- Apr 28, 2017
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* Install was very slow
* Interface is more responsive and less laggey
* Initial update was typical Bitdefender speed. But follow up update was quite snappy, BD actually knew it was already current on it's update.
* Usage - I just don't have a good enough machine to comfortably use BD (Acer, 4gb, 1.9 ghz). The resource usage is equal or worse than ever.
*Features - And here is where BD made some real changes.
* No more ATC, it is now ATD and it includes ransomware protection in it.
And there is no ATD settings, really besides on/off and white list options.
So no more aggressive settings options
* Antivirus has some "advanced" settings but it's very basic stuff.
* Safe Files - Is basically what last years Ransomware module looked like. A list of protected folders and what apps are allowed access.
Once again, protection at boot needs to be turned on manually with this feature. By default the module was enabled just not boot protection.
*Firewall - Certainly more options then before, but it's still no Comodo or KIS firewall.
The paranoid firewall option should intrigue someone
Final thoughts: Of course I haven't tested it, but I'm sure it will perform to BD standards against malware.
But due to my cheap computer I will be uninstalling and going back to WD. Because this is just too much resources to devote to an AV, IMO.
If I had a better machine I would probably keep it.
* Interface is more responsive and less laggey
* Initial update was typical Bitdefender speed. But follow up update was quite snappy, BD actually knew it was already current on it's update.
* Usage - I just don't have a good enough machine to comfortably use BD (Acer, 4gb, 1.9 ghz). The resource usage is equal or worse than ever.
*Features - And here is where BD made some real changes.
And there is no ATD settings, really besides on/off and white list options.
So no more aggressive settings options
* Antivirus has some "advanced" settings but it's very basic stuff.
* Safe Files - Is basically what last years Ransomware module looked like. A list of protected folders and what apps are allowed access.
Once again, protection at boot needs to be turned on manually with this feature. By default the module was enabled just not boot protection.
*Firewall - Certainly more options then before, but it's still no Comodo or KIS firewall.
The paranoid firewall option should intrigue someone
Final thoughts: Of course I haven't tested it, but I'm sure it will perform to BD standards against malware.
But due to my cheap computer I will be uninstalling and going back to WD. Because this is just too much resources to devote to an AV, IMO.
If I had a better machine I would probably keep it.
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