- Dec 7, 2021
- 646
Stupendous job there - Good to see ESET do so well & a good result from Emsisoft for which I've always has a soft spot for - Thanks again, must watch the video again tomorrow !
Shadowra's Big Comparative : Episode 2 - Paid Antivirus
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Great job Eset the only thing they need now is rules for the hips built in
annaegorov
Level 2
- Feb 6, 2018
- 41
Ahh TY. My laymen's, unprofessional prediction is, that since Eset beat the big hitters, it will likely come out on top against everyone else.episode 4 will be the finale: free AV vs. paid AV vs. enterprise AV
- May 29, 2021
- 434
- May 7, 2016
- 1,481
Thank You very much for this awesome test. And raw experience.
Congratulations to ESET they are improving their game especially cloud.
Kaspersky is OG but by default it's lack.
MacAfee is improving lately.
K7 is by default is not so strong. But they are also improves their BB capabilities, It lacks with Scripts injection but they will improve their detections capabilities they told me. I give them this feedback earlier.
Emsisoft thanks for its BD engine it's going smoothly.
For rest of them(AVs) I can't comment because I never used their products.
Congratulations to ESET they are improving their game especially cloud.
Kaspersky is OG but by default it's lack.
MacAfee is improving lately.
K7 is by default is not so strong. But they are also improves their BB capabilities, It lacks with Scripts injection but they will improve their detections capabilities they told me. I give them this feedback earlier.
Emsisoft thanks for its BD engine it's going smoothly.
For rest of them(AVs) I can't comment because I never used their products.
- Jan 17, 2014
- 506
I decided to give eset a try about 4 months ago after switching off of Zonealarm due to glitches and slowdowns, Ultimately i decided to purchase a license to smart security
I havent regretted it since and after seeing your test @Shadowra im quite happy
I havent regretted it since and after seeing your test @Shadowra im quite happy
How long before the enterprise AV comparison is out, I'm really looking forward to it thanks Shadowra for all your hard work with the testing
- Jun 18, 2022
- 449
In this video, we compare 8 paid antivirus programs.
The aim is to see how effective they are, and rank them from worst to best.
Please note:
- the antiviruses are already ranked in the video, I've taken into account Web blocking, the reaction to an attack, my malware pack and how the antivirus will defend itself.
- Please be courteous and respect my ranking. Filming took over 9 hours and 2 hours of preparation.
- the winning antivirus goes straight to the final, episode 4.
- A 3rd part has been added with enterprise antivirus, delaying the video schedule.
- all antivirus are default, I've only activated IF NECESSARY some options that the editor hasn't activated (heuristics, PUP detection etc.)
- the protocol is the same.
K7 Ultimate is an Indian antivirus that is beginning to make a name for itself.
The interface has evolved and welcomes us with a beautiful blue, which I like, the interface looks new while the old one was starting to date ...
Web: 10/10 , K7 blocks all malicious links.
Crack: 1/1 , blocked by K7
Pack : 33 out of 215 . K7 has improved a lot on behavioral blocking (the MAT effect?) but still lags behind on more direct attacks like scripts or other injectors...
In the end, an infection drops random files into Document. K7 deletes them, but this creates a loop.
Too bad, it's in 8th place.
Trend Micro is a well-known Japanese antivirus, especially in the corporate and school sectors.
For a long time now, Trend has been providing a fully automatic, 100% Cloud solution.
It's suitable for novices because... you can't configure anything! (but I've customized its interface, Japan obliges
Web: 10/10 , Trend blocks all links!
Crack: Trend says it doesn't know the file and recommends deleting it, which I do. 1/1
Pack: Remains 18 out of 215 . Trend continues its efforts to detect malware, but still relies too much on its reputation system. It's good because it prevents executions, but it doesn't give any information other than to delete.
In the end, 2 scripts pass without reaction.
It ranks 7th. Despite good performance, relying too much on reputation and providing no information can annoy people.
ZoneAlarm is an Israeli company formerly known for its famous firewall.
Previously using Kaspersky, it now uses Sophos in addition to its own Cloud engine.
It's also the longest, taking around 40 minutes to install! (because ZA wanted to install 6 Microsoft programs.... )
Web: ZoneAlarm's Web protection is very poor. It's called Anti-Bot and only reacted twice.
But it intercepted all downloads! (9/9)
On the other hand, it analyzes by emulating the file, which is relatively time-consuming...
Crack: ZoneAlarm blocks installation. 1/1
Pack: Remains 17 out of 215. Zone is quick to scan, but takes a very long time to clean up, taking exactly 1 hour!
Because ZoneAlarm bombards with alerts, doing 1 after the other...
