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Think you should re-test everything in this list to make the results the most up to date. Also, differentiate between each products’ free and paid version.
@@davidedallara1775 haha well I think mixing is fine. Because u never know… some of the brands’ free version might be better than the paid version of others… *coughs* McAfee
Some issues with Norton is that they have your credit card and the automatic renewal is infuriating. I see many older systems where Norton completely undermines performance. These need to be included in your testing results.
Couldnt agree more. Have had clients return the Norton because after spending money to purchase it at a store, they cant se it if they dont enter CC details. For a product that will have that much access, I cant trust them for such mafia tactics
I've been using Norton for 2 years now. Never had issues. Looking at this video, I don't know what i feel. I'm confused. I thought Norton would at least end up in A tier!
@@belovedtruth3447 Antivirus software is like insurance. You'll never know how good it is until it's too late. A more important question is why you chose Norton over anything else and if you've never had a problem you probably could have got away with MS Defender for free.
Yeah, I would never run Norton on a computer, myself. Way too many problems with it in the past. If you want things to unexpectantly stop working as you'd expect them to, then feel free to give it a go. ;)
Note this may have changed but as of a year or 2 ago Norton was giving us nightmares trying to remove it. As in you would run the uninstaller and after reboot would reinstall itself. Ended up being deep in a file from their ISP triggering it. The malware that got on the machine was easier to remove.
@Jonny_135 i was downloading a torrent and didnt even realize it was only an exe file of 32MB. I realized after i clicked yes to give it admin rights. Immediately ads started popping up everywhere and holy hell happened. I downloaded Rkill and Malwarebytes through all the ads and managed to clean my PC up that way. Later i found the same trojan on my sisters PC (i assume it moved through the LAN connection because we are on the same router through ethernet). Malwarebytes cleared it too.
I appreciate the tremendous work put into this content. Keeping up with the ever changing landscape of cyber security is such a hassle but at the same time vitally important.
It still has a serious problem identifying new methods of old exploits, in some cases simply changing application flow or using obfuscation is enough to bypass it
I would really like to see how defender acts when you are running malware on standard non-admin account. That is how usually most of corporate stuff runs.
There's really little workaround as I see it. Either you get a snappy fast nigh-unnoticeable that almost doesn't slow your machine in any daily task or a resource-hungry rhino of an antivirus like Kaspersky that makes you remember the days when CPUs were single-cored and everything ran from an HDD.
You should do a tier list for home users and another tier list for business owners. Some of the higher ranked AVs in your list just completely suck when it comes to personal use even though I'd definitely keep them in a work environment. To me the only thing at home you need other than WD is a good adblocker, knowledge and/or common sense. If you're a walking hazard in life you can pair it will MB.
As a cyber security analyst I think Eset is an A tier at least because it has so much features the one that caught my eyes is HIPS , this is a behavioral feature that give a headache for malware developers because it can catch the stealthy malware the type of malware that inject itself into legitimate processes
Hello! I need your personal opinion, as a cybersecurity student, I currently use a MacBook Air, although I use Linux in a virtual machine, note that most in this area uses Windows? Do you recommend me to upgrade from the base MacBook Air M1 to an HP EliteBook with Windows? that will favor me? I appreciate your time in replying, greetings
Can you speak to the actual runtime efficiency of these as well? A simplistic test would be to use the CPU time metric (can be added in taskmgr; it's cumulative for the process lifetime; it's scaled per-process core) and just provide a Delta for how much CPU time was required during your malware test. E.g if software X took 5 cpu-minutes, but another took 4, than that's very useful to know.
I would LOVE to see that. I'm a long time BitDefender user, eyeing Kaspersky for a while now, but my last memories of it that it was quite a hit on PC performance. I don't really care about explicit scan runtimes personally, but I still want files to open snappy, and games to run well.
@@koli0842 Yeah, I remember back in the day Kaspersky slowing down the PC A LOT. I've recently only used the free version, but that one is cloud base, so there's little to zero impact with that one, but the paid are not the same thing. There's one huge problem I found on a friends computer cause by Kaspersky. He was constantly running out of disk space in his Windows partition and what I found was that Kaspersky Antivirus was generating these huge log files, they got to 60 GBs at some point, so I'm a bit reluctant against Kaspersky. It definitely has good protection though.
@@koli0842 If you have to run an AV with realtime protection it's always going to affect performance. That's the tradeoff that comes with running the minefield of viruses that is Windows.
I have had a HORRIBLE experience with Avira Antivirus. I had it on my family mac and not only did it not work, but it actually acted more like a malware than anything by failing to remove it's own files after uninstall, giving itself admin privileges without proper prompting, and even being so buggy as to have a total UI crash and prevented my system from shutting down at all.
@@jm036 no no, I've had this happen in other Windows PCs as well (curiously enough, not all of them, but still), Avira does do some shady stuff sometimes
@@vlc-cosplayer plenty. Mostly targeted at the elderly, seeing as they are a large portion of the user base. The malware scene is not as "developed" as it is on Windows, but when it does happen it tends to be very severe.
From my experience with Kaspersky, I'd move it down a tier. Far from perfect with the UI and it uses the rule of "if i kill EVERYTHING then nothing can harm". He likes to block programs from accessing some protocols (even CMD for that matter) and tells you nothing. So often you try to find solutions and look at the firewall and such, when it was Kaspersky all along. That's my point of view.
Based on my experience, kapersky hasn't cause many problems and it usually only allerted me about the programs i used (like autoclickers, keygen etc) instad of blocking random stuff. Virus wise it has blocked basically everything so idk this is how it went for me
To me they have a big issue, response time. If you report them some malware or malicious URL takes ages to be processed and included in their databases. ESET acts quickly.
That's very much true with Kaspersky business products. Delete some executable file on all computers in network due to false alarm and bury that in logs - pffft, it does this regularly. Silently block some crappy banking or government software which is needed to work ASAP - of course. My home Total Security, on the other hand, always notifies me when it tries to block or delete something.
@@DustOfOsiris I have this experience with my job laptop. I've seen coleagues lost hours and hours trying to figure out what is wrong because Kaspersky doesn't say that it's blocking the program.
??? Kaspersky Security Cloud Free is miles better than defender lmao. No need for extra configs unlike Defender to at least perform top. (Did I mention their horrendous "ransomware protection" that just completely locks down selected folders?) Basing on AV-test is like saying every antivirus is on par because most of the tested AVs there are literally similar in scores. Watching others' experiences such as TPSC's videos makes it very sure to look at its real life scenario.
I'd really love to see you include how user friendly these are outside of just the protection levels. Given the vast majority of users will not have your knowledge, we simply might not know or even notice how to tweak or adjust the app. Annoyances like dubious marketing practices (like installing other programs or spamming you to do so), any relationships with questionable powers (china? russia? the mafia?), etc. Things like this are a concern I think.
I agree with the MacAfee judgement. I had it and it let 35 Malware onto my business computer. One of my Techy friends removed MacAfee and installed ESET which immediately went to work and shredded the malware files MacAfee didn't even know was there! ( not sure if my terminology is correct) I had Norton about 5 years ago which was semi decent but kept telling me i had Malware even when i was off-line. Definitely going to go for Kaspersky after this vid. Cheers
I have seen your videos, you have done such extensive in depth testing of antiviruses i have yet to see someone do something similar with so much value, with your knowledge you might as well do tier list and anyone who watched at least one of your test videos will know that the tier list will be on point and value all the important aspects of what the best antivirus should have.
I am using Kaspersky since 2010 and its been solid.. tested AVG (before Avast acquire), Norton, Avira, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, but never left Kaspersky...
I use Sophos due to your test results. I have used others (Bitdefender, AVG, and another I can't remember). Alongside it, I use Defender and Malwarebytes. I appreciate your Real World testing and its lack of painted crap.
