for free like sandboxie,toolwize timefreez etc. u dont need to pay a penny to get full protection or better protection than a full paid av suite

Comodo offers a truck full of goods, for a free AV solution.