Comparison Malwarebytes Browser Guard vs Emsisoft Browser Security vs Bitdefender TrafficLight

[TheBlueCreeper512]

As far as I know, these are the three most well known, standalone, browser security extensions, so which one of them is the best?

 

[Evjl's Rain]

Performance: Emsisoft >>> BD trafficlight >> malwarebytes
Protection: BDTL ~ malwarebytes (sometimes BDTL >=, sometimes MB >) >>>>> emsisoft

another contender: windows defender browser protection
performance: WDBP > emsisoft
protection: BDTL > WDBP >>> Emsisoft

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Nothing to add @Evjl's Rain says it like it is

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Bitdefender TrafficLight all the way....

 

[TheBlueCreeper512]

Performance: Emsisoft >>> BD trafficlight >> malwarebytes
Protection: BDTL ~ malwarebytes (sometimes BDTL >=, sometimes MB >) >>>>> emsisoft

another contender: windows defender browser protection
performance: WDBP > emsisoft
protection: BDTL > WDBP >>> Emsisoft

Actually I'm using Edgium so I already have Defender SmartScreen integrated.

 

[Viking]

I have Emsisoft Browser extension along with Emsisoft Anti malware on my other laptop, and I can honestly say that the emsisoft extension has never thrown up an alert in 11 months of using it.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Actually I'm using Edgium so I already have Defender SmartScreen integrated.

Correct, not needed when using the new Edge.
It's a good addition for chromium browsers that aren't Edge.
That way you can add SmartScreen checks on any chromium-based browser.

 

[Back3]

I used to have Malwarebytes and Ublock Origin. Now, I only have Malwarebytes and and it's enough for me with its ads/tracking and malware functions. BD and Emsisoft aren't as complete?
Most of the time, I surf on the same 20-25 web sites. Whenever I go to other unknown sites, I enable my VPN that includes additional malware and ads/tracking protection. Malwarebytes is fast enough when it's the only extension....
Previously, I had Ublock Origin and Malwarebytes enabled to surf on MalwareTips and Wilders. It's too much!

 

[jerzy601]

Bitdefender TrafficLight in all three browsers.

 

[Cortex]

I have Emsisoft running which has shown few warnings - Used to use Traffic light but no longer - I rely on the rest of the system to keep safe including KIS & AdGuard for Windows/NVT ~

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

I have Emsisoft running which has shown few warnings - Used to use Traffic light but no longer - I rely on the rest of the system to keep safe including KIS & AdGuard for Windows/NVT ~

With KIS no extra extensions are needed. Maybe only an adblocker. KIS has one of or the best webprotection out there.

 

[Freud2004]

I am very happy with Bitdefender TrafficLight, kaspersky don't support Brave and a find in bitdefender the ideal solution to subestitute Kaspersky.
Like Kaspersky, Bitdefender (I think the other solutions don't have this option) it verifies the search links in google with is very handy.
So for me, and I try several, Bitdefender due Kaspersky omission is the natural solution:

Brave google link check by TrafficLigh:

Kaspersky in Edge

 

[Freud2004]

another contender: windows defender browser protection
performance: WDBP > emsisoft
protection: BDTL > WDBP >>> Emsisoft

You should include Kaspersky there.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

You should include Kaspersky there.

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Unfortunately, Kaspersky's extension only works when you have a Kaspersky product installed. It's not a standalone extension like the others mentioned in this thread. Anti-Banner and Private Browsing are only available with the paid versions not with KSC Free.

 

[SeriousHoax]

I usually don't use any for browsing regular sites and rely on built protection of google safe browsing on Firefox and smartscreen on Edge for the fastest browsing experience. But if I require to visit suspicious sites then I enable Bitdefender TrafficLight.

 

[TheBlueCreeper512]

Unfortunately, Kaspersky's extension only works when you have a Kaspersky product installed. It's not a standalone extension like the others mentioned in this thread. Anti-Banner and Private Browsing are only available with the paid versions not with KSC Free.

It is a shame that Kaspersky doesn't have a standalone extension as I find their web protection to be very good, and also, what is it with Kaspersky not having a free version of Security Cloud on Mac? They have Security Cloud on Mac but paid version only....

 

[Evjl's Rain]

You should include Kaspersky there.

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actually, as Gandalf said, Kaspersky only works when we have Kaspersky AV. The extension basically does nothing even with Kaspersky AV
It just adds some minor features which many users don't need and it doesn't filter any website => uninstall
the heavy works are done by the web filter in Kaspersky AV

 

[Freud2004]

actually, as Gandalf said, Kaspersky only works when we have Kaspersky AV. The extension basically does nothing even with Kaspersky AV
It just adds some minor features which most users don't need and it doesn't filter any website => uninstall
the heavy works are done by the web filter in Kaspersky AV

It blocks the page in the paid version like the others' solution presented:

 

[Evjl's Rain]

I have Emsisoft Browser extension along with Emsisoft Anti malware on my other laptop, and I can honestly say that the emsisoft extension has never thrown up an alert in 11 months of using it.

exactly, emsisoft was great initially after it was released, better than BD at some point. However, after a while, it seems they don't improve it much and it has gone downhill, close to the bottom

 

[Evjl's Rain]

It blocks the page in the paid version like the others' solution presented:

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the website was blocked by kaspersky internet security, not the extension
you can try to turn off kaspersky and see