I count 3. Sophos, Windows Defender and Malwarebytes. And I'm pretty sure he only uses Malwarebytes as a second opinion scanner and Windows Defender deactivates it's security features that are already covered by a different AV.
@@Mojave_Ranger_NCR That depends entirely on what each are doing. If they're two solutions doing the same job, yes, you're right. But it's fine to use Windows Defender and a third party A/V solution together (Defender will disable the aspects that are covered by the third-party solution), and Malwarebytes is almost always used as a second opinion scanner and not for live protection (which Sophos would be doing).
Excellent video, just to add, we recently did some rigorous tests and comparison for enterprises in endpoint security and zero day vulnerability. We had included crowd strike and Fire eye in the mix too and found that when defender stack is combined ( defender for endpoint, identity, 365 and MCAS) it was kind of impenetrable fortress. Mind blowing to see how well it created a map of the attack.
@@mogr488 He's talking as an enterprise customer about Enterprise products that are only for businesses. "Mind blowing to see how well it created a map of the attack" implies that it's a map of how an attack spread through the corporate network. And most product listed such as Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Cloud Access Security (MCAS), Microsoft Identity Platform are all business-tier products. So "we" very likely means talking as a team or as an organization who have tested or used the products
I learnt the lesson that I need to keep my desire low and just browse the website I usually browse. But you still need some kind of protection anyway cause you never know if you gonna cross your border in the future.
I have had a couple of different anti-virus software programs in the past. I have settled on ESET because of its ability to protect well but also because of its small footprint. I have had instances where some of the programs I used in the past didn't work so well on viruses, therefore I don't use them anymore. This has not been the case with ESET and I have been using it for several years now. Having a small footprint with good detection in my opinion works well for me.
All based off of personal experience; I will say that I have deployed Bitdefender Total Security to quite a bit of pcs (12+) of acquaintances and whose users are considered "high-risk". I like to run second-opinion scans and it has kept all of these computers clean despite catching a lot of threats.
It would be really helpful if you could include each product’s privacy as well as system performance & resource usage to give us a complete ranking - that would help in making decisions. Evaluating them only on test results doesn’t really help because as users we still have to worry about whether the AV is also spyware, and also how much it hijacks our system resources instead of keeping them available for us to use. These considerations are every bit as important.
Yes I agree completely. The resource usage is critical, while the efficiency plays an important topic as well. To some users, it could be a deal breaker if it bogs the computer down too much, while some may just find a sweet spot for end result to time needed. Another thing is ads. I'm not referring to the free versions with the ads to upgrade to a full license. I'm referring to a paid subscription that still pops up with ads to purchase additional software from their company. Nobody likes ads, and it really shouldn't come from software that should actually be eliminating pop up ads.
I absolutely agree with you. Every business ecosystem and personal computer is different. A gamer will require little overhead and as much performance as possible, as would someone with aging hardware. Sometimes there is no option to upgrade computers etc due to business critical custom software and hardware locked licencing methods. Personally I believe there should be two charts. One for Generic Business(Server and several end users over 2 or 3 physical sites) and another for your everyday home user who will not bother with OS reinstalls, only clicking "Yes upgrade to the latest OS version now" button. In an ideal world you would have multiple Antivirus software installed with each one using different methods to protect/scan your system/data. However there is very little information about what is compatible with what concurrently and the performance impact. Maybe this is an idea for a future video.
Some years ago, as a long-time Norton user, I had a really bad infection that would just not go away at all. I knew it was there, I saw the web browser redirects, embedded DLLs (that would regenerate if I tried to manually delete them), and start-up executions, but Norton refused to detect anything and said, 'No infections detected!' (lol) I uninstalled Norton that day, alternated between Avast/AVG (depending on PC), got things cleaned up (along with help from Spybot S&D), and never looked back. I honestly expected Norton to be *lower*. Speaking of SS&D, it has an anti-virus in the paid version, does it not? I wonder how it would rank on this list.
Yeah EDRs are the way to go now. I can p much get passed most AV without getting my payloads burned too often. EDRs however, I haven't figured out how to tackle that beast yet. It's beyond my skillet as of right now :(
We sell AVG since 2003 and the guys that developed the software originally are great guys. Support is still great since Avast got hold of them, and their AV is good in my book. My biggest gripe is that AVG and Avast are essentially the same product, but they still sell them under different names.
Been looking forward to this video! I've always considered McAfee and Norton bottom/meme tier and replace them whenever I run into them. I appreciate you weighing-in on the antivirus scene. Thank you for all the quality videos!
Can you please explain why McAfee is meme ? I just want some advice because I have been using it since the past year. And by looking at the comments, I am getting scared 😅
I would like to see more antivirus ranked, not just a few. Here some more you should add to such chart: ZoneAlarm, Immunet, ClamWin, Comodo , Dr.Web, F-PROT, FortiClient, G DATA, NANO Antivirus, Panda, 360 Total Security, Trend Micro, TrustPort, Vba32 AntiVirus.
I always was kind of biased for Kaspersky, because not only is it the first antivirus I've ever seen, but is also Russian, which is where I come from. I'm just glad that our country helped a lot of people in cybersecurity, even though it's hated now, you know why. While Kaspersky might have been acquired by other companies not from Russia, its origin is here, and without it, Kaspersky wouldn't be one of the best antiviruses right now
@@KLienne Well, the reputation of our people was only the problem during the first days of the operation, but now people in the internet accepted that Russians aren't bad just for being Russian. The only problem we have right now is with sanctions
@@Fafr If you see it that way, that's good. But I am still seeing a lot of unwarranted hate against Russians just based on their nationality. There definitely is a problem with your soldiers, though, they are committing atrocities.
At last, you are making a video about av vendors products... Thanks so much, Leo.. I subscribed again now.. I wish you will make tests more often in your channel again as you were doing often in the past.. thanks again.. :)
Make video about your own pc like the essential tools, software do you use for productivity, security, efficiency, all extention, goto default software etc.
Very informative video about antivirus programs. I definitely agree with your opinion on Kaspersky being S-tier. It never fails to disappoint me. Malwarebytes is another great anti-malware software to use because of the detection rate.
Honestly, I have a feeling that more I learn about IT security, I see no point of comparing endpoint security solutions as they are pretty much all the same. They will protect you only from the randomly spreading threats. Once the threat becomes more complex, they will only serve as privileged app to make malicious reconfigurations. Sophos I had good experience with and Bitdefender and Norton (2021) Also AFAIK I learned, the more popular the solution, the higher the probability that the threat will be able to evade it. Would love to know if Im thinking correctly.
At my company I was using ESET last year which I thought was pretty good, but since then I switched to Malewarebytes End Point Detection and Response. One of the main factors of me choosing them was their rollback feature. You are right about Karsperky not having the best reputation based on their origins.
@@dannydanutzu1 I've been using Eset for years and I like it as well. Karspersky , I cant talk much because I have horrable memories of them from the XP era and its quite difficult for me to give them an other shot.
@@ad1340yti already have malwarebytes free version and im debating on buying the premium version using a googple play store card. Is this even possible? I dont feel comfortable using my debit card on my phone which i believe might have malware. I want the premium for the deep scan just to put my mind at ease. Do you think this is a good idea? Google play protect removed a malware app that looked like a samsung app and then i scanned with free malwarebytes and it said my device is clean, but im still not certain i trust its completely clean. Geek squad looked it over and said everything looks normal. Should i just do the premium malwarebytes? Or do you have a different recommendation? I mainly wanna go with malwarebytes since i already have it set up and account made, id rather not risk my data by setting up something new. I been under hella stress since finding that malware app, so any response is greatly appreciated boss🙏. Many blessings to you and your family
Hi Leo, I understand F-Secure now uses the Avira engine (though, they used to use Bitdefender, and before that F-Prot and AVP/Kaspersky alongside their own engine, Orion). If you look at the signature names used by F-Secure recently, they correlate with the Avira engine.
