Advice Request Lightest complete suite

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Looking for recommendations for the lightest complete suite i.e. the sort of suite where you really only need the one commercial product

This is for my nephew's new (to him) gaming desktop PC. He's on the other side of the country so tech support isn't easy - so first preference is a suite not the tools I use like H_C, CD etc
 
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Hello,
For a gaming system, i can recommend McAfee Internet Security or F-Secure Safe. Both offers decent enough protection and does not slow down your gaming system.
F-Secure Safe is kind of a "setup-and-forget" product. No so much settings to tweak. McAfee Internet Security offers some more features, like a firewall and is more "tweakable". Check out SerialCart for great prices for McAfee and F-Secure. It's 100% legit site and their support is amazing. I've bought some security products from there.

Kind regards,
-sepik
 
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Maybe he can download and run something like the free version of NovaBench (without the GPU tests) with no AV installed (just Defender), and after installing the trial version of selected suites. From there, compare scores, and the AV with the highest scores might be the lightest.

Also, I noticed that after particular updates to either the OS or the AV, what's fast might become slow, and vice versa.
 
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  • ESET Internet Security
  • F-Secure Safe
Both should be one of AV suite with very low system impact on default settings, but as always all user systems are different on Hardware, etc.
You must be trying out how every AV is running on your device before you going to purchase any AV, just downloading the trial from homepage of AV vendors!
 
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ESET is the first name that comes to my mind when I think about light allround suite.
Second name on this list will be F-Secure.
However Windows Defender alone will also do the job and will be less problematic than any 3rd party suite.
 
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Thanks again all. I'm going to suggest ESET, F-Secure, McAfee, K7, AVG as worth a test.

I'll suggest my nephew consider similar settings are myself for things like Windows and Browser/extensions.
Obviously he won't use ConfigureDefender and if he goes for an option with a firewall he won't need Firewall hardener or SFC.

I assume Hard_Configurator is still worthwhile though? I was going to suggest either Recommended Settings or Basic Recommended Settings. I'm guessing he's unlike to need most of the things blocked by those settings.
 
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rndmblk said:
I assume Hard_Configurator is still worthwhile though? I was going to suggest either Recommended Settings or Basic Recommended Settings. I'm guessing he's unlike to need most of the things blocked by those settings.
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Hard_Configurator is easier to handle by more advanced users ;)

Better just suggesting to use "Simple Windows Hardening" by @Andy Ful
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silversurfer said:
Hard_Configurator is easier to handle by more advanced users ;)

Better just suggesting to use "Simple Windows Hardening" by @Andy Ful
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Good point! Less tech suppprt for me potentially too :D
 
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rndmblk said:
I assume Hard_Configurator is still worthwhile though? I was going to suggest either Recommended Settings or Basic Recommended Settings. I'm guessing he's unlike to need most of the things blocked by those settings.
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rndmblk said:
Good point! Less tech suppprt for me potentially too :D
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@silversurfer 's advice indeed. Simple Windows Hardening. Simple UI. AVG is a good candidate. (y) (y)
 
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Setup a standard account for him and use the built-in Windows Defender and Firewall.

To increase Defender's sensitiveness use Configure defender and don't forget to install uBlock on all browsers even if you prefer to go with a third party suite like KIS or EIS since most infections come from malvertising campaigns.
 
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Trismer said:
For a gamer, a good option for a light antivirus is Bullguard, since there is one of the most advanced game modes, and for work Eset, F-Secure, Symantec Endpoint Protection.

McAfee and Avg (Avast) seem to me a little heavier than those listed, and Microsoft Defender is much heavier than all of the above, imho. :)
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I don't think so.
 
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