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BitDefender Antivirus Free - Detection 78.86%



Bitdefender Windows 8 Security - 97,16%

 

There are no limitations but the detection rate is weaker, I see.

 

Yes, it's weaker, and I'm trying to get that message to the developers of BitDefender Antivirus Free.
The test was done while the computer had a very good and reliable Internet connection.

 

Memory Usage Test
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/which-free-antivirus-is-the-lightest-on-system-memory-usage/
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Bitdefender Free is not as light as expected, well done Panda and Avast.

 

can I drop bd free and add avira or avast on my windows 8

 

Why not?
Both are Windows 8 compatible/certified.

http://techblog.avira.com/2013/04/03/avira-free-antivirus-is-windows-8-certified/en/

http://windows8.iyogi.com/news/avast-free-antivirus-gets-windows-8-certification-from-microsoft.html

 

Glad to see others are noticing how light CIS is. I don't understand why Avast was ranked #1 over WSA, when WSA had lower numbers.

 

This thread is about Bitdefender Antivirus Free. Please keep it so or make a new thread if you want to discuss memory usage of other security solutions.

To be on topic; Bitdefender Antivirus Free is very light, even though Raymond.cc indiciates the opposite. The test is only relevant if you have about 1 GB of RAM. If you have more, then it won't matter much how much memory a security solution uses. Usually it's about scan algorithms and how much emulation that is done that affect system performance.

 

I haven't had one problem with BD Free except for that patch that I had mistaken for the new version update. I'm anxious.

 

When I read this line "Although Bitdefender’s memory did fluctuate a lot, on average it still consumes a lot of memory for a program with virtually no features or options."

The virtually no features part is pretty comical to say the least.

Ice

 

I thought it'd been pretty well established by now that on-demand scans of folders containing malware are not an accurate representation of an AV's effectiveness.

 

I'm very glad to see subj updated to not delete files silently.

But why add a malware sample to my system and quarantine it - only to show your tool works!?

 

How do you know it is not from your system, is it labeled "Sample" or something.

 

BD Free doesn't "add a malware sample".

 

It IS from his system, BD wouldn't do that, as DBone mentions above. That's absurd..

 

Iulika0069 and the Gonzales team have been pretty quiet here lately...

 

Tested this out on my netbook, only thing detected by it was that one AV test file, nothing else I threw at it got caught. I was quite disappointed.

 

Were you connected to the internet? Your results differ a lot from the average experience.

 

True Ice, at least as comical is measuring an AV's heavyness in terms of memory usage in stead of disk I/O and CPU spikes? So Bitdefender users, never mind this 'test'. Data copy time, application start delay and media streaming hickups are by far the best indicators for system impact of a program.

 

Interesting memory usage test.

 

This thread is getting awfully quiet. Any news or gossip yet about the new, long awaited version?

 

*Chirp* *Chirp* Crickets.

 

Translation: There is nothing happening...