Bitdefender would have been S-tier for me if not for them pulling the plug on the free version. Their little stunt there didn't convince me to buy their product, it convinced me to just go to one of the many other free AVs out there. I'd also put Kaspersky at S-tier since it's really powerful software but I've had some issues with it on two different PCs so I'd probably have to knock it down to A-tier.
@@Mostima115 I would do that but I just don't feel comfortable giving my money to a company that'd pull such a greedy, scummy stunt. Before they announced that, I legit had thought about buying the paid version because I was enjoying it so much (and I've never paid for an AV in my life) but yeah, they lost a customer entirely when they pulled that crap and I suspect I'm not alone in that regard.
@@Mostima115 Yeah, the only problem for me is that Kaspersky gave me serious issues on both my PC and my laptop, locking up my hard drive pretty bad every time it'd try to update. Hopefully it's fixed by the time support for Bitdefender Free runs out.
They probably did it because its engine version is extremely outdated, so they got rid of it altogether. I don't think they're greedy, they always have cheap & huge discounts all the time.
@@hircine92h How so? Every test I've heard/seen regarding the free version passed with flying colors. And that's no excuse, really. Yes, a business has to make money but cutting the free version entirely is the last thing they should be doing. Most people, myself included, will now NEVER give them a penny and move on to other free AVs.
I've got 10 devices managed using the bitdefender central portal. If you look around you'll be able to find offerings for Bitdefender Total Security for just over 1,66 euro per device per year when opting for a 10 devices license. I don't understand the problem.....how do you guys get your hardware to run the AV on in the first place?
I've used Kaspersky, Dr. Web, Malwarebytes and Windows Defender throughout over 20 years of PC experience, and as I see it, either you get a snappy fast nigh-unnoticeable WinDefender that almost doesn't slow your machine in any daily task or a resource-hungry rhino of an antivirus like Kaspersky that makes you remember the days when CPUs were single-cored and everything ran from an HDD depending on how heavy you want your "armor" to be, with a range of other various AVs in between. I personally switched fully to WinDef around 2016~ish, and didn't have any problems, but then again, it's just a home PC and laptop, not a type of machines that will be specifically targeted, and the only problem they may encounter is the one sitting in the chair in front of the monitor.
@@johnnyblaze9217 I used ESET Internet Security less than a year ago and then switched to Kaspersky Internet Security. And It's heavier :-) I have a descent PC (i7 4790k + 16 Gb RAM + SATA3 SSD) I agree with the author's statement: the main vulnerability is the stupid user himself ;-)
Got to 10 different tech channels and you'll get 10 different answers as to what is the best anti virus. Plenty of popular tech channels say Windows Defender is fine, if you're smart and not doing anything shady. A lot depends on how you're using your computer, how good your habits are when you're on the internet. If you're doing shady stuff, NO anti virus is going to protect you
i haven't used any antivirus software in years, ever since both Avira and Avast were detecting everyday apps as viruses, even happened with Kaspersky actually
Since you appear to view Windows Defender as the baseline, I would like to see each of the others matched against it, especially Bit Defender and Kaspersky to see what the differences are.
@@bootydaddy9934 you just debunked the entire reason why every website and youtuber go like WaaAAAH dEFenDEr baD wAAAh!!! better delete that comment before you get kidnapped my guy
I concur on looking at ESET deeper. We have it deployed to over 1500 endpoints, and have found it’s one of the most stable and accurate products we’ve ever used! The management console is extremely powerful, and their policy controls are exceptional.
@@davidbennett1471 yes I think it is one of the best if you have to manage a lot of clients. Deployment, configuration and monitoring is really easy with eset protect
That was interesting it was a nice overview which makes me intrigued to check out the other videos would love to see an updated version of this if anything's changed.
I've had a soft spot for Kaspersky as a company for a long time. They were one of the first anti-virus companies and have been a leading light in the global war on malware. But I removed it from my phone, because they were spamming me too much. Pity. These firms' marketing departments are their own worst enemy.
@@Lolwesome I don't believe anybody ever presented any evidence that Kaspersky had spied for Russia. It was always just a 'concern', and, in context, political in nature.
Pls continue making or add a final recommendatory video on your best security setup using freeware or open-source tools for windows. Include everything for security. Antivirus, firewall, malware protection, internet security, and anything else we should have on our pc for a general security protection.
I used to just use AV comparatives for in-depth testing and making a decision - but currently, I don't use any AV, just common sense, and some knowledge on securing and hardening your system and browser. for some software protection, I just use Comodo Firewall only with H.I.P.S both on 'Safe-Mode' so it asks me (Host Intrusion Protection System - a firewall for programs 'of-sorts') and browser tweaks and addons - this allows me full control of what's going in and out, I can see all connections, and if a program is acting oddly Comodo contains it and informs me, where I can make a decision and it remembers it. Remember the purpose of malware is to communicate outside your network, so anything trying to make a connection you ain't heard of, you BLOCK it and check it out with VT and other analyzers and OD scanners (I have a load, Eset, F-secure, Emsisoft, Sophos + more) and just in case someone has found a backdoor, I use Sysinternals free apps like TCPview which shows 'all' in and outgoing connections into the system, 'regardless' of whether its trying to hide or not. Autoruns is another good tool by them one should always have
With the Kaspersky ban going on, could it be worth to re-do this analysis for the year 2024 to get another overview of the market as it stands right now?
I think that msdefender should be in decent category. Also, afaik Norton acquired Avast (that means AVG, as well) and Avira. John Mcaffee the founder of the meme av has died on July of this year. If I am wrong plz feel free to correct me. My regards from Greece and congrats for your excellent content and 200k subs milestone!
@@hircine92h I said is decent nothing more. According to tests, etc. I didnt say there arent better options. And in many sites is mentioned that Norton acquired Avast. Unless sth changed and I didnt know it...
Avira finally came out with a reasonably priced, especially for small businesses, paid version called "Prime" that comes with all sorts of useful extra goodies. And I would rank the free version of Avira at least 2 tiers above Defender: besides being better at detection, the free version of Avira is also much better at removal than Defender, which I personally still consider to be just better than nothing, but not by that much.
If you add an anti-virus application with the icon "V" and let the letters B, K, A, V (I don't know what its name is) and rearrange the letters, it will produce BKAV, which is also It's a pretty good antivirus app
Currently, almost every popular AV performs roughly the same when it comes to detection ratio. So, things like performance, user friendliness, interface and privacy are imo more important considerations when picking an AV.
as I understand it most of the big ones share information about new threats as they emerge, so they do kinda all have the same protection in that regard.
I am really interested to see how TinyWall performs in windows 11. See if it improves the malware and ransomware test. Since it's so lightweight it will be interesting see the difference.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't TinyWall just a firewall? That won't prevent malicious software from running and infecting your pc. It can only prevent you from downloading those programs from known locations or prevent the malicious programs from calling "home" by blocking outgoing connections to known malicious addresses. If the program is already on the pc, firewall doesn't prevent it from doing whatever it wants inside the computer. (including overriding the firewall settings)
Norton deserves to be in the 2nd place at least, its usability may not be very good but detection is top notch with lesser false positives than Kaspersky!
It would be great if you could evaluate Defender for Endpoints. Given the wide adoption of Microsoft cloud services, and it's integration with the other Defender products it's quite interesting as a solution set, but it would be great to see how it stacks up
While it may take a bit of extra doing, I would really like to see a version of this but for Enterprise endpoint protection: Cylance, Webroot, Defender (paid), Trend Micro... It is surprisingly difficult to find real-world comparisons like you do for these higher end, but much more niche products. Granted, we also prioritize different things than consumers do, like RMM integration, vendor support, fleet management capabilities, and features like DLP, but security is still the bottom line: does it stop ransomware?
