Kaspersky or Microsoft security essentials

[Ahmedss79]

Like the title says , If you have to choose
Which is better ?

 

[StalkeR]

Look,MSE is free and great AV. Maybe I can say one of the best free AV'ses. I think that Kaspersky also have free version, but I don't know how it's working good. I was using KIS 2009 with licence, and it was good. It's slowing down the pc sometimes because it has a lot of processes in background. But in your case, I see that you have good pc and you will not have that problems.

If you don't need big protection,you can use MSE,but if you need good protection, you can buy Kaspersky and use it.

 

[Ahmedss79]

Look,MSE is free and great AV. Maybe I can say one of the best free AV'ses. I think that Kaspersky also have free version, but I don't know how it's working good. I was using KIS 2009 with licence, and it was good. It's slowing down the pc sometimes because it has a lot of processes in background. But in your case, I see that you have good pc and you will not have that problems.

If you don't need big protection,you can use MSE,but if you need good protection, you can buy Kaspersky and use it.

Thanks but I don't mind if it's free or not what's important that it does not slows the system or slows booting

 

[whs]

If you do not mind the price, take NIS2012 - that is one of the best. No performance impact.

 

[StalkeR]

Well yes,in fact non of the AV'ses will impact on the performance if you have great conf. , but for lower conf. it will.

 

[mindinka]

My opinion

I had exactly the same dilemma some time ago... And I have shosen MSE with Comodo Firewall. I like the fact that MSE runs quetly and flowlessly in the background (I hardly notice that is even there) and I like Comodo since it asks me to allow programs to connect to Internet. Whereas KIS have build-in firewall which does not ask me for anything ( I did not like that feature)... purely my opinion... decision is yours... Good luck!

 

[yowanvista]

I would not recommend MSE if you're planning to do a lot of online activities involving a lot of downloads, it won't protect you against some online attacks. I've seen several PCs getting infected even with MSE installed. But it does the job when it comes to usual usage. Being a past user of Kaspersky I'd say that its worth the money.

 

[whs]

Just another thought. The best way to protect yourself is with regular imaging. On one of my systems where I use MSE (because I already am using NIS on 3 other systems) I caught nasties twice (keyloggers). Although I was able to flush them out with SuperAnti Spyware, they left some damage behind. Luckily I had recent images and was able to fix the problem in no time.

Another good idea is to have your data in a seperate partition. That does not only speed up imaging but also helps to keep your data current when you have to set the system back. And user data gets very rarely infected - in fact, I personally know of no case where that happened.

 

[mike1977]

You usually can find full rebate offers on AV software...like at newegg.com or frys.com.

 

[Francis93]

MSE is a heavy antivirus with a not-so-good detection rate. It consumes like ~50mb or more of memory thus, I don't recommend this for computers with poor specifications particularly on RAM. There are lots of better security software or security combinations which are even lighter, and are way too effective than MSE. Research for it on Google and you'll see but if ever you need help, don't hesitate to come back here and I'll be willing to help you out.

As to Kaspersky, it's another heavy security solution. In fact, we call it the "Elephant". It's not recommended for computers with poor specs like MSE but its features, technologies, benefits and most of all, its detection rates are very good.

 

[gautam7]

You seem to give importance to performance. So i would say kaspersky is quite resourse hungry but it has good detection rate. Best way to decide for you to use the 30 day trial of kaspersky and see how you feel about kaspersky then also use MSE for some day see the performance impact of both AV then choose because every PC in this world is different both in terms of hardware configuration and Software environment, so its very important to use the use the AV in person to judge its performance impact surely i can tell you A is light B is heavy but you wont have a clue what my system configuration is or what other software i am running etc so always try AV for a few days in person and as for detection rate a good place to research is AV comparitive and Virus bulletin website go there and see the detailed test conducted by them and see which AV has done good.
AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - Detection Tests
Virus Bulletin : VB100 results summary

edit: i would personally choose neither. Just my opinion

 

[hjt109]

Mse is all you need!

If you have Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) and keep it up-dated its all you need. If you pay for another security system you will NOT get better protection. Instead of better protection you will pay for features you'll probably never use. Uninformed users think MSE is not as good because its free but that's just what the others want you to believe. As a former security administrator (not with Microsoft) I know of whence I speak. MSE rules!

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I'm amazed people still recommend MSE! Sure it has a light footprint but, in every review I've seen over the past year or two, MSE has one of the worst detection rates. My own experience with it supports those findings. It will automatically update virus definitions only if you run a scheduled scan; other wise you have to manually update it.

Avast free is much better. It uses more resources than MSE but it much more customizable and works much, much better. It also updates virus definitions automatically and you can control how often. Modern computers are more than capable of handling the extra resource load without bogging down.

