Battle Free AV for Comodo Firewall 2017?

[nishaddesilva]

I want to know which free antivirus is most compatible and lightest on resources while running alongside Comodo Firewall. Ability to customise settings is preferred (Reason why Bitdefender is not mentioned)

 

[ForgottenSeer 19494]

Voted Avast, but Panda is also good. Both are customizable, Avast more. Both are compatible. Both have more than the signature-matching layer for protection. Panda is slightly lighter on the system.

 

[lab34]

Hello,
I'm using qihoo 360 TS alongside of CF. And it's running well on my old machine (4Gb RAM).
I'm running it after watching cruelsister's videos.

 

[ttto]

I would go for Avast: compatible, effective, highly customizable, and not a heavy config.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Voted Avast, but Panda is also good. Both are customizable, Avast more. Both are compatible. Both have more than the signature-matching layer for protection. Panda is slightly lighter on the system.

Agreed

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Avast is good but it's buggy(user interface bugs) these days u should know

 

[Ink]

On Windows 10, try Windows Defender with Comodo Firewall.

 

[LuciusHaydn]

I have to agree with @Spawn with this. I actually am quite the fan of CFW, especially using Cruelsister's settings. When you have that plus Windows Defender, it is a very reliable and lightweight solution.

 

[nishaddesilva]

Defender is very slow when accessing a folder with many files.

 

[brod56]

Like others suggested, if you are in Windows 10, there is no need to install third-party antivirus software as long as you have a second line of defense.
In my case, I have Voodoshield Pro, Windows Defender is absolutely fine.
In your case, you have Comodo Firewall, which literally stops everything in proactive mode, then Windows Defender is the best, light solution too.
Just my opinion though. Of the three you mentioned, I would go with Avast.

 

[LuciusHaydn]

@nishadrox I agree with certain things, it can be slow. However when I use CFW, it is with proactive mode and Cruelsister's settings. In that situation... speaking only for myself... Windows Defender is only on because... why not? I had only ever scanned my comp with it just to shut it up about reminding me to scan with it.
CFW really is the star of the show.

Ultimately I am reminded of something @shmu26 has said in the past that I found when I was researching this very same subject and I was only lurking here:
"As for your choice of AV if you MUST have one: it doesn't really matter, because if you run CFW in proactive config with autosandbox, your AV is like marshmallows compared to a tank. You may choose whatever flavor of marshmallows you like best."

 

[Rengar]

I have tried Panda free av and it was super light.

 

[Ink]

Defender is very slow when accessing a folder with many files.

Link to such example?

 

[RVS2]

CFW (on cruelsister's settings) blocks a few panda services. Probably not serious. Can't say if it makes panda's protection weaker.

Other AVs probably suffer the same fate. Which is why a compact AV like Bitdefender Free would be ideal.

Don't compromise on CFW settings, unless you know what you're doing.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

Link to such example?

I think we already had a discussion about this issue. Evidences are in the second page
Did you experience slowdown issues in Windows 10?

many people agreed that WD can cause a significant slowdown in certain cases especially with HDD
not noticeable with SSD but some people noticed the same problem

I have a laptop with HDD. I know how impactful WD is. The laptop's fan and task manager/process XP can confirm it

 

[Arequire]

Avast, Avira and Qihoo are the ones that come to mind in terms of customisation. Being lightweight will be difficult to judge due to AVs running different on individual systems. For example, I've read a lot about Qihoo being incredibly lightweight but on my system QHActiveDefense was always running at 2 - 5% CPU usage, although I didn't notice much slowdown with just Bitdefender's engine on. Same thing with Panda: @LanDude says Panda runs light for him but I get noticeable slowdown when using it.
I suggest you install any free AVs you're interested in and see how they impact your system's performance.

 

[Ink]

I think we already had a discussion about this issue. Evidences are in the second page
Did you experience slowdown issues in Windows 10?

many people agreed that WD can cause a significant slowdown in certain cases especially with HDD
not noticeable with SSD but some people noticed the same problem

I have a laptop with HDD. I know how impactful WD is. The laptop's fan and task manager/process XP can confirm it

Hardware limitation, you mentioned it's not noticeable wth SSD.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

Hardware limitation, you mentioned it's not noticeable wth SSD.

if it is noticeable with HDD, it will cause the same problem with SSD but because SSD is ~10x faster than HDD so it's not really noticeable. The problem is it can degrade the SSD faster. the CPU usage is higher than other lighter AVs

because of this reason, why don't we use other lighter AVs which cause less impact on system performance on low-end machines?
the only good things about WD I can think of is that it doesn't slow down the boot time, its compatibility, no bloatware and it's free

 

[Winter Soldier]

Comodo Firewall is highly configurable, and you should work on it and not necessarily on the AV.
For this reason, I simply would use Windows Defender (in my experience never problems with it ).

 

[nishaddesilva]

Can somebody say what Avira is lacking than Avast and Panda?