We had a virus ruin a computer a few years back, so I asked a friend who does high level government IT set up design and maintenance and he said to just get Trend Micro Maximum and forget about any issues. To be fair, he knows who we are and that we don't do much aside from forums, emails, TH-cam, and online shopping, but it has occasionally blocked some stuff for us over the years and we have had zero issues. Yes it costs more than some others, but I don't mind paying for the peace of mind.
You should re-test Avast because since Norton acquired it, it seems that they makes improvements. Also re-test Eset Smart Security Premium, they have improve the product with the v15 and they have a new technology "Eset Liveguard"
@@maario__0 the video is 11 days old, and ur comment is 9 days old, so u commented 2 days after this video released. How different would Avast be in 2 days? Note: I haven't watched the whole video, so maybe I'm missing something
@@yeslinsequeira4612 ... I think you are confused. This video was made from the tests he did in the past, he has NOT tested all AVs again just for this video(Leo says in the video that if someone thinks that the rank of one product is wrong and it need to be tested again, just comment in the video and he will do it) So if you look for the latest Avast test from Leo, you will realize that it was 1 year ago (against ransomware) and 2 years ago (against malware) so the Avast video needs an update. The same goes for Eset, recently they introduced new technology in its Smart Security Premium version so also needs a retest
Great explaination here. I am just Wondering, on the decent category you have Eset and AVG, however AVG is free and Eset is only Paid. Also there is the paid version of AVG Inter Security. So are you refering to this when comparing it to Eset or is AVG and it´s paid version the same for some reason?.
I like how you keep our hopes low when you hover the icons on a lower class level 😂I’m like, “boo kaspersky is supposed to be S not B” then you move it to S
This vid put a smile on my face thanks Leo i did a AV test back in around 05 and the results were very similar to this video Kaspersky was the best but was a hog and slowed the pc down ok ok this was with 3gb and a x2 4400 if i remember, so things have more power i stuck with Norton as it was less of a hog but came second in my tests im on a i7 4790k so may give kasp a go again
Seeing Norton on the B tier upsets me, During the Time where i was learning programming, my mother would have this app on my phone 24/7 and i hated it so much, It was not reliable and didnt do alot of goods things helping me, I decided to play around with norton and the security was awful, I was able to bypass it under a single day
For what it is worth, I've been running Eset for years, and every time I take my comp in to the shop I get some variant of, "We found 0 viruses on your comp, we are impressed." And I fairly sure the reason for that is because of Eset.
there is a serious lack of comodo in this list and recently on the channel, I still would like to see Zonealarm tested as well, Also what about Trend Micro PC-cillin
It's been a while since my job was solely IT. I almost agree with your findings, but have found Kaspersky to be like hiring a drunk bouncer at a club... Yeah.. it's there.. but not very helpful and sometimes causes problems. Norton is also surprisingly high on your list as I've found them to generally miss everything and create so many popups. Defender has come a long way from being the annoying thing you disable and replace. For most users who know what not to click it really is enough. . . unfortunately that's what... 30% of the population? Spit balling the figure based on experiences.
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Where would you put Comodo Internet Security on the list?
Where would you put G Data Internet Security on the list?
Are you able to test Vipre internet security
Think you should re-test everything in this list to make the results the most up to date. Also, differentiate between each products’ free and paid version.
IMHO I would have made a tierlist for paid products and another for free ones
True, he cannot mix the free versions with paid
@@davidedallara1775 haha well I think mixing is fine. Because u never know… some of the brands’ free version might be better than the paid version of others… *coughs* McAfee
@@whyyoutube8197 which one do you use ?
Yes i agreed with that advice
Some issues with Norton is that they have your credit card and the automatic renewal is infuriating. I see many older systems where Norton completely undermines performance. These need to be included in your testing results.
Couldnt agree more. Have had clients return the Norton because after spending money to purchase it at a store, they cant se it if they dont enter CC details. For a product that will have that much access, I cant trust them for such mafia tactics
I've been using Norton for 2 years now. Never had issues. Looking at this video, I don't know what i feel. I'm confused. I thought Norton would at least end up in A tier!
@@belovedtruth3447 Antivirus software is like insurance. You'll never know how good it is until it's too late. A more important question is why you chose Norton over anything else and if you've never had a problem you probably could have got away with MS Defender for free.
Yeah, I would never run Norton on a computer, myself. Way too many problems with it in the past. If you want things to unexpectantly stop working as you'd expect them to, then feel free to give it a go. ;)
Note this may have changed but as of a year or 2 ago Norton was giving us nightmares trying to remove it. As in you would run the uninstaller and after reboot would reinstall itself. Ended up being deep in a file from their ISP triggering it. The malware that got on the machine was easier to remove.
1:30 Windows Defender
2:00 McAfee
2:37 Avira
3:16 Bitdefender
3:45 AVG
4:13 Avast
4:45 Kaspersky
5:46 F-secure
6:00 Sophos
6:10 Malwarebytes
6:49 Norton
7:21 Eset
Thanks for taking the time to do all that, appreciate ya Bro.
ThankYou
Thank you!
Thanks
Finally some that list then vps cus am noy a vpn nerd
Malwarebytes saved my ass from a Trojan. Ill never forget that and ill forever be a malwarebytes enthusiast.
What happend
@@Jonny_135 he got hack
kaspersky did it to me
@Jonny_135 i was downloading a torrent and didnt even realize it was only an exe file of 32MB. I realized after i clicked yes to give it admin rights.
Immediately ads started popping up everywhere and holy hell happened. I downloaded Rkill and Malwarebytes through all the ads and managed to clean my PC up that way. Later i found the same trojan on my sisters PC (i assume it moved through the LAN connection because we are on the same router through ethernet). Malwarebytes cleared it too.
I appreciate the tremendous work put into this content. Keeping up with the ever changing landscape of cyber security is such a hassle but at the same time vitally important.
this has nothing to do with cyber security sir
I really feel that defender really needs a new test with all the options active. It's improved a lot
It still has a serious problem identifying new methods of old exploits, in some cases simply changing application flow or using obfuscation is enough to bypass it
I would really like to see how defender acts when you are running malware on standard non-admin account. That is how usually most of corporate stuff runs.
@@dashdashdash_ Thats because its very basic. I've always said Windows Defender is useless junk.
There's really little workaround as I see it. Either you get a snappy fast nigh-unnoticeable that almost doesn't slow your machine in any daily task or a resource-hungry rhino of an antivirus like Kaspersky that makes you remember the days when CPUs were single-cored and everything ran from an HDD.
I’ve heard that windows antivirus is the best free antivirus software that exists and it is also near resourceless
Can’t wait for TPSC to roast Protegent “Anti-Virus”
Protegent is an easy S tier
@@mason8335 Agree it is in the S(uck) teir :)
What about ARTAV?
@@mason8335 ratio
@@MaksKCS counter + protegent mid + kaspersky fell off, the hood uses mcafee sadly
You should do a tier list for home users and another tier list for business owners. Some of the higher ranked AVs in your list just completely suck when it comes to personal use even though I'd definitely keep them in a work environment.
To me the only thing at home you need other than WD is a good adblocker, knowledge and/or common sense. If you're a walking hazard in life you can pair it will MB.
As a cyber security analyst I think Eset is an A tier at least because it has so much features the one that caught my eyes is HIPS , this is a behavioral feature that give a headache for malware developers because it can catch the stealthy malware the type of malware that inject itself into legitimate processes
@@nickqqq385 do you prefer the short answer or the longest one .
the short one is kaspersky
@@wailkame740 agree I'm about to graduate as an IT cyber security analysis right now! Do yoU recommend going for my masters!