At launch, ZoneAlarm reacts rather late, but ends up destroying the installation attempts. In the end, only one script remains active.
It's in 6th place, so a little reactivity would be in order!
Emsisoft is undoubtedly one of the best-known anti-malware products.
Formerly a-Squared and running under IKARUS, Emsisoft adopted the Bitdefender engine several years ago.
However, the installation system has been modified. You need to create a comtpe and then download the software. The license will be added to an online account. A bit like Sophos or Bitdefender…
Web : 9/9 . Emsisoft blocks all links, one link is dead.
Crack: 1/1 . Blocked by the Emsisoft Cloud.
Pack: 15 left out of 215.
At first, I was very scared... not seeing Emsisoft react.
Then, the antivirus started to react and sweep away the attacks one after the other. A lack of reactivity is noted.
The machine is back to normal, but Emsisoft still needs to work on its reactivity.
Kaspersky is a Russian antivirus company widely known and respected in the security world.
In this version, I opt for the Plus version, which includes everything you need to be protected.
I've had to create exceptions for ProcessHacker, which doesn't like it...
Web : 9/9 . Kaspersky blocked everything, one link died.
Crack: Kaspersky detects malicious behavior and deletes the file. 1/1
Pack: Remains 9 out of 215. Excellent responsiveness from Kaspersky, even blocking files I launch!
But LummaStealer gets the better of Kaspersky and doesn't react.
It's a shame.
Formerly a hated antivirus like Norton, McAfee made a big comeback last year by completely redeveloping their application.
Gone is the heavy McAfee, and in comes the new McAfee, lightweight and entirely cloud-based!
And it's paying off! It's much lighter.
I've agreed to install McAfee WebAdvisor.
Web: 9/9, McAfee blocks all links. Only one is dead.
Crack: McAfee blocks installation. 1/1
Pack: Remains 8 out of 215.
McAfee surprised me a lot, because it has really improved its engine and finally knows how to defend itself properly!
It's not always reactive to scripts, which takes it out of 2nd place, but it does block payload downloads.
A little effort on scripts, but it's heading in the right direction!
Bitdefender, often Kaspersky's competitor, is a well-known Romanian antivirus.
The software retains its reputation, while boasting a polished interface.
I've activated Ransomware remediation and protection against crypto-jacking.
Web: 9/9, Bitdefender blocks all links. A slight slowdown was noted.
Crack: 1/1, Bitdefender blocks the dropper.
Pack: Remains 10 out of 215. Bitdefender shines and starts blocking the malware I'm running. It almost fell for Tank's fake game because PowerShell commands were in progress, but Bitdefender didn't let itself be fooled!
Only 1 piece of malware remains at the end, but Bitdefender cuts off its connection to the server.
ESET is a Slovakian antivirus, much appreciated by gamers for its lightness.
It's also a highly configurable antivirus!
Personally, I leave it at default.
Web: 10/10, ESET has blocked all links at source.
Crack: 1/1, ESET has blocked all installations.
Pack: 12 out of 215.
During runtime, Eset noticed a LummaStealer attack, impressive because the malware was unknown! In fact, it detected the pattern during launch.
On another piece of malware attempting to install itself, here ESET uses LiveGird to block the installation and remove the threat.
Congratulations, Eset is finally improving its Cloud network!
The machine is now infection-free, and deserves its 1st place.
Winner : Eset
Thank you so much @Shadowra for your test. Glad to see my first used antivirus, my first love, nothing else it's only ESET. I've internet security licence and again I'll purchase another licence for ESET NOD32 antivirus. Happy new year
- May 7, 2016
- 1,481
ESET is also one of my favourite. Especially their HIPS.Thank you so much @Shadowra for your test. Glad to see my first used antivirus, my first love, nothing else it's only ESET. I've internet security licence and again I'll purchase another licence for ESET NOD32 antivirus. Happy new year
HIPS
is one of the strongest if configure correctly it will save you from everything*.
- Jan 17, 2014
- 506
ESET is also one of my favourite. Especially their HIPS.
HIPS
can you perhaps link me to where I can find how to configure the HIPS? its lacking in its default state and my simple google searches have yielded many discusssions on their hips, but not how to configure it.
in my experience under hips setting change the mode from automatic to learning mode for 30 days then change it to interactive this way it will learn your system and create rules and then after 30 days once you enable interactive mode it will ask you to allow a program through but put in learning mode first because interactive mode by itself can be very overwhelming if your not used it, then again its almost like having cyber lock installed
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Khushal
Level 2
- Apr 4, 2024
- 91
In this video, we compare 8 paid antivirus programs.
