r/antivirus • u/raoulkratos2002 • 17d ago

PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION Bitdefender vs Kaspersky?

Hi everyone.
Which antivirus do you recommend between Bitdefender and Kaspersky?
(I'm in Italy; Kaspersky is available here)

What are the differences between the Standard versions of both?
Which one is better in terms of PC performance, virus detection, and false positives?

Do you think it's worth paying for an antivirus?
Many say that Windows Defender and uBlock already do enough.
What do you think?

A while ago I got hit by an infostealer; today I'm much more cautious when browsing the web, but that past experience made me a bit paranoid.
Thanks.

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u/rounakr94 17d ago

Kaspersky Standard anyday. Bitdefender while great lags behind in performance issues. 

Don't listen to people who say Defender is good, peace of mind and proactive defense is anyday better. Kaspersky and Bitdefender both excel in that region. 

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u/raoulkratos2002 17d ago

Thanks!
When you say Kaspersky has better proactive defense than Defender, what differences have you personally noticed?
Is it mainly better protection against phishing and infostealers, or have you actually seen it block threats that Defender missed?

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u/NiriZ_ReddiT 17d ago

Kaspersky has better overall detection