Hello! I need your personal opinion, as a cybersecurity student, I currently use a MacBook Air, although I use Linux in a virtual machine, note that most in this area uses Windows? Do you recommend me to upgrade from the base MacBook Air M1 to an HP EliteBook with Windows? that will favor me? I appreciate your time in replying, greetings
Can you speak to the actual runtime efficiency of these as well? A simplistic test would be to use the CPU time metric (can be added in taskmgr; it's cumulative for the process lifetime; it's scaled per-process core) and just provide a Delta for how much CPU time was required during your malware test. E.g if software X took 5 cpu-minutes, but another took 4, than that's very useful to know.
I would LOVE to see that. I'm a long time BitDefender user, eyeing Kaspersky for a while now, but my last memories of it that it was quite a hit on PC performance. I don't really care about explicit scan runtimes personally, but I still want files to open snappy, and games to run well.
@@koli0842 Yeah, I remember back in the day Kaspersky slowing down the PC A LOT. I've recently only used the free version, but that one is cloud base, so there's little to zero impact with that one, but the paid are not the same thing. There's one huge problem I found on a friends computer cause by Kaspersky. He was constantly running out of disk space in his Windows partition and what I found was that Kaspersky Antivirus was generating these huge log files, they got to 60 GBs at some point, so I'm a bit reluctant against Kaspersky. It definitely has good protection though.
@@soundwavevr6164 That's crazy.. and here I am, mad about nvidia driver hogging 2-3 gigs with driver download cache
AV-TEST does official testing of this every year.
@@koli0842 If you have to run an AV with realtime protection it's always going to affect performance. That's the tradeoff that comes with running the minefield of viruses that is Windows.
I have had a HORRIBLE experience with Avira Antivirus. I had it on my family mac and not only did it not work, but it actually acted more like a malware than anything by failing to remove it's own files after uninstall, giving itself admin privileges without proper prompting, and even being so buggy as to have a total UI crash and prevented my system from shutting down at all.
That's more of a Mac thing though. Completely different AV becuase it's a completely different OS. It also simply doesn't support uninstalling.
@@jm036 no no, I've had this happen in other Windows PCs as well (curiously enough, not all of them, but still), Avira does do some shady stuff sometimes
@@GgGhost The same thing happened to me but with AVG, I made some research and the same AVG has a solution if this happened
FACTS SHIT IS ANNOYING ON MAC !!!!!!
@@vlc-cosplayer plenty. Mostly targeted at the elderly, seeing as they are a large portion of the user base. The malware scene is not as "developed" as it is on Windows, but when it does happen it tends to be very severe.
From my experience with Kaspersky, I'd move it down a tier. Far from perfect with the UI and it uses the rule of "if i kill EVERYTHING then nothing can harm". He likes to block programs from accessing some protocols (even CMD for that matter) and tells you nothing. So often you try to find solutions and look at the firewall and such, when it was Kaspersky all along. That's my point of view.
Based on my experience, kapersky hasn't cause many problems and it usually only allerted me about the programs i used (like autoclickers, keygen etc) instad of blocking random stuff.
Virus wise it has blocked basically everything so idk this is how it went for me
To me they have a big issue, response time. If you report them some malware or malicious URL takes ages to be processed and included in their databases. ESET acts quickly.
That's very much true with Kaspersky business products. Delete some executable file on all computers in network due to false alarm and bury that in logs - pffft, it does this regularly. Silently block some crappy banking or government software which is needed to work ASAP - of course. My home Total Security, on the other hand, always notifies me when it tries to block or delete something.
And what's wrong with the UI? It's perfectly fine.
@@DustOfOsiris I have this experience with my job laptop. I've seen coleagues lost hours and hours trying to figure out what is wrong because Kaspersky doesn't say that it's blocking the program.
I was on silent mode and almost had a heartattack when you hovered kaspersky in the meme tier
😂😂i almost typed the F* word
Great work! we definitely need an updated tier list 🙂
yeah I need 2023 ver
TPSC got bruteforced into making an antivirus tierlist!
Make one for best FREE antivirus too and keep Windows Defender in S tier haha
With configure defender it seems to do all right.
@@Two-Checks The Attack Surface Reduction makes it stand out I think
??? Kaspersky Security Cloud Free is miles better than defender lmao. No need for extra configs unlike Defender to at least perform top. (Did I mention their horrendous "ransomware protection" that just completely locks down selected folders?) Basing on AV-test is like saying every antivirus is on par because most of the tested AVs there are literally similar in scores.
Watching others' experiences such as TPSC's videos makes it very sure to look at its real life scenario.
@@christiankleinramos7988 WD IS TRASH LIKE IT OR NOT
@@TheHobbitmann Idk if you're angry at me or what since that's my point
I'd really love to see you include how user friendly these are outside of just the protection levels. Given the vast majority of users will not have your knowledge, we simply might not know or even notice how to tweak or adjust the app. Annoyances like dubious marketing practices (like installing other programs or spamming you to do so), any relationships with questionable powers (china? russia? the mafia?), etc. Things like this are a concern I think.
USA and Brits are not questionable powers? Oh, I forget. They are fluffy and white. And can't harm anybody
@@iznogoud8780 They are all small hat controlled anyways.
@@ghoulbuster1 based
@@iznogoud8780 I think I spot a triggered Chinese/Russian
@@iznogoud8780 aren't Russians white?
I agree with the MacAfee judgement. I had it and it let 35 Malware onto my business computer. One of my Techy friends removed MacAfee and installed ESET which immediately went to work and shredded the malware files MacAfee didn't even know was there! ( not sure if my terminology is correct)
I had Norton about 5 years ago which was semi decent but kept telling me i had Malware even when i was off-line.
Definitely going to go for Kaspersky after this vid. Cheers
Antivirus is not enough, you need PROTOGENT.
your testing moved me to Kaspersky for the past year. really happy here! Keep the good times coming!
I have seen your videos, you have done such extensive in depth testing of antiviruses i have yet to see someone do something similar with so much value, with your knowledge you might as well do tier list and anyone who watched at least one of your test videos will know that the tier list will be on point and value all the important aspects of what the best antivirus should have.
7:58 sounds good
What
A genuine review based on merit. Kaspersky is really excellent! Thanks for the review!
I am using Kaspersky since 2010 and its been solid.. tested AVG (before Avast acquire), Norton, Avira, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, but never left Kaspersky...
I use Sophos due to your test results. I have used others (Bitdefender, AVG, and another I can't remember). Alongside it, I use Defender and Malwarebytes. I appreciate your Real World testing and its lack of painted crap.
You have 4 anti viruses running on your pc?
I count 3. Sophos, Windows Defender and Malwarebytes. And I'm pretty sure he only uses Malwarebytes as a second opinion scanner and Windows Defender deactivates it's security features that are already covered by a different AV.
The leastest infected computer
@@theairaccumulator7144 Not really, running multiple AVs will make security worse.
@@Mojave_Ranger_NCR That depends entirely on what each are doing. If they're two solutions doing the same job, yes, you're right. But it's fine to use Windows Defender and a third party A/V solution together (Defender will disable the aspects that are covered by the third-party solution), and Malwarebytes is almost always used as a second opinion scanner and not for live protection (which Sophos would be doing).
Grats on the 200k I've been here for a while and love to see you grow over the years. Well deserved.
Excellent video, just to add, we recently did some rigorous tests and comparison for enterprises in endpoint security and zero day vulnerability. We had included crowd strike and Fire eye in the mix too and found that when defender stack is combined ( defender for endpoint, identity, 365 and MCAS) it was kind of impenetrable fortress. Mind blowing to see how well it created a map of the attack.
we?
@@mogr488 He's talking as an enterprise customer about Enterprise products that are only for businesses. "Mind blowing to see how well it created a map of the attack" implies that it's a map of how an attack spread through the corporate network.
And most product listed such as Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Cloud Access Security (MCAS), Microsoft Identity Platform are all business-tier products.
So "we" very likely means talking as a team or as an organization who have tested or used the products
Never forget. The best protection is always your own mind. Keep it educated and you'll be safe.
