NOD32 vs BitDefender

I will second that.

 

i agree firefighter,

http://www.pcwelt.de/defaults/ShowF...G=/imgserver/bdb/57800/57894/original.jpg&bu=

is the latest as i know

av-test.org is a MASSIVE test for sure, and its the one i always look forward to, but when is their next?, and why dont they publish them publicly on their website?

 

My vote is for BitDefender as well.
The PcWelt test sounds like a good test for me.

I believe BitDefnder did some great things the last couple of years. The most certainly passed NOD32.

 

Hey, I'm only 20! Thanks for the links though, I will definitely look into them.

 

I wouldn't take the pcwelt tests too seriously as if Fortinet scores that high they are not using suitable samples in their tests. BitDefender has been doing great but it has not surpassed NOD32 just yet. av-comparatives.org

 

well actually, there is a post on here were IBK highly rates av-test.org test, and says in this particular post that 'that test' is still the most reliable.

i dont know if IBK still feels this way, but the post with those comments is on here somewhere.

 

I do think av-test.org tests are reliable.

I've seen heuristic detection by nod32 not detected by bit defender and vice versa... but I think BD is slightly better now.

 

Maybe you too are getting old to remember things right as I am sometimes? Look at the 08-2004 On-demand test by Av-Comparatives as well.

Btw. Certain things just happens to go first up and then down!

Best regards,
Firefighter!

 

Both are great programs. I used NOD32 and had only one problem. When NOD32 scanned .exe .dll files CPU usage was about 100% for a while. Now I am using BitDefender Internet Security Suite and have had no problems so far.

 

it was probably something wrong at your installation or something with your OS. For me NOD32 never uses too much CPU.

 

must of been something wrong i can run nod32 perfectly on a Pentium 3 system with only 256mb of ram
lodore

 

That's normal if you have advanced heuristics enabled and scan a complex runtime packed file. It always takes time to emulate the code.

 

This is probably the most correct answer, NOD was installed on Blackspear's settings and Advanced heuristic was enabled.

 

I was referring to newer tests. I know that BitDefender beat NOD32 in that one. I still do not think av-test.org is as reliable as av-compratives as you can see with fortinet's detection rate and the difference you see in both of them. Also the differences with rising.

 

Just different samples and different emphasis of sample categories.

Best regards,
Firefighter!

 

yep different samples, create different results...... which is why you should never go off test results, maybe just look at a 'few' not just one, get an average and use that to nudge you in the direction to 'trial the software' to see if you like it.

 

Complicated? Can you be more specific? My personal opinion is that BitDefender is easy to configure. For me all settings were very clear. I am speaking for their Antivirus Plus version. If I compare BD with NOD 32. Then NOD32 is a little bit difficult to configure then BD. For me they are equal.

Niels

 

I do not see how NOD32 is a complicated product to setup either, the removal instructions in setup are clear to anyone that's used an antivirus before. The hardest part is finding the setup button.

 

I was a little be confused with different modules that NOD32 uses instead of one interface. I must say that it was a while ago that I tried their trial. But after reading it wasn't difficult any more. In BD you don't have many options and NOD32 has for me too many options.

 

Different strokes, I suppose.

One of the reasons I like NOD32 so much is the extreme configuration ability. I can have it running exactly how I want it and that makes me very happy. Paired with the low footprint and excellent heuristics engine, I can't complain at all.

 

But too many options isn't also good. For me that confuses. But your right that it's very good that you can configure many settings. For setting the options you prefer. In BD you can change the most important settings but there aren't many.

 

I used to use Symantec AV long long ago but i prefer at least some control of what to do with a find when an AV alerts & flags a signature match.

That's what makes AV's like Avast/KIS6 so invaluable IMO.

 

Each person has to decide what they feel is the best for themselves. After all my stupidity, I settled in on what I think is the winner for me.

 

Both are very good AVs. I found BD was not tolerant of some other applications, and have NOT found that to be true with NOD. NOD has run flawlessly on my two computers, and is clearly my own choice.

Try them both and see.

Best,
Jerry

 

Definitely, as a PC Technician for a local store, I get the opportunity to test many different antivirus flavors (albeit I can't recommend anything but Norton, sadly) in real world tests. After configuring my own XML settings file, I am very content with NOD32 in my cleanup procedures. I still use other ones on ocassion, but I generally come back to NOD32.

To each his own.