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<blockquote data-quote="imuade" data-source="post: 767185" data-attributes="member: 73949"><p>I think the choice about detection wasn't worded in the correct way (no offence meant).</p><p>"I only care that it's effective against threats" means "I don't care about anything else" and I think this sentence is a bit too much (who will accept to have a PC taking ages to boot up, launch apps, make scan and such?).</p><p>If the wording had been "effectiveness against threats", I think it would have taken much more votes.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What I have learnt in the last couple months of testing of several security products is that "lightness" is really something personal, which may change from user to user (and sometimes for the same user in different moments).</p><p></p><p>Windows Defender has always been a no-choice for me because it has always been a resources-hog, but then I decided to give it another try and I was very surprised about its lightness.</p><p>On the other hand, I have always been happy with Comodo Firewall since 2008 on Vista and Windows 7. But when Windows 10 came out, Comodo Firewall has only given troubles to me, so I had to look elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>I personally think a security product is light when it doesn't have any noticeable impact on pc boot time, pc shutdown time, RAM, CPU and disk usage, app launch, webpage browsing.</p><p>The meaning of "effectiveness" is, again, very personal: if you like to surf dubious websites or install any new app you find or test malware, then you need something really strong (default-deny, lockdown and such). If you know how to double check a link or an attachment in an e-mail, you surf only well-known websites and install only well-known softwares, then you can go with a "light" solution (and make a back up from time to time just in case)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="imuade, post: 767185, member: 73949"] I think the choice about detection wasn't worded in the correct way (no offence meant). "I only care that it's effective against threats" means "I don't care about anything else" and I think this sentence is a bit too much (who will accept to have a PC taking ages to boot up, launch apps, make scan and such?). If the wording had been "effectiveness against threats", I think it would have taken much more votes. What I have learnt in the last couple months of testing of several security products is that "lightness" is really something personal, which may change from user to user (and sometimes for the same user in different moments). Windows Defender has always been a no-choice for me because it has always been a resources-hog, but then I decided to give it another try and I was very surprised about its lightness. On the other hand, I have always been happy with Comodo Firewall since 2008 on Vista and Windows 7. But when Windows 10 came out, Comodo Firewall has only given troubles to me, so I had to look elsewhere. I personally think a security product is light when it doesn't have any noticeable impact on pc boot time, pc shutdown time, RAM, CPU and disk usage, app launch, webpage browsing. The meaning of "effectiveness" is, again, very personal: if you like to surf dubious websites or install any new app you find or test malware, then you need something really strong (default-deny, lockdown and such). If you know how to double check a link or an attachment in an e-mail, you surf only well-known websites and install only well-known softwares, then you can go with a "light" solution (and make a back up from time to time just in case) [/QUOTE]
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