The aim is to see how effective they are, and rank them from worst to best.
Please note:
- the antiviruses are already ranked in the video, I've taken into account Web blocking, the reaction to an attack, my malware pack and how the antivirus will defend itself.
- Please be courteous and respect my ranking. Filming took over 9 hours and 2 hours of preparation.
- the winning antivirus goes straight to the final, episode 4.
- A 3rd part has been added with enterprise antivirus, delaying the video schedule.
- all antivirus are default, I've only activated IF NECESSARY some options that the editor hasn't activated (heuristics, PUP detection etc.)
- the protocol is the same.
K7 Ultimate is an Indian antivirus that is beginning to make a name for itself.
The interface has evolved and welcomes us with a beautiful blue, which I like, the interface looks new while the old one was starting to date ...
Web: 10/10 , K7 blocks all malicious links.
Crack: 1/1 , blocked by K7
Pack : 33 out of 215 . K7 has improved a lot on behavioral blocking (the MAT effect?) but still lags behind on more direct attacks like scripts or other injectors...
In the end, an infection drops random files into Document. K7 deletes them, but this creates a loop.
Too bad, it's in 8th place.
Trend Micro is a well-known Japanese antivirus, especially in the corporate and school sectors.
For a long time now, Trend has been providing a fully automatic, 100% Cloud solution.
It's suitable for novices because... you can't configure anything! (but I've customized its interface, Japan obliges
Web: 10/10 , Trend blocks all links!
Crack: Trend says it doesn't know the file and recommends deleting it, which I do. 1/1
Pack: Remains 18 out of 215 . Trend continues its efforts to detect malware, but still relies too much on its reputation system. It's good because it prevents executions, but it doesn't give any information other than to delete.
In the end, 2 scripts pass without reaction.
It ranks 7th. Despite good performance, relying too much on reputation and providing no information can annoy people.
ZoneAlarm is an Israeli company formerly known for its famous firewall.
Previously using Kaspersky, it now uses Sophos in addition to its own Cloud engine.
It's also the longest, taking around 40 minutes to install! (because ZA wanted to install 6 Microsoft programs.... )
Web: ZoneAlarm's Web protection is very poor. It's called Anti-Bot and only reacted twice.
But it intercepted all downloads! (9/9)
On the other hand, it analyzes by emulating the file, which is relatively time-consuming...
Crack: ZoneAlarm blocks installation. 1/1
Pack: Remains 17 out of 215. Zone is quick to scan, but takes a very long time to clean up, taking exactly 1 hour!
Because ZoneAlarm bombards with alerts, doing 1 after the other...
At launch, ZoneAlarm reacts rather late, but ends up destroying the installation attempts. In the end, only one script remains active.
It's in 6th place, so a little reactivity would be in order!
Emsisoft is undoubtedly one of the best-known anti-malware products.
Formerly a-Squared and running under IKARUS, Emsisoft adopted the Bitdefender engine several years ago.
However, the installation system has been modified. You need to create a comtpe and then download the software. The license will be added to an online account. A bit like Sophos or Bitdefender…
Web : 9/9 . Emsisoft blocks all links, one link is dead.
Crack: 1/1 . Blocked by the Emsisoft Cloud.
Pack: 15 left out of 215.
At first, I was very scared... not seeing Emsisoft react.
Then, the antivirus started to react and sweep away the attacks one after the other. A lack of reactivity is noted.
The machine is back to normal, but Emsisoft still needs to work on its reactivity.
Kaspersky is a Russian antivirus company widely known and respected in the security world.
In this version, I opt for the Plus version, which includes everything you need to be protected.
I've had to create exceptions for ProcessHacker, which doesn't like it...
Web : 9/9 . Kaspersky blocked everything, one link died.
Crack: Kaspersky detects malicious behavior and deletes the file. 1/1
Pack: Remains 9 out of 215. Excellent responsiveness from Kaspersky, even blocking files I launch!
But LummaStealer gets the better of Kaspersky and doesn't react.
It's a shame.
Formerly a hated antivirus like Norton, McAfee made a big comeback last year by completely redeveloping their application.
Gone is the heavy McAfee, and in comes the new McAfee, lightweight and entirely cloud-based!
And it's paying off! It's much lighter.
I've agreed to install McAfee WebAdvisor.
Web: 9/9, McAfee blocks all links. Only one is dead.
Crack: McAfee blocks installation. 1/1
Pack: Remains 8 out of 215.
McAfee surprised me a lot, because it has really improved its engine and finally knows how to defend itself properly!
It's not always reactive to scripts, which takes it out of 2nd place, but it does block payload downloads.
A little effort on scripts, but it's heading in the right direction!
