Battle Lightest free AV

[brod56]

Hey guys.
I know many of you are a bit tired of threads comparing free AVs, but this one is a bit diferent.
I want to know what you think is the best performance free AV right now, which just has a new contester. I am aware of the detection rates considering the different modules of protection available (probably BDF>KAF>WD) but CPU/Ram usage is what Im looking at.
Compatibility with Voodooshield is also an important aspect for me, as I can't live without this wonderful piece of software.
Any comments (with Task Manager screenshots even better) are highly appreciated.

PS. Please do not suggest Avast or Avira as I had some pretty bad experiences with them in the past.

 

[Handsome Recluse]

It will last. I've been using Panda for most of the year and in my experience it is one very few antiviruses which are extremely light. As well, the on access protection prompts me when finding a threat, rather than auto quarantining. Another plus, is very minimal false positives.

Like you, I also have disabled the Process Monitor.

Panda is giving me very occasional BSODs. I can live with that for now, because it seems to be the only antivirus which suits my needs at the moment.

It seems so since you have been using that antivirus for quite a long while. What other security software you've tried are the lightest though since you also have other criteria for choosing Panda

 

[bribon77]

The fastest I've used is Webroot SecureAnywhere.

 

[bribon77]

I have not used Comodo cloud. and we do not talk about Protection. if not speed.

 

[bunchuu]

The fastest I've used is Webroot SecureAnywhere.

but webroot is not free, it is premium product.
Avast free should be included in the list.

 

[bribon77]

but webroot is not free, it is premium product.
Avast free should be included in the list.

You're right, the survey is free AVs. I did not realize

 

[bribon77]

Of the free would be. Comodo

 

[klaken]

In my machine comodo cloud is going super fast .....
With the auto-sandbox and viroscope (behavioral analysis) I have no dilemma with zero day ...

I worry a lot about the speed of my pc (since it is over 7 years old and I play a lot) and internet consumption.

 

[roger_m]

It seems so since you have been using that antivirus for quite a long while. What other security software you've tried are the lightest though since you also have other criteria for choosing Panda

K7, Tencent PC Manager, and v10 ESET products are all very light. However, I don't recommend using Tencent (buggy at times), or K7 (needs better detection rates).

The last time I used Avast, it was very light most of the time.

 

[Antimalware18]

Immunet is pretty light and its detection rates are surprisingly good (from my testing)

I use it in tandem with Comodo Firewall and with both my machine is running very fast.

 

[russ0408]

I have to say Windows Defender is the lightest on my machine. I was using Avast and noticed my browser was slowing down. (I was using Edge and Firefox 57). I uninstalled Avast and the browsers were fine again.