That's totally fair!
The Norton module, safe files, basically.I'm sorry but I don't understand?
Bitdefender, at least at my PCs, uses less CPU than Kaspersky, for example.
My issue with people negatively talking about software that uses resources is that it can be misleading. With 16GB of ram I can have all the game launchers I have open and play a game and not run out of memory using Bitdefender. And it is no slower than Microsoft Defender, in fact it’s faster in some cases. It can also depend on RAM speed and CPU. Some AVs have been shown to be universally slow, others depend on the user. And that’s where I wouldn’t want to deter someone from trying something that may work for them because of a couple anecdotes.
Mine usually sleeps overnight to run backups. I’ll check next time I turn it on, but it’s not as old and has a decently fast ssd.
It shouldn't be noticeable on a fast PC. I just want to know about the disk and CPU usage.
There is users complaining on their forum support that update after start up is over.
You mean problem similar to what I described? Can you share a link of that?
No, the software is not doing start up update anymore.
Ain't this the truth. 500MB is nothing, especially when compared to your typical browser with several tabs open. Heck, maybe even with one or two tabs open. Most people I know run 8-16GB RAM anyway, so 500MB doesn't even register. I honestly notice no impact on my system with BTS on my 16GB machine or on my two 8GBs. Neither do I know how much RAM BTS uses or even care. I can't imagine it would remain popular if it was some sort of known system throttler. All I know is I don't even think about it most of the time. It just works. That's all I can ask of it.I would caution on using memory usage as the only indicator of system impact. I find people put too much emphasis on memory usage and ignore everything else.
In all honesty 500mb really isn't that much for most modern computers. Most computers sold within the last few years and going forward are coming with atleast 8gb standard, with many coming with even more.
Not saying to ignore it completely, because computers with 2 to 4gb of ram, it will be more of an issue for sure. However, cpu and hard disk usage will have far bigger impacts on system performance than memory usage in most cases.
As a comparison, most modern web browsers use 1gb easy, and can use even more depending on how many tabs and extensions you are running. Yet, people look at Chrome and Edge and say they are light and fast, despite their tendency to use a lot of ram (depending on how one is browsing).
I am still experiencing the exact issue with every single AV I tried. The issue started after comulative updates of April 2020. High cpu usage up to 100%