I learnt the lesson that I need to keep my desire low and just browse the website I usually browse. But you still need some kind of protection anyway cause you never know if you gonna cross your border in the future.
I have had a couple of different anti-virus software programs in the past. I have settled on ESET because of its ability to protect well but also because of its small footprint. I have had instances where some of the programs I used in the past didn't work so well on viruses, therefore I don't use them anymore. This has not been the case with ESET and I have been using it for several years now. Having a small footprint with good detection in my opinion works well for me.
I have AVG antivirus on my phone
All based off of personal experience; I will say that I have deployed Bitdefender Total Security to quite a bit of pcs (12+) of acquaintances and whose users are considered "high-risk". I like to run second-opinion scans and it has kept all of these computers clean despite catching a lot of threats.
Which second opinions scanners in your opinion?
@@mooselexus MailwareBytes products most likely
@@igorthelight
Appreicated your insight.....Without question.:)
Yes, but at the expense of high resource use. Memory.
It would be really helpful if you could include each product’s privacy as well as system performance & resource usage to give us a complete ranking - that would help in making decisions.
Evaluating them only on test results doesn’t really help because as users we still have to worry about whether the AV is also spyware, and also how much it hijacks our system resources instead of keeping them available for us to use.
These considerations are every bit as important.
Yes I agree completely. The resource usage is critical, while the efficiency plays an important topic as well. To some users, it could be a deal breaker if it bogs the computer down too much, while some may just find a sweet spot for end result to time needed.
Another thing is ads. I'm not referring to the free versions with the ads to upgrade to a full license. I'm referring to a paid subscription that still pops up with ads to purchase additional software from their company. Nobody likes ads, and it really shouldn't come from software that should actually be eliminating pop up ads.
All antivirus are most likely spyware
I absolutely agree with you. Every business ecosystem and personal computer is different. A gamer will require little overhead and as much performance as possible, as would someone with aging hardware. Sometimes there is no option to upgrade computers etc due to business critical custom software and hardware locked licencing methods.
Personally I believe there should be two charts. One for Generic Business(Server and several end users over 2 or 3 physical sites) and another for your everyday home user who will not bother with OS reinstalls, only clicking "Yes upgrade to the latest OS version now" button.
In an ideal world you would have multiple Antivirus software installed with each one using different methods to protect/scan your system/data. However there is very little information about what is compatible with what concurrently and the performance impact. Maybe this is an idea for a future video.
Some years ago, as a long-time Norton user, I had a really bad infection that would just not go away at all. I knew it was there, I saw the web browser redirects, embedded DLLs (that would regenerate if I tried to manually delete them), and start-up executions, but Norton refused to detect anything and said, 'No infections detected!' (lol) I uninstalled Norton that day, alternated between Avast/AVG (depending on PC), got things cleaned up (along with help from Spybot S&D), and never looked back. I honestly expected Norton to be *lower*.
Speaking of SS&D, it has an anti-virus in the paid version, does it not? I wonder how it would rank on this list.
Avast was bought by norton
bro same its just a huge scam
Norton > Avast
Yeah EDRs are the way to go now. I can p much get passed most AV without getting my payloads burned too often. EDRs however, I haven't figured out how to tackle that beast yet. It's beyond my skillet as of right now :(
@@rutherfordthebrave2516 Electronic Death Registration?
We sell AVG since 2003 and the guys that developed the software originally are great guys.
Support is still great since Avast got hold of them, and their AV is good in my book. My biggest gripe is that AVG and Avast are essentially the same product, but they still sell them under different names.
Well according to wiki, AVG was bought by Avast in 2016 and Avast then by Norton (Gen Digital) in 2022, so no wonder.
Hello, can you do a Anti Virus Tierlist for 2024 plus live demonstration between free and paid versions?
Can't wait for my AV to get destroyed in this tier list
Been looking forward to this video! I've always considered McAfee and Norton bottom/meme tier and replace them whenever I run into them. I appreciate you weighing-in on the antivirus scene. Thank you for all the quality videos!
Can you please explain why McAfee is meme ? I just want some advice because I have been using it since the past year. And by looking at the comments, I am getting scared 😅
@@sushilkatikia1384 Same, please tell me because it was pre installed on my laptop
@@sushilkatikia1384 its just not that good
I'd also probably add Avast in it (or at least the C tier)
@@sushilkatikia1384 It is basically adware
I would like to see more antivirus ranked, not just a few. Here some more you should add to such chart: ZoneAlarm, Immunet, ClamWin, Comodo , Dr.Web, F-PROT, FortiClient, G DATA, NANO Antivirus, Panda, 360 Total Security, Trend Micro, TrustPort, Vba32 AntiVirus.
Nobody uses that shit.
Same, I personally used 360 for a few years now and it did its job well so far
@@mandokir 360 is so popular in China that companies in China are integrating it into their firmware security
Best antivirus combo: Windows defender + Common sense
I would say linux or macos + common sense. Even with common sense you can't be certain on windows. Also avoid any pirated content.
No it's not. Antivirus is necessary if you're not a light user
I always was kind of biased for Kaspersky, because not only is it the first antivirus I've ever seen, but is also Russian, which is where I come from. I'm just glad that our country helped a lot of people in cybersecurity, even though it's hated now, you know why. While Kaspersky might have been acquired by other companies not from Russia, its origin is here, and without it, Kaspersky wouldn't be one of the best antiviruses right now
Kaspersky is still the best antivirus today. Because of the Ukraine-Russia thing, some AV site reviewers stopped reviewing Kaspersky.
I am sorry that your politicians, one in particular, are ruining your country and reputation.
@@KLienne Well, the reputation of our people was only the problem during the first days of the operation, but now people in the internet accepted that Russians aren't bad just for being Russian. The only problem we have right now is with sanctions
@@Fafr If you see it that way, that's good. But I am still seeing a lot of unwarranted hate against Russians just based on their nationality.
There definitely is a problem with your soldiers, though, they are committing atrocities.
At last, you are making a video about av vendors products... Thanks so much, Leo.. I subscribed again now.. I wish you will make tests more often in your channel again as you were doing often in the past.. thanks again.. :)
A Yearly, Half yearly regular revisit would be nice!
Make video about your own pc like the essential tools, software do you use for productivity, security, efficiency, all extention, goto default software etc.
Very informative video about antivirus programs. I definitely agree with your opinion on Kaspersky being S-tier. It never fails to disappoint me. Malwarebytes is another great anti-malware software to use because of the detection rate.
Honestly, I have a feeling that more I learn about IT security, I see no point of comparing endpoint security solutions as they are pretty much all the same.
They will protect you only from the randomly spreading threats. Once the threat becomes more complex, they will only serve as privileged app to make malicious reconfigurations.
Sophos I had good experience with and Bitdefender and Norton (2021)
Also AFAIK I learned, the more popular the solution, the higher the probability that the threat will be able to evade it.
Would love to know if Im thinking correctly.
Interesting review , it would be great to see a review of the A group options, to see which one comes out on top.
At my company I was using ESET last year which I thought was pretty good, but since then I switched to Malewarebytes End Point Detection and Response. One of the main factors of me choosing them was their rollback feature. You are right about Karsperky not having the best reputation based on their origins.
Eset is actually winner in my top list!😁
@@dannydanutzu1 I've been using Eset for years and I like it as well. Karspersky , I cant talk much because I have horrable memories of them from the XP era and its quite difficult for me to give them an other shot.
@@mowtow90 try it again bud, trust me. Its literally perfect. I switched from malwarebytes to Kaspersky and I love it.
