Kaspersky 7 vs NOD32

[hjf288]

So I read that NOD32 isnt doing too well in its detection compared to Kaspersky - and Kaspersky is now apparently pretty damn light, so lemme ask - whats the fastest performer out of the 2?

Im using NOD32 on Vista at the moment and dont particularly wanna change but if I can get better detection at the same if not better performance.

Why the hell not? XD

[+Tantawi Subscriber²]

I'm wondering the same, anyone tried KS 7 beta can comment?

[richter]

Why not download trial and test it yourself? KIS is rather light. I'm using TR of v7 and so far so good. Interface has changed a bit, proactive module has been updated...

Detection rates are on Kaspersky's side, but it does not outperform NOD32 in resource usage and speed. It all comes down to what you prefer. It's useless to recommend something to another person because every configuration is different and so will performance/experience be different.

[Zoom7000]

What is going on? 1 minute you read NOD32 is best for detection and has won awards for detection and it is the lightest, next minute you hear it's Kaspersky. I'm baffled, NOD32 or Kaspersky? Decisions, Decisions!

[CPressland]

Lol, NOD32 let in 13 viruses when I done a test on my crappy Test Laptop.

Kaspersky is slower but it detected all of them.

I've been using KAV7 beta and it's pretty stable but there are a few memory leeks and other things that get a tad annoying.

[.Markus]

I'll stick with Nod32, never had an bad experience with it...

[hjf288]

What is going on? 1 minute you read NOD32 is best for detection and has won awards for detection and it is the lightest, next minute you hear it's Kaspersky. I'm baffled, NOD32 or Kaspersky? Decisions, Decisions!

So I read that NOD32 isnt doing too well in its detection compared to Kaspersky - and Kaspersky is now apparently pretty damn light, so lemme ask - whats the fastest performer out of the 2?

Im using NOD32 on Vista at the moment and dont particularly wanna change but if I can get better detection at the same if not better performance.

Why the hell not? XD

I always knew Kaspersky had damn good detection rates but was wondeing how the speed is - RAM usage isnt too major since i got quite a bit, its scanning speed (on demand and on access) that im wondering about.

How much slower is it?

[lawtai]

heh I'll just stick with NOD32 since that's what I have running right now.

[daniel_rh]

NOD32 for me, easy after some days, simple and powerful

[ZurkSez]

I will stick to Kaspersky since that's what I have been running for a while now. :)

[serenityrule1515]

kaspersky is my choice really...and now they are developing it to be as light as NOD32 with the beta

im ks av 6.0.2.614 now....and it uses about 15mb of ram...and 2% cpu..with all of its protection feaures on

thats prettty good...when looking at Bitdefender...which just slows down ya pc like hell

i would like kaspersky to achieve about 90% of the ram/cpu usage as NOD32 does...then it will be invinsible

never had a problem with it...its user friendly and has super hiigh detection rates..found stuff on ma pc..which NOD32 didnt pick up..so yeh..im really impressed with the resource usage, detection and dedication of virus updates from the crew ova der

give it a go..

cheers

[Hankyone]

NOD32 and Kaspersky are the two top A-Vs, try 'em n pick the one you like better.

[Unknown1]

Actually i use them both, i have nod32 active dong all the monitoring and i use kaspersky as a standalone scanner, whenever i do a check i run nod32 then kaspersky to see if anything was missed, but anyways ive never had a virus in 5 years or even spyware etc, if you know what to look for and be sensible enough when browsing/downloading etc then youll always be fine!

[devyant]

Those who posted saying that they're staying with either one of the AV because they're already running it is not helping at all. At least provide some reasons which justify your choice of continuing with it.

I'm using NOD32 right now, and it does have its flaws. I get high CPU usage with archived files such as .zip or .rar.

Previous experience with Kaspersky is the same as the masses; a drag on average systems.

Detection rates isn't too much an issue for me since I'm pretty technical and would rarely get a virus. If you're looking for a reliable source of comparison, http://www.av-comparatives.org/ is a good place to go.

[PermaSt0ne]

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

i used to use kaspersky; but when i upgraded my Outpost firewall to the latest version, kaspersky was f'ing it up so i had to switch to NOD so i'd have at least some protection

*edit* seems devyant beat me too it

[Jase]

have they fixed the memory hog when Kaspersky starts up?

[reaper1576]

been using KIS 7 during the beta works very well and fast for me using 7.0.0.119TR build atm works realy well on vista Ultimate edition 32bit AVP.exe uses around 4,636k on my PC with a AMD AM2 x2 3000+ & 2Gig DDR2 6400

[Jase]

*downloading KIS7 as I type this, hope its worth the download I am capped down to 64k and this is like a 20 MB file.

[riahc3]

Without a doubt NOD32. Has and always will be small, realiable, and detects 99% of viruses.

[Agnes Leroy]

I have been using Kaspersky 6 series..and I am satisfied about it. My only gripe with KIS is about its Firewall module, which I hate (I use Zonealarm)

[#Michael]

I have been using Kaspersky 6 series..and I am satisfied about it. My only gripe with KIS is about its Firewall module, which I hate (I use Zonealarm)

I love the internet suite. What is so bad about the firewall module? It works very well on vista and seems to me to be the only one that works good on vista right one.

Until ZA gets their heads out of the sand and release their firewall for vista, KIS is the best.

[Blaine]

I have used both (haven't tried version 7 yet) and I feel like NOD32 is lighter on the system. However, I don't think there is that much of a difference. I do think Kaspersky has better detection rates though.

[sjgore]

Since NOD32 v2.XX has been around for a while, and KAV7 & KIS7 are brand-new, wouldn't a fairer comparison be KAV7 against NOD32 v3 (when it's out of beta) and KIS7 versus ESS (when it's out of beta)?

Steve.

[Blaine]

Since NOD32 v2.XX has been around for a while, and KAV7 & KIS7 are brand-new, wouldn't a fairer comparison be KAV7 against NOD32 v3 (when it's out of beta) and KIS7 versus ESS (when it's out of beta)?

Steve.

Fair enough, KAV 6.0 still beats NOD32 in detection rates

[abulfares]

Kaspersky here and haven't looked back since.

KIS 7 scanned my whole 250GB HDD in under 12 mins. i think that is a major improvement over KIS 6.

[pippi123]

Securitywise there probably isn't a noteworthy difference between Kaspersky 7 and NOD32. The people on the Kaspersky forum are all a bit odd, though. That's why I will use NOD32 once they go final with v3.