Battle Which one I install on my friends Laptop?

[Spirit]

Hello,Mt friend have buy new laptop Sony Vaio and he got deal free avast IS one year license he also buy one yera license of eset along with it and now he is in confusion to install either of this two.
He will use his laptop for downloading video and images so he want good speed and light machine.
Which one he should install?

 

[jamescv7]

For me I would go for Avast since its a user friendly and even novice user can handle it well. The effectiveness of the settings from default is great too.

Also NIS can be a great suite too for your friend but since he has one year license then go for Avast.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Avast since he has the license. Easy to use, many features, good detection, not heavy on system.

 

[Malware Maniac]

Avast. But you may want to try the free version then upgrade to see if you like it enough to pay.

 

[malwarekiller]

Hello,Mt friend have buy new laptop Sony Vaio and he got deal free avast IS one year license he also buy one yera license of eset along with it and now he is in confusion to install either of this two.

Honestly,i wont provide my opinion neither would vote as i still think avast and eset are good AV's...just i will tell u a short story..


One of friend called suman had eset updated and installed on his computer and he had it running all the time...and one day he gave his USB stick for some movies,games and vids...and i tell u what...as soon as i inserted The USB inside avast blocked off autorun malware and in the USB scan and avast went crazy detecting more than 273 infections on the stick and cleaning it out infections were like win32 sality,virut,trojan small,LNK:Runner,etc etc...and i had to format the USB cozz after avast cleaning it it was damaged and rendered useless...so make your decision..

 

[Plexx]

To be honest, since he has both licenses, I would go for ESET. I am an ESET user and have not experienced any slow down. It is true that Avast Ram usage is way lower tha ESET's Smart Security 80mb+ but on my usages and tests, ESET did not show any slow downs while Avast did.

I would also recommend 2 on-demand scanners: Malwarebytes and Hitmanpro.

Hope this helps.

 

[malwarekiller]

To be honest, since he has both licenses, I would go for ESET. I am an ESET user and have not experienced any slow down.

I am really not saying that ESET is bad just wanted to tell what happened with my friend when he had fully up to date eset on there...I am not trying to pull down eset but just giving a word of experience that the OP may be interested in

 

[malbky]

I do not think ESET will have such a bad detection as it is top rated but cant say as kis missed many viruses on my pc which quickheal removed.

 

[Plexx]

Both Avast and ESET are good. Only reason I recommended ESET was because I am more comfortable with it, plus it has HIPS (although it needs to be configured). Didnt like Avast's sandbox.

I also recommended On Demand Scanners, which is another proactive approach for another layer of security.

While ESET has HIPS, Avast has Sandbox.

It is to be honest, a matter of choice.

 

[McLovin]

In this instance I would go for Avast. It has all the things that you need, fast response time doesn't get in your way, sandbox.

 

[Spirit]

he has gone with avast,I wanna trade with him but he choose its on his laptop

 

[Ink]

Show and teach your friend the features of Avast, including the manual sandbox and don't bother installing the extra bloat that comes with Avast such as WebRep, Desktop Gadget, Remote Assistance etc. Also disable the Marketing and Social Features, and switch off Generate monthly reports (or whatever they're called).

That is one of the reasons I like ESET, it contains zero crapware/extras/fancy-glitter-to-make-the-software-sparkle.

 

[Plexx]

Show and teach your friend the features of Avast, including the manual sandbox and don't bother installing the extra bloat that comes with Avast such as WebRep, Desktop Gadget, Remote Assistance etc. Also disable the Marketing and Social Features, and switch off Generate monthly reports (or whatever they're called).

That is one of the reasons I like ESET, it contains zero crapware/extras/fancy-glitter-to-make-the-software-sparkle.

Agree with Earth here. A custom Avast install is the best with some manual tweaks (note: I also disabled the sounds but that was more of a personal preference).

 

[Spirit]

Yes I have custom installed Avast on his laptop with disabling useless features.
Thanks all for reply and suggestion

 

[Plexx]

No problem D-ONE.
Glad we could help

 

[jamescv7]

Likely, BB, Web Shield, Network Shield, and File System Shield (The realtime itself and Sandbox is also included) were likely the must and important at all.

From its Firewall likely you don't need to bother since its design as silent firewall.

 

[notorious_rn]

with all the IS out there i choose NIS 2012 co'z of its low process usage and high detection and prevention against malware's....

 

[spleentechie]

I like Avast! antivirus. From the days when the UI looked more like a media player than an antivirus to now Avast! has been one of the most consistently strong Avs out there. Avast is user friendly, is light on the system and most importantly has better protection the ESET(though I have no problem with ESET). In my tests Avast! is better in protection, cheaper, and lighter on the system Avast! is my choice for a laptop(or any computer)
zSpleen

 

[Plexx]

I like Avast! antivirus. From the days when the UI looked more like a media player than an antivirus to now Avast! has been one of the most consistently strong Avs out there. Avast is user friendly, is light on the system and most importantly has better protection the ESET(though I have no problem with ESET). In my tests Avast! is better in protection, cheaper, and lighter on the system Avast! is my choice for a laptop(or any computer)
zSpleen

Cheaper than ESET I agree, but in terms of protection, ESET does surpass AVAST. When was the last time you have tested ESET?

ESET is also light on system. Only thing is the up to 100mb ram but that aside, it is far from being heavy.

 

[Purshu_Pro]

I use Bitdefender IS its great! I recommend it for all instead using those.