@@ad1340yti already have malwarebytes free version and im debating on buying the premium version using a googple play store card. Is this even possible? I dont feel comfortable using my debit card on my phone which i believe might have malware. I want the premium for the deep scan just to put my mind at ease. Do you think this is a good idea? Google play protect removed a malware app that looked like a samsung app and then i scanned with free malwarebytes and it said my device is clean, but im still not certain i trust its completely clean. Geek squad looked it over and said everything looks normal. Should i just do the premium malwarebytes? Or do you have a different recommendation? I mainly wanna go with malwarebytes since i already have it set up and account made, id rather not risk my data by setting up something new. I been under hella stress since finding that malware app, so any response is greatly appreciated boss🙏. Many blessings to you and your family
Hi Leo, I understand F-Secure now uses the Avira engine (though, they used to use Bitdefender, and before that F-Prot and AVP/Kaspersky alongside their own engine, Orion).
If you look at the signature names used by F-Secure recently, they correlate with the Avira engine.
True
Best Antivirus? Turning the computer off, unplugging it and never using it again lol
Wrong! Typewriters are the best avs.
Use virtual machine
I bought Kaspersky yesterday. I am happy to see that i made a good decision.
I think it is better to put ESET in good category, I have been using it for a long time and I am satisfied with it.
Bitdefender would have been S-tier for me if not for them pulling the plug on the free version. Their little stunt there didn't convince me to buy their product, it convinced me to just go to one of the many other free AVs out there. I'd also put Kaspersky at S-tier since it's really powerful software but I've had some issues with it on two different PCs so I'd probably have to knock it down to A-tier.
@@Mostima115 I would do that but I just don't feel comfortable giving my money to a company that'd pull such a greedy, scummy stunt. Before they announced that, I legit had thought about buying the paid version because I was enjoying it so much (and I've never paid for an AV in my life) but yeah, they lost a customer entirely when they pulled that crap and I suspect I'm not alone in that regard.
@@Mostima115 Yeah, the only problem for me is that Kaspersky gave me serious issues on both my PC and my laptop, locking up my hard drive pretty bad every time it'd try to update. Hopefully it's fixed by the time support for Bitdefender Free runs out.
They probably did it because its engine version is extremely outdated, so they got rid of it altogether. I don't think they're greedy, they always have cheap & huge discounts all the time.
@@hircine92h How so? Every test I've heard/seen regarding the free version passed with flying colors. And that's no excuse, really. Yes, a business has to make money but cutting the free version entirely is the last thing they should be doing. Most people, myself included, will now NEVER give them a penny and move on to other free AVs.
I've got 10 devices managed using the bitdefender central portal. If you look around you'll be able to find offerings for Bitdefender Total Security for just over 1,66 euro per device per year when opting for a 10 devices license. I don't understand the problem.....how do you guys get your hardware to run the AV on in the first place?
I've used Kaspersky, Dr. Web, Malwarebytes and Windows Defender throughout over 20 years of PC experience, and as I see it, either you get a snappy fast nigh-unnoticeable WinDefender that almost doesn't slow your machine in any daily task or a resource-hungry rhino of an antivirus like Kaspersky that makes you remember the days when CPUs were single-cored and everything ran from an HDD depending on how heavy you want your "armor" to be, with a range of other various AVs in between. I personally switched fully to WinDef around 2016~ish, and didn't have any problems, but then again, it's just a home PC and laptop, not a type of machines that will be specifically targeted, and the only problem they may encounter is the one sitting in the chair in front of the monitor.
kaspersky is lightweight these days, the engine was redone multiple times. once in 2013 and another in 2017
@@johnnyblaze9217 I used ESET Internet Security less than a year ago and then switched to Kaspersky Internet Security.
And It's heavier :-)
I have a descent PC (i7 4790k + 16 Gb RAM + SATA3 SSD)
I agree with the author's statement: the main vulnerability is the stupid user himself ;-)
@@igorthelight i never said it wasnt heavier than eset i merely said its lightweight these days which it is
@@johnnyblaze9217 I could agree - it's not that heavy. Especially on newer PCs ;-)
@@igorthelight yup I run i5-3470k and gtx 1080 and it works great
Got to 10 different tech channels and you'll get 10 different answers as to what is the best anti virus. Plenty of popular tech channels say Windows Defender is fine, if you're smart and not doing anything shady. A lot depends on how you're using your computer, how good your habits are when you're on the internet. If you're doing shady stuff, NO anti virus is going to protect you
i haven't used any antivirus software in years, ever since both Avira and Avast were detecting everyday apps as viruses, even happened with Kaspersky actually
Since you appear to view Windows Defender as the baseline, I would like to see each of the others matched against it, especially Bit Defender and Kaspersky to see what the differences are.
I am proud of my choice! Kaspersky is my go to antivirus for years now :) great video :p
Same, i have been using kaspersky total security for about 9 year now.
Would love to see a test with Windows Defender with Endpoint with all the cloud enabled policies (ASR for example).
you cant make money by making defender look good
@@bootydaddy9934 you just debunked the entire reason why every website and youtuber go like WaaAAAH dEFenDEr baD wAAAh!!! better delete that comment before you get kidnapped my guy
Maybe a retest with eset but in the Smart Security Premium Version would be great, because they added a sandbox for unknown threats
yeah i want to see eset too
Just mix letter of word eset and add one B=Beest!😁
I concur on looking at ESET deeper. We have it deployed to over 1500 endpoints, and have found it’s one of the most stable and accurate products we’ve ever used! The management console is extremely powerful, and their policy controls are exceptional.
@@davidbennett1471 yes I think it is one of the best if you have to manage a lot of clients. Deployment, configuration and monitoring is really easy with eset protect
That was interesting it was a nice overview which makes me intrigued to check out the other videos would love to see an updated version of this if anything's changed.
I've had a soft spot for Kaspersky as a company for a long time. They were one of the first anti-virus companies and have been a leading light in the global war on malware. But I removed it from my phone, because they were spamming me too much. Pity. These firms' marketing departments are their own worst enemy.
I am using the Kaspersky app on my phone and I am not getting any notifications spamming me every time.
you can just turn off "promotion notification". Uninstalling such a good product for a easy fix is such a waste dude
Is it true that karspersky has a risk of espionage?
@@Lolwesome I don't believe anybody ever presented any evidence that Kaspersky had spied for Russia. It was always just a 'concern', and, in context, political in nature.
@@therealdebater okay, thank you very much
Pls continue making or add a final recommendatory video on your best security setup using freeware or open-source tools for windows. Include everything for security. Antivirus, firewall, malware protection, internet security, and anything else we should have on our pc for a general security protection.
WD + Configure defender (High) + Firewall Hardening + Simple windows hardening = Outstanding protection no need to pay for Antivirus
I would love to see more Linux Cybersecurity and also even macOS
I used to just use AV comparatives for in-depth testing and making a decision - but currently, I don't use any AV, just common sense, and some knowledge on securing and hardening your system and browser. for some software protection, I just use Comodo Firewall only with H.I.P.S both on 'Safe-Mode' so it asks me (Host Intrusion Protection System - a firewall for programs 'of-sorts') and browser tweaks and addons - this allows me full control of what's going in and out, I can see all connections, and if a program is acting oddly Comodo contains it and informs me, where I can make a decision and it remembers it.
Remember the purpose of malware is to communicate outside your network, so anything trying to make a connection you ain't heard of, you BLOCK it and check it out with VT and other analyzers and OD scanners (I have a load, Eset, F-secure, Emsisoft, Sophos + more)
and just in case someone has found a backdoor, I use Sysinternals free apps like TCPview which shows 'all' in and outgoing connections into the system, 'regardless' of whether its trying to hide or not. Autoruns is another good tool by them one should always have
With the Kaspersky ban going on, could it be worth to re-do this analysis for the year 2024 to get another overview of the market as it stands right now?
They just pulled out of the US market
I think that msdefender should be in decent category. Also, afaik Norton acquired Avast (that means AVG, as well) and Avira. John Mcaffee the founder of the meme av has died on July of this year. If I am wrong plz feel free to correct me. My regards from Greece and congrats for your excellent content and 200k subs milestone!
