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ESET vs. Competition
Compared to Kaspersky...
 |
VS |
 |
|
3.3% |
ESET doesn’t slow the system during typical file activity ** |
49.4% |
|
0.4s |
ESET starts applications faster ^ |
2.7s |
|
149MB |
ESET consumes less memory # |
335MB |
According to a study by SanDisk, users lose an average of five-and-a-half
days a year waiting for slow PCs!
ESET is light on system resources.
** Time to start an application NSS Labs, Consumer Endpoint Protection Test Review—Performance, 3/2015
^ False positives AV-Comparatives, False Alarm Test, 9/2015 # Total accuracy Dennis Technology Labs, Home Antivirus, 12/2014
# Memory usage during initial scan PassMark Software, 2015 Consumer Security Products Performance Benchmarks, 11/2015
Compared to Bitdefender...
|
VS |
 |
|
100% |
ESET is better protected against attempts to disable its security * |
87.9% |
|
8.01% |
ESET consumes less RAM ^ |
12.12% |
|
2.79% |
ESET puts less load on the CPU ^^ |
8.07% |
|
92 |
ESET has received more VB100 awards ** |
51 |
Self protection is essential for any Antivirus and Internet Security software product to
maintain integrity.
ESET software is hardened against attacks.
**Total VB100 awards Virus Bulletin, 5/1998 to 1/2016, ^ Busy RAM usage increase Virus Bulletin, Performance, Windows Server 2012 R2, 10/2014,
^^ Busy CPU usage increase Virus Bulletin, Performance, Windows Server 2012 R2, 10/2014
Compared to Norton...
|
VS |
 |
|
98.8% |
ESET delivers better protection * |
89.2% |
|
7 |
ESET generates fewer false alarms ◊ |
113 |
|
581 |
ESET does a better job of cleaning and removing malicious files ** |
483 |
'False positive' alerts can distract from other tasks, slow systems, delete necessary
files or even crash the entire system.
ESET software is more accurate and delivers better protection
* Scan disk test PC-Magazine, Die besten Antivirus-Programme 2015 im Vergleichs-Test, 12/2014, ◊ False positives test PC-Magazine, Die besten Antivirus-
Programme 2015 im Vergleichs-Test, 12/2014, ** Malware removal test PC-Magazine, Die besten Antivirus-Programme 2015 im Vergleichs-Test, 12/2014
What people are saying
...So small like it's not even there... I have three teenagers and haven't had a system crash in three years. Thanks ESET!
– Paul Fabing
ESET wins 1st place for Performance
ESET convincingly beats Avast, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, AVG, Trend Micro, Sophos and Microsoft with
1st place in the October 2016 AV-Comparitives tests for for the least impact on system performance
ESET earns 100% Protection Accuracy Rating
ESET outperforms Norton, Bitdefender, Avast, Kaspersky, AVG, McAfee, Trend Micro, and Microsoft
in the SE Labs Protection tests (Jul - Sep 2016) for the most effective protection against threats.
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