rafael nadal Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 hiii...i have just started using ESET NOD32 antivirus..its great and vey fast..i have detected viruses which have been gone undetected by many antiviruses.. it doesnt slow down the PC either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 What about when it's running in the background?A few people on this forum, from what I've read here, already use this and I'm thinking about switching from Comodo to ESET NOD32 since I read so much about it yet, see so little of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 hiii...i have just started using ESET NOD32 antivirus..its great and vey fast..i have detected viruses which have been gone undetected by many antiviruses.. it doesnt slow down the PC either...I have stuck with NOD32 because it is the least intrusive anti-virus I have ever used along with it's anti-rootkit stealth technology.I have just renewed my annual licence for £20.50 and worth every penny in my book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 A few people on this forum, from what I've read here, already use this and I'm thinking about switching from Comodo to ESET NOD32 since I read so much about itWhy not do what I did and try it out first with a 30 day trial (you need to register though)http://www.eset.co.uk/Products/AntiVirus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Thought never actually came to mind. Thanks. I'll do it now and try it out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thought never actually came to mind. Thanks. I'll do it now and try it out :)Let us know what you think of it, after having evaluated it of course ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Will do. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 For the small extra cost go for the full security suite. Some advocate the free programs, but seriously you get owt fer nowt. Eset in the long term costs pence per day and is worth EVERY PENNY. What is more for UK users is that not only is e mail support available, but also telephone support at the cost of a local call. :DEDIT: It also updates automatically several times per day, so is always as up to date as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 It also updates automatically several times per day, so is always as up to date as possible.Agreed but NOD32 doesn't just rely on virus definitions in it's database, it also uses the ThreatSense engine which in my view is invaluable protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I have used just AVG Anti Virus free and Windows Defender which is also free for the past two years and have never had an infection. (It may of course be influenced by the fact that I use Vista which is much more secure that XP).Occasionally a thread on this forum suggests that someone should use some other programme to scan their computer - and out of curiosity I do mine as a double check - but to date it has always come up clean.So I have to ask the question - why waste money on paid for anti malware when you can get protection for free. You would be better spending your money on Windows 7 which is reported to be even more secure than Vista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have ESET on the PC & AVG Free on the laptop. Both appear to be excellent, but ESET scans much faster and and includes a firewall, adware filter & root-kit scanner. Thre's no free version of ESET, but they do have an excellent on-line scanning sevice also.But the only reason I'd recommend anyone to change their a-v program is if they have the hated Norton product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have ESET on the PC & AVG Free on the laptop. Both appear to be excellent, but ESET scans much faster and and includes a firewall, adware filter & root-kit scanner. Thre's no free version of ESET, but they do have an excellent on-line scanning sevice also.But the only reason I'd recommend anyone to change their a-v program is if they have the hated Norton product. I must agree about Norton, I had to do a complete format and re-install to get rid of it completely. NEVER AGAIN THANKS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 So I have to ask the question - why waste money on paid for anti malware when you can get protection for free. You would be better spending your money on Windows 7 which is reported to be even more secure than Vista.I've tried various free anti-virus solutions including AVG but I've not found the protection to be as good as paid solutions like NOD32.When I had AVG, I had a virus and all I could do was quarantine it, not get rid of it Besides £20.50 works out at only around 39p a week so it's hardly going to break the bank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Besides £20.50 works out at only around 39p a week so it's hardly going to break the bank!There are some very funny banks about at present, so do be careful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I have used just AVG Anti Virus free and Windows Defender which is also free for the past two years and have never had an infection. (It may of course be influenced by the fact that I use Vista which is much more secure that XP).Occasionally a thread on this forum suggests that someone should use some other programme to scan their computer - and out of curiosity I do mine as a double check - but to date it has always come up clean.So I have to ask the question - why waste money on paid for anti malware when you can get protection for free. You would be better spending your money on Windows 7 which is reported to be even more secure than Vista.I have thought this for ages and have gone back to thinking like this and staying with Comodo. Its updates are once or twice a day, has the firewall, realtime protection and anti-virus, and i believe an IE helper too which isn't of much use to me but still.Anyway. ESET was interesting but I'm not paying for paid software when I can get the same for free :)Thanks for the link anyway CurlyWhirly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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