mmglads Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I know, the hoary old perennial question of which anti-virus suite to install. I've actually tried lots of them - 'cause I'm a curious person -even the new Norton Anti-virus suite 2010 Beta - was on my PC for a while. I've actually been running "Avast!" free anti-virus for about a year & that seemed to work OK with minimal frame hit, although it isn't an anti-spyware program, so I have to use Spy Bot for that purpose....and Avast! shows up so many false positives on it's deep scan that I was getting very fed up with it. I took off Norton AV 2010 a week ago, and although it says it's pretty non-invasive - I was glad to be shot of it. Recently I was scanning through a PC Pilot magazine & they seemed to "endorse" (through an advert ) the Eset Smart Security4.0 suite, so I thought I'd give it a go. I have to say, (it's on trial) it does not seem to be too invasive & it works beautifully with my Windows 7.0 RC Build 7100. Sooo.... at the risk of opening yet another hornet's nest of "which is best?" I'd love to know if anyone's tried the ESET system, or if there are any opinions out there. I have 3 PC's, including a laptop & this would be a good solution if there is no performance hit with FSX, as it's an "all in one" system which I - (& more importantly ) & my wife don't need to worry about in terms of computer maintenance. Cheers, Malcolm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milamber Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 OK then, I won't identify which is "the best", but can confirm that ESET is somewhat easier to use in a network system where all systems use Eset. Kaspersky is my other product and this is, in mt opinion, less intuitive than Eset within the networked environment. I purchased Eset 3, 3 user package, at a very good price and found out that you can upgrade the product to the latest Eset 4 because you purchase Eset for the year and are free to upgrade to the latest issue within your licenced timeframe. I will surely be on the lookout at the end of my year's subscription for another deal like this. Excellent value for money. Maurice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heiko Glatthorn Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I use the ESET NOD32 Suit on 5 different systems at home and in the office and it works without the smallest problem. Never had a reason to complain - FSX is completely unaffected. On two systems i use the firewall manually to see exactly what's going on. I like it and renew the license every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainneedle1 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I myself have ESET Smart Security 4 and I would not change it for all the money in the world........well maybe I would.....but that's the best I tried so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Webb Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I use it on the 4 PC's at home. Great software!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I've been using NOD32 since, geez don't know, forever it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmglads Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Thanks folks, that confirms my thoughts completely. Will purchase the license when the trial runs out. Great to have the feedback! Cheers, Malcolm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I used COMODO - it is a free firewall and antivirus app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I have been using NOD32 for many years , I DON'T like the firewall inn the latest version because it is a bt of a pig to configure for those less savy but in auto it works. ANYONE that relies on just one program has got to be asking for trouble, IMHO NEVER use a one shot deal for everything , why because if you do get a nasty that manages to sneak in under the radar it can potentially drop your protection completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky76 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I vote for nod 32. I have never had an issue with it. If the banks here in canada trust it I think I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Webb Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 NOD32 users should also check out this thread, I'm going to try it out on the weekend! http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=131758 Cheers, Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmglads Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Thanks, me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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