Battle GDATA VS Kaspersky

[low L!fe]

Hello Guys
I got a subscription from Kaspersky Total Security 2021 and G Data Internet Security 2021 for a one year subscription And I'm in a lake,
what do I choose on my personal device?
Who is the best of them?
Detection rate
Ransomware
Firewall
l protection
Thank you
note i have 32GB ram

 

[franz]

Never had an issue with download speed and Kaspersky. 400/80 line that runs regardless of whether Kaspersky is on or off

The issue here is when one use PIA VPN or maybe other VPN, that's when the speed drops more with Kaspersky then when I use, f-secure or Norton.

 

[Trooper]

The issue here is when one use PIA VPN or maybe other VPN, that's when the speed drops more with Kaspersky then when I use, f-secure or Norton.

Interesting. I can't test as I use Mullvad but I did not see a significant drop with Kaspersky vs. other AV vendors.

 

[harlan4096]

Lower speed in direct download, using a browser with K. enabled

Data Scenario: Network Connection: Fibre 300 Mbits (U/D) Browser: Mozilla Firefox 98 (x64) -> no tracking add-ons nor FF tracking enabled Site tested -> Direct download of Ubuntu ISO: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?version=20.04.4&archit...

eap.kaspersky.com

Most av firms that perform an analysis of the streaming traffic in real time when surfing via browsers will suffer a cut in the speed...

 

[franz]

Lower speed in direct download, using a browser with K. enabled

Data Scenario: Network Connection: Fibre 300 Mbits (U/D) Browser: Mozilla Firefox 98 (x64) -> no tracking add-ons nor FF tracking enabled Site tested -> Direct download of Ubuntu ISO: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?version=20.04.4&archit...

eap.kaspersky.com

Most av firms that perform an analysis of the streaming traffic in real time when surfing via browsers will suffer a cut in the speed...

But why the big cut with Kaspersky and not with f-secure and Norton? I tested with different servers, and the result was the same, Kaspersky did bad compare to both f-secure and Norton even if Norton not did as good as f-secure. I cannot speak for other VPN users, only PIA, but when f-secure almost give me the same speed with VPN as without, it is very good. I use WireGuard.

 

[SeriousHoax]

But why the big cut with Kaspersky and not with f-secure and Norton? I tested with different servers, and the result was the same, Kaspersky did bad compare to both f-secure and Norton even if Norton not did as good as f-secure. I cannot speak for other VPN users, only PIA, but when f-secure almost give me the same speed with VPN as without, it is very good. I use WireGuard.

Avast also has an explanation for slow internet speed here:
Troubleshooting connection speed issues with Web Shield in Avast Antivirus | Official Avast Support
So looks like any AV that thoroughly scans your internet traffic is going to have some impact. As you can see in the above link, disabling HTTPS scanning could improve performance according to Avast. Kaspersky also has HTTPS scanning, Norton has its IPS.
F-Secure on the other hand can only scan HTTP content outside of the browser and the browser extension helps it to scan HTTPS site on the browser, but it can't scan contents like malicious scripts loaded by the site because that requires the HTTPS scanning function which also reduce speed.
It's probably possible for all products to make further improvements, but it's complicated, as said by one of the Kaspersky personal in the link shared by Harlan.
With Microsoft Defender, you'll probably get the best internet speed.

 

[franz]

Avast also has an explanation for slow internet speed here:
Troubleshooting connection speed issues with Web Shield in Avast Antivirus | Official Avast Support
So looks like any AV that thoroughly scans your internet traffic is going to have some impact. As you can see in the above link, disabling HTTPS scanning could improve performance according to Avast. Kaspersky also has HTTPS scanning, Norton has its IPS.
F-Secure on the other hand can only scan HTTP content outside of the browser and the browser extension helps it to scan HTTPS site on the browser, but it can't scan contents like malicious scripts loaded by the site because that requires the HTTPS scanning function which also reduce speed.
It's probably possible for all products to make further improvements, but it's complicated, as said by one of the Kaspersky personal in the link shared by Harlan.
With Microsoft Defender, you'll probably get the best internet speed.

I tested again Kaspersky with and without PIA VPN, and I can't excuse Kaspersky at all. The number speak for itself:

 

[SeriousHoax]

I tested again Kaspersky with and without PIA VPN, and I can't excuse Kaspersky at all. The number speak for itself:

Yeah, that's too slow compared to other products. Does disabling HTTPS scanning make any improvements here?

 

[harlan4096]

You can try also to low the security in Web Anti-Virus module:

 

[franz]

Yeah, that's too slow compared to other products. Does disabling HTTPS scanning make any improvements here?

No, it did not.

 

[franz]

You can try also to low the security in Web Anti-Virus module:

View attachment 266291

I did try, but it was still the same.

 

[franz]

Test WD, first without VPN, second with.

 

[flaubert1971]

I did this speed test without using Kaspersky as an antivirus. In the test there is only WD set to default. See how PIA settings to the best speed server - not Kaspersky - drastically reduces my download speed.

Download video here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EmuC3a83doD_2gW7fWqeu76pOAGwDr7t/view?usp=sharing

 

[franz]

I did this speed test without using Kaspersky as an antivirus. In the test there is only WD set to default. See how PIA settings to the best speed server - not Kaspersky - drastically reduces my download speed.

Download video here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EmuC3a83doD_2gW7fWqeu76pOAGwDr7t/view?usp=sharing

Is your PIA running with Open VPN or WireGuard?

 

[flaubert1971]

Is your PIA running with Open VPN or WireGuard?

I generally use WireGuard. I tried the speed with openvpn too but there are no big changes. The pia vpn speed test in WD is slightly higher than with Kaspersky but the proof of the facts, i.e. when you try to download a large file, the download speed is the same whether you are using kaspersky or WD.
I have been a PIA customer for over 5 years. I also bought dedicated IP and tested the speed with this set but it doesn't help.
Despite everything, I have always preferred PIA to other VPNs because in simple web browsing, streaming and P2P it performs better. The application has also always been very accurate.

 

[Sorrento]

Running AdGuard desk along with some AV's such as Kaspersky & a VPN can cause slowdowns.

 

[flaubert1971]

yes, I have a lifetime license of adguard desktop and it is always running on my systems: Windows 10 and macOS Monterey.

 

[franz]

I generally use WireGuard. I tried the speed with openvpn too but there are no big changes. The pia vpn speed test in WD is slightly higher than with Kaspersky but the proof of the facts, i.e. when you try to download a large file, the download speed is the same whether you are using kaspersky or WD.
I have been a PIA customer for over 5 years. I also bought dedicated IP and tested the speed with this set but it doesn't help.
Despite everything, I have always preferred PIA to other VPNs because in simple web browsing, streaming and P2P it performs better. The application has also always been very accurate.

It is a big difference between OpenVPN and WireGuard here.

 

[franz]

Test with PIA and Kaspersky - OpenVPN and WireGuard.

 

[harlan4096]

Please stay on topic, thanks!

 

[Zartarra]

I tested GData a month ago and it seems that their web-protection has been improved. Also the detection rate was of excellent. I used 154 new samples and it blocked 150 of them.