Advice Request Thinking of going for Bitdefender Free

[ForgottenSeer 59295]

I have been a happy easier of Emsisoft Antimalware for three years now but to be quite honest it hasn't had to do anything. Literally, the only pop up I get is when running games installed through steam and had to add them to the exclusion. As Emsisoft uses the BitDefender engine I was wondering about using Bitdefender free instead of paying for security when mine hasn't needed to do anything in so long.

I know that there is always a first time but just wondering what your thoughts are as Security enthusiast

 

[Paul.R]

Stay with Emsisoft. Don't use a product with a "kinder" in every product such like: light on system but when vsserv.exe update the cpu run crazy and hard drive is getting hammered, almost no technical support, very buggy, plus on mac at every 1-2 maybe 3 seconds bugdefender connect to internet(tested on mac with little snitch, with Kaspersky or ESET you don't see this s..t)

 

[L0ckJaw]

Leave Bitdefender alone. It ruins the Windows Updates ( will not let them install )

 

[tim one]

Honestly I don't know if Bitdefender (free) behavioural blocker is comparable with the one of Emsisoft.
I have been Emsi user for a long time and its BB is superb.

 

[Mahesh Sudula]

BD free is a very good av...its BB is one of the best in industry..
Install and forget!!

 

[Arequire]

Is your Emsisoft license close to running out? If not I'd wait until your license expires before giving Bitdefender a try. Then if you're happy with how Bitdefender performs on your system and feel sufficiently protected, you can decide if you want to continue using Bitdefender or purchase another Emsisoft license.

 

[motox781]

I am going to go in another direction here, but if you have Windows 10, I would personally go Windows Defender if you want to go the free route. It does quite well these days and is getting better and better.

Using this tool will allow you to further tweak Windows Defender (such as blocking PUAs):

ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10

 

[TairikuOkami]

If you want BD based AV, try Tencent PC Manager_for_Global-home page

 

[brambedkar59]

Always follow the golden rule of IT "If it ain't broke don't fix it", If you are happy with your AV you should stick with it. Although there is nothing wrong with trying out new stuff, so give BD free a try.
My experience with BD has always been bad since the last year. All of their products have an update bug which causes 100% disk usage for about 5 minutes, every damn hour (BD updates every hour). I have reported it to their technical staff 2-3 times and they don't acknowledge it as a bug (maybe it's a feature for them )

 

[mekelek]

If you want BD based AV, try Tencent PC Manager_for_Global-home page

Tencent has been performing subpar on malwarehub

 

[uduoix]

I got BSOD almost everyday because of bitdefender free. If you want free AV and not be bugged with ads use windows defender or install avast if you don't care about ads that much.

 

[mekelek]

Emsisoft's strength is not in BD signatures, BD signatures are late af.
you're paying for their Behavior blocker and their malware network.

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

Hey,I would purchase Bitdefender,but that is just me(I have not had any problems with Bitdefender Total Security during Windows updates.)

 

[FrFc1908]

do not change a winning team. if you are satisfied with a product justv stay with it , plus emsi gives you rebate on renewing your license

 

[Garzaman]

In the end it all comes down to whether you want to protect your computer for free or pay for an antivirus or suite.

Emsisoft is one of the best paying options (there are Kaspersky, GData and Eset which are also friendly for gamers)

If you want to protect your computer for free, Bitdefender is one of the best options, you also have kaspersky free or Avast could do it. If you are looking for an AV with a good BB, I prefer Avast, but I insist, BitDefender free also seems like a good option to me

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[ForgottenSeer 59295]

I am going to go in another direction here, but if you have Windows 10, I would personally go Windows Defender if you want to go the free route. It does quite well these days and is getting better and better.

Using this tool will allow you to further tweak Windows Defender (such as blocking PUAs):

ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10

The intrigues me as I am tempted by windows defender, it's more that with my surfing habits and computer usage my AV doesn't do anything and I was looking to go through a free route because of this reason

What does the configuration do? Could I not changing things manually?

 

[gery79]

if you can stay with emsisoft then stay but if you dont then just go with another av (free or not) . i ditched both emsisoft and BD for trend micro .

 

[CyberTech]

I use Avast Premire i dont have problem with it i'm a PC gamer and i play GTA online every weekend..

 

[ForgottenSeer 59295]

if you can stay with emsisoft then stay but if you dont then just go with another av (free or not) . i ditched both emsisoft and BD for trend micro .

I had some bad times with trend seemed to slow up my machine a lot and trying to go free to be honest because I don't seem to be needing a security software (As in mine doesn't seem to be doing anything for me because of my habits) I am not saying I don't need it at all don't get me wrong

 

[mekelek]

I had some bad times with trend seemed to slow up my machine a lot and trying to go free to be honest because I don't seem to be needing a security software (As in mine doesn't seem to be doing anything for me because of my habits) I am not saying I don't need it at all don't get me wrong

all you need is one bad javascript, you don't know you need something until its too late