Advanced Security M4RT1NE2 Security Configuration 2024

[M4RT1NE2]

Its normal to test every piece of software and find the one that fits for you

BDTS is nice, but it has alot of bloat if you can call it so

Thanks.
A man searches all his life. A lot of programs have flatulence

 

[M4RT1NE2]

I removed BD VPN

 

[M4RT1NE2]

One-year license of BD Internet Security. Removed:
BD VPN module - not needed.
Anti-spam module - not needed (no mail client)

 

[Guilhermesene]

At first, when Bitdefender is installed, it uses a bit of the CPU, even for adapting to the client's system. So, after this phase and especially after a complete system scan it tends to drop, to have an idea on my machine it is around 0% and 1% CPU utilization.

Don't want to bloat? Go ESET! For me, it's the only quality AV that actually has its OWN motor and has no bloat. In it, you won't find VPN, Password Manager, Parental Controls, browser extensions and all other types of bloatware. Besides, it's very light, it's always up-to-date, the updates are small, you start the system, and it updates itself, in short, several interesting features.

 

[Guilhermesene]

I removed BD VPN

Didn't need to remove it. What I do on my machines when I install, is to use Autoruns and take it out of the system startup, that's all. Once that's done, it NEVER bothers me anymore.

 

[M4RT1NE2]

At first, when Bitdefender is installed, it uses a bit of the CPU, even for adapting to the client's system. So, after this phase and especially after a complete system scan it tends to drop, to have an idea on my machine it is around 0% and 1% CPU utilization.

Don't want to bloat? Go ESET! For me, it's the only quality AV that actually has its OWN motor and has no bloat. In it, you won't find VPN, Password Manager, Parental Controls, browser extensions and all other types of bloatware. Besides, it's very light, it's always up-to-date, the updates are small, you start the system, and it updates itself, in short, several interesting features.

Thanks. I'm not going to change the security. I have my top shelf peace of mind. I specifically chose the IS version over TS because it doesn't contain unnecessary add-ons. For me this program just fits and my laptop likes it. I liked Arcabit before - it contains BD signatures but is not effective with malware. So why use BD clone when you can have original software. It's also lighter than Arcabit.
The ESET license is twice as expensive as BD IS for me

 

[M4RT1NE2]

One question

Do you need the BD TrafficLight browser add-on ?
It does not install automatically with BD program.

 

[L0ckJaw]

One question

Do you need the BD TrafficLight browser add-on ?
It does not install automatically with BD program.

No need, BD has https injection scanning

 

[Guilhermesene]

Thanks. I'm not going to change the security. I have my top shelf peace of mind. I specifically chose the IS version over TS because it doesn't contain unnecessary add-ons. For me this program just fits and my laptop likes it. I liked Arcabit before - it contains BD signatures but is not effective with malware. So why use BD clone when you can have original software. It's also lighter than Arcabit.
The ESET license is twice as expensive as BD IS for me

At no time did I tell you to change AV because that's your decision

I just gave my opinion on the Bitdefender performance issue and also regarding the software bloat that many here on this forum say that Bitdefender is bloated, but the vast majority of AV's are, except a few, very few AV's.

 

[M4RT1NE2]

At no time did I tell you to change AV because that's your decision

I just gave my opinion on the Bitdefender performance issue and also regarding the software bloat that many here on this forum say that Bitdefender is bloated, but the vast majority of AV's are, except a few, very few AV's.

No problem . Comparing the BD IS and BD TS package, I find that the BD IS is less bloated than the TS. Password Manager is not installed (probably an extra paid feature). I like that BD IS does not have disk cleaning tools that I do not use.
More bloated were Arcabit IS and Kaspersky IS which I used for a very long time

 

[Moonhorse]

Just a question, does bitdefender show up in browser certificate?

For me as i have adguard + bitdefender it shows as adguard

 

[SeriousHoax]

Just a question, does bitdefender show up in browser certificate?

For me as i have adguard + bitdefender it shows as adguard

View attachment 266918

BD has a large whitelist of certificates. So it won't do HTTPS scanning on many sites, which is one of the main reason why browsing is faster with it compared to Kaspersky.
Try visiting GitHub and Facebook. If I remember correctly, BD applies HTTS scanning on GitHub and Facebook, among the popular sites.

 

[M4RT1NE2]

Just a question, does bitdefender show up in browser certificate?

For me as i have adguard + bitdefender it shows as adguard

View attachment 266918

How can I check it ?

 

[Moonhorse]

BD has a large whitelist of certificates. So it won't do HTTPS scanning on many sites, which is one of the main reason why browsing is faster with it compared to Kaspersky.
Try visiting GitHub and Facebook. If I remember correctly, BD applies HTTS scanning on GitHub and Facebook, among the popular sites.

Yes happened on github, + sites it detect as frauds . Dont think overlapping has that much of downsides... but ublock origin would be faster benchmarks

How can I check it ?

 

[Guilhermesene]

BD has a large whitelist of certificates. So it won't do HTTPS scanning on many sites, which is one of the main reason why browsing is faster with it compared to Kaspersky.
Try visiting GitHub and Facebook. If I remember correctly, BD applies HTTS scanning on GitHub and Facebook, among the popular sites.

This is a positive point of Bitdefender, web browsing is much faster compared to Kaspersky for example, plus other points like Kaspersky Application Control is powerful, and I miss it in Bitdefender. Either way, there are differences between the characteristics of each product

 

[M4RT1NE2]

Here's how it looks to me

 

[flaubert1971]

If I had to choose an antivirus for lightness, web browsing speed (even better than eset) and above all the absence of any bloatware, my choice would undoubtedly be f-secure antivirus.

Regards

 

[Shadowra]

Bitdefender is a good AV. I will not talk about service bugs, because I have never faced this problem. But I gave up on Bitdefender, it's because it injects HTTP/HTTPS traffic and made me severely slow down the internet speed...

Kaspersky also does this, but the drop is not as violent...

 

[Guilhermesene]

If I had to choose an antivirus for lightness, web browsing speed (even better than eset) and above all the absence of any bloatware, my choice would undoubtedly be f-secure antivirus.

Regards

Forgot to mention that there is no firewall and ESET does, in addition, ESET has its OWN engine and F-Secure rents a third-party engine in addition to its own.. Anyway it depends on the point of view and taste of each one.

 

[M4RT1NE2]

Bitdefender is a good AV. I will not talk about service bugs, because I have never faced this problem. But I gave up on Bitdefender, it's because it injects HTTP/HTTPS traffic and made me severely slow down the internet speed...

Kaspersky also does this, but the drop is not as violent...

You may be right. I don't feel that web browsing is slower. They open the same way when I had Avira