Advanced Plus Security Macknife Desktop Config 2020

[Pat MacKnife]

I replaced Windows Defender with Bitdefender Free Antivirus for a smaller footprint..... sometimes computer slowsdown with WD and slow opening of download folder with .exe files
Will see how it goes with BD free , hope better performance, because computer is more than 5 years old.

 

[EndangeredPootis]

I replaced Windows Defender with Bitdefender Free Antivirus for a smaller footprint..... sometimes computer slowsdown with WD and slow opening of download folder with .exe files
Will see how it goes with BD free , hope better performance, because computer is more than 5 years old.

Thats funny, considering bitdefender uses 500 megabytes of memory, 6 times more tha windows defender

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Actualy its feeling much lighter than windows defender, even when it uses more Ram ...... maybe you don't know ???

Memory usage by an antivirus, generally does not matter. Unless your system is short on RAM, then memory usage will not affect performance, and in some cases antiviruses using more memory perform better than ones keeping thier memory useage low, becuase they are keeping data in RAM rather than reguarly writing data back to the hard drive, to free up RAM, which actually hinders performance. If you've got enough RAM installed, it is high CPU and or disk usage will cause performance issues. I never look at RAM usage by security software becuase it simply does not matter.

 

[oldschool]

Looks good, my friend. Let us know how it works out for you.

 

[harlan4096]

@Pat MacKnife: You may set UAC to Always Notify.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

UAC always notify done

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Is TrafficLight not redundant if you use Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition?

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Both of them are no problem, for example the amtso test : sometimes things are blocked by AV webshield and sometimes by trafficlight.
You also see the green mark on search engine like google if a website is safe or not.
On a you-tube test by Computer solutions they also tested BD free with Trafficlight and they had better results : (14:05)

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Uninstalled BD free , back to WD with Configure defender ( High settings )
- BD free still slows down some webpages that opens faster with WD
- BD free updates only after 1 hour when computer was started... ( so first hour not that good protected ??! )

 

[oldschool]

How is AVG Free working for you?

 

[Pat MacKnife]

All i can say its fairly light and runs smooth, good computer startup .... so not heavy at all.
Just that i have to block ads with a firewall to get no nags.
I also like WD but for me its too heavy when browsing my folders with .exe files and pictures.

 

[LDogg]

Great setup you have here!

~LDogg

 

[Pat MacKnife]

So we bought a new laptop and with this come a license for Norton 360 Deleuxe ( 3devices _ 1 year ) i uninstalled AVG and installed Norton.
Will see how everything goes, but so far so good.... feels light.