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dude MSDefender is literally one of the worst. And Norton did not acquire Avast.
@@hircine92h I said is decent nothing more. According to tests, etc. I didnt say there arent better options. And in many sites is mentioned that Norton acquired Avast. Unless sth changed and I didnt know it...
@@hircine92h yeah, Norton actually acquires Avast.
@@maario__0 really? when?
@@hircine92h it was for a while and in August was made official...
Avira finally came out with a reasonably priced, especially for small businesses, paid version called "Prime" that comes with all sorts of useful extra goodies. And I would rank the free version of Avira at least 2 tiers above Defender: besides being better at detection, the free version of Avira is also much better at removal than Defender, which I personally still consider to be just better than nothing, but not by that much.
Bitdefender and kaspersky probably on highest spot
EDIT: almost...
My antivirus isn’t even on here
Oh no, which one is it haha
@@UltraDude2000 trend micro maximum security
Kaspersky was able to detect the Trojan-Banker script on my PC whilst Bitdefender missed it. Kaspersky real deal.
Sad to hear that Bit Defender is discontinuing their Free AV on 31st Dec. :'(
:(
If you add an anti-virus application with the icon "V" and let the letters B, K, A, V (I don't know what its name is) and rearrange the letters, it will produce BKAV, which is also It's a pretty good antivirus app
Burguer King Anti Virus
Bruh
The only antivirus so good that it removes everything but itself
@@tranthinh8772 They're so smart that they let a hacker hacked their sever for marketing
Don't you dare to promote Vietnamese AV software bro?
Currently, almost every popular AV performs roughly the same when it comes to detection ratio. So, things like performance, user friendliness, interface and privacy are imo more important considerations when picking an AV.
as I understand it most of the big ones share information about new threats as they emerge, so they do kinda all have the same protection in that regard.
Man, I really don’t trust any German TH-camr that tells me which Antivirus software is good. But somehow I definitely trust you
The way you make videos and speak are great. Thankyou from toast in Australia.
I am really interested to see how TinyWall performs in windows 11. See if it improves the malware and ransomware test. Since it's so lightweight it will be interesting see the difference.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't TinyWall just a firewall? That won't prevent malicious software from running and infecting your pc. It can only prevent you from downloading those programs from known locations or prevent the malicious programs from calling "home" by blocking outgoing connections to known malicious addresses. If the program is already on the pc, firewall doesn't prevent it from doing whatever it wants inside the computer. (including overriding the firewall settings)
Norton deserves to be in the 2nd place at least, its usability may not be very good but detection is top notch with lesser false positives than Kaspersky!
Lesser false positives really?
Any proofs
no.
Having false positives is better than having your files encrypted by some Russian hacker in his parents' basement.
Nortons sonar is better than all the junk on his list, its expensive for a reason.
It would be great if you could evaluate Defender for Endpoints. Given the wide adoption of Microsoft cloud services, and it's integration with the other Defender products it's quite interesting as a solution set, but it would be great to see how it stacks up
While it may take a bit of extra doing, I would really like to see a version of this but for Enterprise endpoint protection: Cylance, Webroot, Defender (paid), Trend Micro... It is surprisingly difficult to find real-world comparisons like you do for these higher end, but much more niche products.
Granted, we also prioritize different things than consumers do, like RMM integration, vendor support, fleet management capabilities, and features like DLP, but security is still the bottom line: does it stop ransomware?
I use webroot and I believe that it is good enough for what I need
We had a virus ruin a computer a few years back, so I asked a friend who does high level government IT set up design and maintenance and he said to just get Trend Micro Maximum and forget about any issues.
To be fair, he knows who we are and that we don't do much aside from forums, emails, TH-cam, and online shopping, but it has occasionally blocked some stuff for us over the years and we have had zero issues.
Yes it costs more than some others, but I don't mind paying for the peace of mind.
Funny how "security expert" doesn't know F-Secure switched to Avira engine literally years ago by now.
Great video! Could we get a best FREE antivirus video or a tier list for free / paid separately?
According to this video, the "best" free antivirus is avg/avast
You should re-test Avast because since Norton acquired it, it seems that they makes improvements. Also re-test Eset Smart Security Premium, they have improve the product with the v15 and they have a new technology "Eset Liveguard"
Dude, this video is 11 days old
@@yeslinsequeira4612 what does it have to do?😑
@@maario__0 the video is 11 days old, and ur comment is 9 days old, so u commented 2 days after this video released. How different would Avast be in 2 days?
Note: I haven't watched the whole video, so maybe I'm missing something
@@yeslinsequeira4612 ... I think you are confused. This video was made from the tests he did in the past, he has NOT tested all AVs again just for this video(Leo says in the video that if someone thinks that the rank of one product is wrong and it need to be tested again, just comment in the video and he will do it)
So if you look for the latest Avast test from Leo, you will realize that it was 1 year ago (against ransomware) and 2 years ago (against malware) so the Avast video needs an update. The same goes for Eset, recently they introduced new technology in its Smart Security Premium version so also needs a retest
@@maario__0 ooh, ok. It makes sense now, my bad
Kaspersky Users here?
🙌🙋
me
Me ofc
I have personally used Bitfender since I have a pc, and lemme tell you: it's really good
Waiting for your recommendation for 2023. Love your vids very informative and straight forward.
Great explaination here. I am just Wondering, on the decent category you have Eset and AVG, however AVG is free and Eset is only Paid. Also there is the paid version of AVG Inter Security. So are you refering to this when comparing it to Eset or is AVG and it´s paid version the same for some reason?.
Can you conduct a McAfee antivirus test, please?
I like how you keep our hopes low when you hover the icons on a lower class level 😂I’m like, “boo kaspersky is supposed to be S not B” then you move it to S
As i know, F-secure no more uses Bitdefender engine and develop its own. From third-party engines it only uses Avira Cloud signatures (APC).
This vid put a smile on my face thanks Leo
i did a AV test back in around 05 and the results were very similar to this video
Kaspersky was the best but was a hog and slowed the pc down
ok ok this was with 3gb and a x2 4400 if i remember, so things have more power
i stuck with Norton as it was less of a hog but came second in my tests
im on a i7 4790k so may give kasp a go again
Seeing Norton on the B tier upsets me, During the Time where i was learning programming, my mother would have this app on my phone 24/7 and i hated it so much, It was not reliable and didnt do alot of goods things helping me, I decided to play around with norton and the security was awful, I was able to bypass it under a single day
Best antivirus ever: common sense
Please look into the performance impact of each antivirus software as well.
Much thanks for this Leo!
Also, when do you usually do your best of tierlist? 2022 and 2023 tierlist where??
For what it is worth, I've been running Eset for years, and every time I take
my comp in to the shop I get some variant of, "We found 0 viruses on your comp, we are impressed."
And I fairly sure the reason for that is because of Eset.
Hi! Please can you make a tier list also for CPU Usage? Because some antiviruses really affect the performance!!
there is a serious lack of comodo in this list and recently on the channel, I still would like to see Zonealarm tested as well, Also what about Trend Micro PC-cillin
It's been a while since my job was solely IT. I almost agree with your findings, but have found Kaspersky to be like hiring a drunk bouncer at a club... Yeah.. it's there.. but not very helpful and sometimes causes problems. Norton is also surprisingly high on your list as I've found them to generally miss everything and create so many popups. Defender has come a long way from being the annoying thing you disable and replace. For most users who know what not to click it really is enough. . . unfortunately that's what... 30% of the population? Spit balling the figure based on experiences.
Me watching this, knowing I'm still going to use Windows Defender, but was curious how it stacked up.
After what's going on with Russia Kaspersky should definitely NOT be considered S Tier anymore.
please note its putin doing this and not the russian citizenship, these people dont want war at all
@@ferniarex Eugene Kaspersky, the owner of the company, has recently refused to condemn the Russian military actions in Ukraine.