App Review McAfee: how bad is the worst antivirus?

[Trident]

Bitdefender together with it's babies that use BD Engine ( Emsisoft, arcabit, vipre etc) are lagging behind.

This is where having your own labs and support is important. You can deploy and act fast unlike relying with 3rd party.

The problem with Bitdefender is that the engine is so massive, it barely leaves any room for vendors to deploy their own rules and so on.

The F-Secure and Check Point affairs with Bitdefender were… let’s say, less than successful and quickly ended.

 

[Parkinsond]

I don't know if the free version has application control and system inspector

Unfortunately free K has no such features; we, poor users, have to control the applications ourselves

 

[Parkinsond]

The problem with Bitdefender is that the engine is so massive, it barely leaves any room for vendors to deploy their own rules and so on.

The F-Secure and Check Point affairs with Bitdefender were… let’s say, less than successful and quickly ended.

B database is the largest in size, followed by Avast; however, Avast just add small definitions to the already existent each update, but B copy the whole database, badly consuming the storage unit.

 

[piquiteco]

Unfortunately free K has no such features; we poor users have to control the applications by ourselves

But I said I would give you a one-year license as a gift, and you didn't want it? Because you refused the gift, the license is cheap for me here at K. Unless you're proud, that's another story lol.

 

[Trident]

B database is the largest in size, followed by Avast; however, Avast just add small definitions to the already existent each update, but B copy the whole database, badly consuming the storage unit.

Avast and Sophos sit together at around 250MB (give or take) but Bitdefender is double the size of that.

 

[stonjean633]

Panda is now on redbull 24x7 after being acquired by "Watch N Guard"

But to be honest, Panda is not the best, but it's not that bad. i think it will just get better now it's being integrated with Watchguard and all of their UTM ( Unified Threat Management )

 

[piquiteco]

The problem with Bitdefender is that the engine is so massive, it barely leaves any room for vendors to deploy their own rules and so on.

 

[stonjean633]

Avast and Sophos sit together at around 250MB (give or take) but Bitdefender is double the size of that.

This is daily average size update? Oh boy....im shocked

 

[Parkinsond]

But I said I would give you a one-year license as a gift, and you didn't want it? Because you refused the gift, the license is cheap for me here at K. Unless you're proud, that's another story lol.

I do appreciate your kind offer; just I like it as simple as possible; my limited cyber-activity does not deserve more protection than Panda free.

 

[Trident]

This is daily average size update? Oh boy....im shocked

It’s the total engine size, 500-600MB split across 5000/6000 files. BD does not support any modifications to these files (incremental updates) it redownloads whole files. On every update, the new files + all other files are copied in a directory and the old directory is renamed (in case DB has to be reverted). The process can sometimes occur 2 times an hour, sometimes a bit more than an hour between updates.

Next-Gen AVs (McAfee and Trend) that only have tiny updates once a day are more efficient.

 

[Parkinsond]

It’s the total engine size, 500-600MB split across 5000/6000 files. BD does not support any modifications to these files (incremental updates) it redownloads whole files. On every update, the new files + all other files are copied in a directory and the old directory is renamed (in case DB has to be reverted). The process can sometimes occur 2 times an hour, sometimes a bit more than an hour between updates.

Next-Gen AVs (McAfee and Trend) that only have tiny updates once a day are more efficient.

Avast update is like incremental backup, while that of B is a full backup.

 

[piquiteco]

I do appreciate your kind offer; just I like it as simple as possible; my limited cyber-activity does not deserve more protection than Panda free.

Now you want a funny and exaggerated answer? It will make everyone here in this thread laugh.

 

[Parkinsond]

Now you want a funny and exaggerated answer? It will make everyone here in this thread laugh.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

 

[stonjean633]

It’s the total engine size, 500-600MB split across 5000/6000 files. BD does not support any modifications to these files (incremental updates) it redownloads whole files. On every update, the new files + all other files are copied in a directory and the old directory is renamed (in case DB has to be reverted). The process can sometimes occur 2 times an hour, sometimes a bit more than an hour between updates.

Next-Gen AVs (McAfee and Trend) that only have tiny updates once a day are more efficient.

Now I get it. I'm even more shock.So every update it gets the full update and not incremental. That makes it big for every update and to think it's being done multiple times daily.

 

[TuxTalk]

@piquiteco @Trident i am using G Data now, so no more Trend Micro.

 

[piquiteco]

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

I didn't mean you, I meant for you to answer yes, that I would show you and other members to go a little.

 

[piquiteco]

View attachment 289574

Now they have given it a name, very similar to the name assigned by K. Obviously, malware has to have a name like Maria, José, etc.

Spoiler

 

[Parkinsond]

I didn't mean you, I meant for you to answer yes, that I would show you and other members to go a little.

Actually I turned off K free (as encrypted connection scan is disabled and its extension does not work with Vivaldi, making its web protection frail) and using AVG free; wish me luck and not to trip over its glitches again.

Now they have given it a name, very similar to the name assigned by K. Obviously, malware has to have a name like Maria, José, etc.

Spoiler

View attachment 289575

newborn

 

[piquiteco]

Actually I turned off K free (as encrypted connection scan is disabled and its extension does not work with Vivaldi, making its web protection frail) and using AVG free; wish me luck and not to trip over its glitches again.

You misunderstood me. That's not what I meant. I was referring to myself.

 

[Parkinsond]

You misunderstood me. That's not what I meant. I was referring to myself.

Forgive my Parkinson disease; sometims I lose path.