Going back to the OP's choices, I would pick Kaspersky in a heartbeat if those were the only two choices I had.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Like the title says , If you have to choose
Which is better ?

No contest mate have had Kasperksy for the last four years and cannot fault it it is at the top of AV Comparatives tests and if you want a hand with the config ask me

Oh but the by it is not free but at $0.13 a day or less if you get a good offer cheap as chips

addit If you have to have a freebie see these http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm

 

[ThrashZone]

Good security combination,
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/206705-good-free-system-security-combination.html

 

[marsmimar]

This post started almost 2 years ago in Oct 2011. Every time I read an AV comparative report, a different AV product seems to occupy the # 1 spot. There is no such thing as "the best". If there was such a product we'd all be using it and everyone else would be out of business.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

This post started almost 2 years ago in Oct 2011. Every time I read an AV comparative report, a different AV product seems to occupy the # 1 spot. There is no such thing as "the best". If there was such a product we'd all be using it and everyone else would be out of business.

Yes mate and what I think we all tend to forget is that every day new malware is put out which means that it has to be developed (thought of) written and distributed before any of the security programs can detect it - a bit like driving along a normal smooth road and not knowing there are potholes in certain places until you see them so next time you avoid them.
It seems ridiculous to me that anyone should think that a security program/mers would know of such malware - without insider information of course until it hits the ground running so of there is never going to be one security program that is better than any other.
Of course there are the ones that seem to be owned by certain companies with highly skilled people who detect the malware at a faster and more reliable than usual rate than some.
I also think that anyone who does not run a couple or three other on call scanners from time to time are not exactly irresponsible but are certainly burying their heads in the sand.
Kaspersky which I use and people taunt as being a resource hog (hogwash as far as I ma concerned) and such I trust implicitly but not to the point where I will not use MBAM or SAS from time to time to check for the pothles Kaspersky has missed.
Myself I think there is a fair bit of bragging going on if one wanted to be honest and admit it about the security program they are using.
Having said all that I do believe that some are pretty flipping ordinary too.

 

[acme12]

mse

I'm amazed people still recommend MSE! Sure it has a light footprint but, in every review I've seen over the past year or two, MSE has one of the worst detection rates. My own experience with it supports those findings. It will automatically update virus definitions only if you run a scheduled scan; other wise you have to manually update it.

Avast free is much better. It uses more resources than MSE but it much more customizable and works much, much better. It also updates virus definitions automatically and you can control how often. Modern computers are more than capable of handling the extra resource load without bogging down.

Going back to the OP's choices, I would pick Kaspersky in a heartbeat if those were the only two choices I had.

I use MSE with Emsisoft antimalware Pro (real time) and Malwarebytes Pro (real time), both excluded from MSE scanning and real time and each other and my room mate tried all the 'R' and 'XXX' rated sites and MSE found malware before Emsissoft and MalwareBytes did. My combo with Win 7 firewall with TinyWall keeps a lot of malware off my computer. MSE finds most of the viruses by it's self. I tried other software, but always come back to MSE. I'll keep looking for a better combo.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

I'm amazed people still recommend MSE! Sure it has a light footprint but, in every review I've seen over the past year or two, MSE has one of the worst detection rates. My own experience with it supports those findings. It will automatically update virus definitions only if you run a scheduled scan; other wise you have to manually update it.

Avast free is much better. It uses more resources than MSE but it much more customizable and works much, much better. It also updates virus definitions automatically and you can control how often. Modern computers are more than capable of handling the extra resource load without bogging down.

Going back to the OP's choices, I would pick Kaspersky in a heartbeat if those were the only two choices I had.

I use MSE with Emsisoft antimalware Pro (real time) and Malwarebytes Pro (real time), both excluded from MSE scanning and real time and each other and my room mate tried all the 'R' and 'XXX' rated sites and MSE found malware before Emsissoft and MalwareBytes did. My combo with Win 7 firewall with TinyWall keeps a lot of malware off my computer. MSE finds most of the viruses by it's self. I tried other software, but always come back to MSE. I'll keep looking for a better combo.

Well acme usually we do not recommend running more than tow real time AV's at once as I said earlier my Kaspersky doesn't like Malwarebytes at all real time it tolerates it free version and frankly I wouldn't use MSE unless it was an emergency.
If you want to see some other free alternatives look here Probably the Best Free Security List in the World

 

[d00p98uy]

Also, there is another factor that ICit2lol missed, the ability to predict if it's malware BEFORE it's registered in the database. The ability to call on other PREVIOUS malware and decide if it may be harmful or not, this, I believe, is what makes a good AV, and that, also, is what improves detection rates.