Battle WSA AntiVirus 2014 (giveaway this forum) vs Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition

[ocsi]

Which is better:
- Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus 2014 (giveaway this forum) or Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition.
Which is your opinion?

 

[MalwareVirus]

Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus 2014 - easy uninstallation,better support(personal)

Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition - hard uninstallation,support not good(as see some people talk here)

webroot i tried, it is good but can't say about BD as never tried.

 

[Ink]

Although you can create an account, I don't think it's required for Webroot SecureAnywhere, can anyone confirm?

Whereas with Bitdefender, you must have an account registered with them to use BD Free.

 

[Petrovic]

Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus 2014 can be configured as opposed to bitdefender free
bitdefender free - fully automatic protection

 

[cdnsempre]

Webroot SecureAnywhere is very very light and control all system. The pc works and running well, it´s not heavy and have a good detection.
Bitdefender in beginning you have install the program and then scan all your computer (scan complete). After you waiting is BD integreted well in your system.
For me, sorry, but i prefer MSE 4.216. This version is amazing!

 

[ocsi]

OK, but ....
- WSA not possible to exclude certain files
- not have database in the PC, ..., it is only cloud
- does not appear in the Security Center
- many FP
- detection is just on acces (like Malwarebytes Pro)
- is more for prevention
- many incompatibilities (ex. Shadow Defender - WSA kills defender.exe
- etc

 

[Petrovic]

We constantly bitdefender problem)

 

[MalwareVirus]

" not have database in the PC, ..., it is only cloud"
Before install it scan your pc and keep the record in a folder i think(in my pc it reaches 1 gb when i was using this)

"does not appear in the Security Center"
they are thinking about it ,i read about that.

"detection is just on acces"
diffrent approach like other antivirus have their methode

"is more for prevention"
Because prevention is better than cure

"many incompatibilities (ex. Shadow Defender - WSA kills defender.exe"
may be for some people but i never feel it

 

[Manzai]

Webroot, very light

Bitdefender hight ram usage :/

 

[3link9]

OK, but ....
- WSA not possible to exclude certain files
- not have database in the PC, ..., it is only cloud
- does not appear in the Security Center
- many FP
- detection is just on acces (like Malwarebytes Pro)
- is more for prevention
- many incompatibilities (ex. Shadow Defender - WSA kills defender.exe
- etc

- WSA not possible to exclude certain files True in a way, Its possible to control its processes, Otherwise excluding just leaves a security hole.
- not have database in the PC, ..., Well I dont mind this, For people that wish to use WSA but don't like the fact its cloud-only, Add a signature-based AV like MSE.
- does not appear in the Security Center Not sure where you heard this from, It appears in mine.
- many FP Never had a FP problem, didn't hear much complaints either.
- detection is just on acces (like Malwarebytes Pro) Like Malwarevirus said, It uses a different method of protection than most.
- is more for prevention Imo, Prevention over Detection. I'd rather have an infection prevented than having it on my system only to be detected later.
- many incompatibilities (ex. Shadow Defender - WSA kills defender.exe) Never had a problem, I'll have to research this.

 

[aztony]

Never used WSA so can offer no comment about its efficacy. I trialed BD free for little while but was put off by several issues. (1) it would inexplicable shut itself down. I noticed this, more times than not, occurred after a Windows update. But on one occasion no such update took place. (2) It impeded system restore. (3) when I tried to get info or questions answered their forum was next to useless. Customer support is terrible! (4) When I finally decided to uninstall it, BD also blocked booting to safe mode until it was removed in the normal Windows session.

 

[1saac]

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[Deleted member 178]

OK, but ....
- WSA not possible to exclude certain files (of course you don't need)
- not have database in the PC, ..., it is only cloud (False it has offline database)
- does not appear in the Security Center (yes it appears)
- many FP (never met one in 2 years))
- detection is just on acces (like Malwarebytes Pro) (depend the malware, so?)
- is more for prevention (luckily for us)
- many incompatibilities (ex. Shadow Defender - WSA kills defender.exe (False)
- etc

people doesn't know what they talk about...

this post deserve a dislike

 

[ocsi]

OK!
”people doesn't know what they talk about” - really?
”this post deserve a dislike - why?
Otherwise:
- I go through the tough time of my life
- serious medical problems in the my family (unwilling popularize this)
- my soul is in search of peace
So I apologize for not actively paarticip discussions.
If you consider, exclude me from the forum.

Respectfully,
Ocsi

P.S. I apologize for my English language.

 

[Deleted member 178]

it is not the person or your language i criticize , but your erroneous conclusions about WSA and the way you describe them, i beta test WSA even before its first official release , and i can say that what you described were mostly wrong or if it really happened to you, it may means you don't know/understand how to use it properly (especially the shadow defender issue , i used both together in every versions on 3 OS) or your system really don't fit with WSA. After all every system is different, but when i bash a software , at least i give more explanations, things you didn't.

i don't know how long you tried WSA but i hope it is not for less than a week.
I would be less rude to your post if you concluded by "those things happened to me, did you had them?" .

Thanks

 

[ocsi]

it is not the person or your language i criticize , but your erroneous conclusions about WSA and the way you describe them, i beta test WSA even before its first official release , and i can say that what you described were mostly wrong or if it really happened to you, it may means you don't know/understand how to use it properly (especially the shadow defender issue , i used both together in every versions on 3 OS) or your system really don't fit with WSA. After all every system is different, but when i bash a software , at least i give more explanations, things you didn't.

i don't know how long you tried WSA but i hope it is not for less than a week.
I would be less rude to your post if you concluded by "those things happened to me, did you had them?" .

Thanks

Unfortunately my English is very bad.
Just try to explain myself. I have not got a thorough testing of the software (after the appearance of my family medical problems). Excuse me for my incoherent. That's that. I was wrong!
I apologize, Now I'm not coherent! After family health problems I have not had time to deepen.
I repeat what I said earlier that:
”- I go through the tough time of my life
- serious medical problems in the my family (unwilling popularize this)
- my soul is in search of peace”
And:
”If you consider, exclude me from the forum.”
I still have not finished my family's medical problems

All the best!
Respectfully,
Ocsi

 

[PVA_BR]

I've installed Bitdefender free on my teatcher's notebook and, this week, i've unnistalled it and installed WSA instead, for tests. Result: I'm using Webroot Secure Anywhere (WSA) for 3 days in my own notebook too. WSA seems waaaaaaay better than Bitdefender. At least, for my own needs

 

[alexp79]

Hello
I like WSA; About bidefender i always had bugs experiences with it but it's a good product also^^

 

[Deleted member 178]

You cant compare tissue (BDAV free) with silk (WSA)

 

[Dubseven]

The firewall of Bitdefender is very very great against stealers, keyloggers and trojans.
I have tryed so many malwares (mail send, data send) made home to try against and the firewall has stopped all of them without problem.

But the high ram usage and bugs are the biggest problem of bitdefender.. also, the firewall block to many legitime programs (like MMORPGs and others programs running online)