Bitdefender, often Kaspersky's competitor, is a well-known Romanian antivirus.
The software retains its reputation, while boasting a polished interface.
I've activated Ransomware remediation and protection against crypto-jacking.
Web: 9/9, Bitdefender blocks all links. A slight slowdown was noted.
Crack: 1/1, Bitdefender blocks the dropper.
Pack: Remains 10 out of 215. Bitdefender shines and starts blocking the malware I'm running. It almost fell for Tank's fake game because PowerShell commands were in progress, but Bitdefender didn't let itself be fooled!
Only 1 piece of malware remains at the end, but Bitdefender cuts off its connection to the server.
ESET is a Slovakian antivirus, much appreciated by gamers for its lightness.
It's also a highly configurable antivirus!
Personally, I leave it at default.
Web: 10/10, ESET has blocked all links at source.
Crack: 1/1, ESET has blocked all installations.
Pack: 12 out of 215.
During runtime, Eset noticed a LummaStealer attack, impressive because the malware was unknown! In fact, it detected the pattern during launch.
On another piece of malware attempting to install itself, here ESET uses LiveGird to block the installation and remove the threat.
Congratulations, Eset is finally improving its Cloud network!
The machine is now infection-free, and deserves its 1st place.
Winner : Eset
Great test
db605eba071eeeb78c1aa93a018046699cca2a5260e9601f599cd96c55cccd9d the hash of missed Lumma Stealer
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did u check application control and see in what category it was put?
- Dec 4, 2021
- 45
Thanks and well done, @Shadowra , for testing them. Back in the days, I only looked at AV-Test and AV-Comparatives, but now I first look at your tests and later at them. Presently I am on an ESET trial. After that I will take the final shot.
Dreams&Visions
Level 1
- Nov 16, 2024
- 46
Thank you for sharing @Shadowra, big kudos for the effort you put in this video shot, incredible work!
Also very much surprised that big brands did climb to the top (Trend, Emsi, Kaspersky), which are known for their strong behavior protection modules. ESET has super strong signatures, surprised it faired that well, as their dynamic protection let it down whenever I saw tests on it? Would have bet Bitdefender made the first place, they have really upped the game. If there would have been Avast, my bet would them on the first place.
Expected the result by K7, however it's great to see they're upping the game as well! Let's see if they manage to improve further Thank you for including especially this one!
P.S. Happy New Year, I hope you had a good start in 2025?
Also very much surprised that big brands did climb to the top (Trend, Emsi, Kaspersky), which are known for their strong behavior protection modules. ESET has super strong signatures, surprised it faired that well, as their dynamic protection let it down whenever I saw tests on it? Would have bet Bitdefender made the first place, they have really upped the game. If there would have been Avast, my bet would them on the first place.
Expected the result by K7, however it's great to see they're upping the game as well! Let's see if they manage to improve further
Thank you for including especially this one!P.S. Happy New Year, I hope you had a good start in 2025?
- Oct 2, 2011
- 1,562
Thank you for taking the time to create these excellent AV comparison tests @Shadowra ,very much appreciated.
- May 7, 2016
- 1,481
Some of them (malwares) are 0 day olds by now all of them are detected by all the tested Av.Thank you for sharing @Shadowra, big kudos for the effort you put in this video shot, incredible work!
Also very much surprised that big brands did climb to the top (Trend, Emsi, Kaspersky), which are known for their strong behavior protection modules. ESET has super strong signatures, surprised it faired that well, as their dynamic protection let it down whenever I saw tests on it? Would have bet Bitdefender made the first place, they have really upped the game. If there would have been Avast, my bet would them on the first place.
Expected the result by K7, however it's great to see they're upping the game as well! Let's see if they manage to improve further
P.S. Happy New Year, I hope you had a good start in 2025?
- May 29, 2018
- 2,731
Thanks for testing them out, lots of effort there.
Happy with McAfee detection rate, and of course with the web filter blocking capability. Sure it needs to improve defending against unknown viruses where it really doesnt shine , but lately they have improved both windows/android antiviruses a lot so i i have high hopes, well its currently is enough but still could do better...
Eset been hyped at the forums lately pretty much, happy to see it winning this race
Happy with McAfee detection rate, and of course with the web filter blocking capability. Sure it needs to improve defending against unknown viruses where it really doesnt shine , but lately they have improved both windows/android antiviruses a lot so i i have high hopes, well its currently is enough but still could do better...
Eset been hyped at the forums lately pretty much, happy to see it winning this race
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2,674
I might look at switching a couple of my devices from Kaspersky to Eset, purely the devices I use.
- May 7, 2016
- 1,481
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