Bitdefender vs. Kaspersky (2014)

Does anyone have experience with both? I've narrowed my choices to these two.

I've heard Kaspersky use to have no slow down in performance but that's changed w/ 2014? And Bitdefender has generally had some issues w/ slowdown?

Your input would be most appreciated.

 

I have been using Kaspersky Internet Security for years as i get it free with my internet banking from Barclays, now using version 2014 and in all the years i have been using Kaspersky i have never had a infection on any of my computers, I have not used Bitdefender so i cannot give my opinion on that, but i do use the free Malwarebytes and IObit Malware Fighter to double check on Kaspersky but there scans always come up clean

Kaspersky uses a lot of cpu when doing a full scan, it often hits 90%+ while scanning so i dont recommend it for a low powered cpu, I use the free Avast on my low power tablet/notebook.

John.

 

Thank you very much. Does it use a lot of resources during normal use? (i.e. while running in the background while browsing, etc...?)

 

Very little when it is not scanning, though if you download a file and then run it, Kaspersky will scan it first and you will see a cpu spike while it`s doing it, also i dont notice any slowdown while browsing and i have Kaspersky set to it`s highest level.

John.

 

Awesome. Thanks so much John. Greatly appreciated.

 

I would have hoped you would have more than my opinion on this subject

John.

 

I think most of us are just tired of answering the same question over and over. "What's the best Anti-Virus" "Which is better, X or Y" etc....

So many of us have our own opinion on this subject that it gets old but Tinderbox did respond with a good reply.

 

Thanks.

I've been researching the bitdefender vs kaspersky and have seen so many mixed reviews I thought i'd give this place a try. I've been using Norton for about 4 years now and think it's time for a change.

In any case thanks again for your replies!

 

I'm with you here. I've had Norton for a while because I've managed to get really good deals on it and it has been ok with thankfully no bad experiences yet. But I feel like I need to amp up the protection and I don't think Norton is cutting it for me.

 

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John.