My PC Always Faster without Windows firewall and Defender. Sooo I think this might be best.

[Plebman123]

Avast for me usually took a ton of CPU and Disk usage, which i like Avast in certain circumstances but there's more that wont take that much
I did disable transient caching and it did help but other AV's can still do better

 

[Azure]

I believe cloud functionality of avast doesn't require Web Shield, as the sole purpose of Web Shield is to scan Https/http traffic.

If you are referring to CyberCapture, last time I checked it did required Web Shield

CyberCapture
Hi guys, sorry for my silly question, but do you have CC enabled in the settings? And what about the community checkbox? And what about webshield?

All these things are currently required to trigger the CC flow (webshield to spot the download and mark it as being downloaded from a specific url)

 

[Node]

That's pretty weird as I use both Windows Firewall and Windows Defender and my system runs pretty fast.

 

[Slerion]

Actually i can Verify WD as recource hog .

Specially for a gamer like me its crazy , Wd spikes A LOT of times to 30% cpu usage and allways hovers around 1-15% While other AV like kaspersky , avast , bitdefender and stuff Rarely go above 1% usage and max spike 3%

 

[VeeekTor]

Very true. Zemana Antimalware is very very light. On the other hand, Zemana Antilogger is a little heavy and noticeable on system impact.

Yes tried that too, and McAfee still on top....

 

[VeeekTor]

This newest McAfee IS, is much better than the previous year....Intel is doing a fine job.

 

[brambedkar59]

If you are referring to CyberCapture, last time I checked it did required Web Shield.

No, I was talking more like 'Reputation Services' as cloud, also 'CyberCapture' is still not system wide but only for low prevalent downloaded files.
Edit: to make it more clear

 

[tim one]

This newest McAfee IS, is much better than the previous year....Intel is doing a fine job.

Correct if I'm wrong but Intel has sold more than half of its participation in the McAfee brand.
So now McAfee has a new status as a standalone company.

 

[Deleted member 65228]

Correct if I'm wrong but Intel has sold more than half of its participation in the McAfee brand.

Intel now own 49% of the company, and the buyer got 51% of course.

Source: Intel Security is McAfee again

 

[Deleted member 65228]

That's pretty weird as I use both Windows Firewall and Windows Defender and my system runs pretty fast.

Security product performance depends on many factors and will vary between users. These factors can include but are not limited to: what operations you're performing on your system; the hardware specifications of your system (CPU, memory, hard-drive/SSD, ETC); compatibility between your security product and other running software.

 

[Node]

Security product performance depends on many factors and will vary between users. These factors can include but are not limited to: what operations you're performing on your system; the hardware specifications of your system (CPU, memory, hard-drive/SSD, ETC); compatibility between your security product and other running software.

Absolutely! I tend to work at (what I like to call) moderate usage. I run VMs, play games, run/dev various applications and quite honestly Windows Defender has never impacted my usage.

 

[mlnevese]

Security product performance depends on many factors and will vary between users. These factors can include but are not limited to: what operations you're performing on your system; the hardware specifications of your system (CPU, memory, hard-drive/SSD, ETC); compatibility between your security product and other running software.

That's why I always say that you should test any security product in your computers and not trust opinions that product x is light/heavy. In my current computers Kaspersky, that many people say is heavy, is extremely light and Eset, who many say is light, causes a noticeable lag while browsing. It in no way means I won't test other products when my current license is over.

 

[Deleted member 65228]

That's why I always say that you should test any security product in your computers and not trust opinions that product x is light/heavy. In my current computers Kaspersky, that many people say is heavy, is extremely light and Eset, who many say is light, causes a noticeable lag while browsing. It in no way means I won't test other products when my current license is over.

I fully agree with you. Sometimes people think that product X will run super smoothly with no noticeable lags for I/O operations (file system scanning) or network activity (web protection) because someone said it does for them, yet then they are surprised when there's a problem! The best thing to do is use the free 30-day trial to ensure the product works well for you and that you are comfortable with it, and if no trial is available before purchasing then IMO it isn't a good investment to even consider because anything could happen.

 

[VeeekTor]

I fully agree with you. Sometimes people think that product X will run super smoothly with no noticeable lags for I/O operations (file system scanning) or network activity (web protection) because someone said it does for them, yet then they are surprised when there's a problem! The best thing to do is use the free 30-day trial to ensure the product works well for you and that you are comfortable with it, and if no trial is available before purchasing then IMO it isn't a good investment to even consider because anything could happen.

So True

 

[tim one]

Intel now own 49% of the company, and the buyer got 51% of course.

Source: Intel Security is McAfee again

What a mess, thank you for pointing out

 

[shmu26]

I believe cloud functionality of avast doesn't require Web Shield, as the sole purpose of Web Shield is to scan Https/http traffic.

The one who really knows about this stuff is @Evjl's Rain
Maybe he can set us straight.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

The one who really knows about this stuff is @Evjl's Rain
Maybe he can set us straight.

Cybercapture requires web shield to work. It's the only one
reputation services = cloud = FileRep doesn't require web shield
Hardened mode also doesn't require it

 

[brambedkar59]

The one who really knows about this stuff is @Evjl's Rain
Maybe he can set us straight.

I didn't said you were wrong. When I said 'cloud', I meant 'Reputation services'.

 

[VeeekTor]

The one who really knows about this stuff is @Evjl's Rain
Maybe he can set us straight.

It is, what it is... McAfee is faster for me, much faster, in every way. This includes opening apps, web browsing, and virus scanning. And I used to hate McAfee, I was never a fan, until now. (This year).

 

[TairikuOkami]

It is, what it is... McAfee is faster for me, much faster, in every way. This includes opening apps, web browsing, and virus scanning. And I used to hate McAfee, I was never a fan, until now. (This year).

McAfee is really fast, you will love it, until you try to get rid of it. I had to use safemode, first time in years, then McAfee removal, otherwise it would refuse to re-install.