[RESOLVED] Opinions on NOD32 vs. other AV packages?

**Loopy** · May 29th, 2006, 05:04 PM

I was wondering if anyone here had any good/bad expierences with Eset Nod32 anti-virus. I was thinking about buying it vs. Bitdefender. It's just that I wanted a physical package but I think eset's website just sells downloadable versions, I'm kind of iffy about that after dealing with Symantec and their always failing copy protection system that they use on Norton 2006.

**PurpleSky** · May 29th, 2006, 11:37 PM

yes norton sure teaches people their lesson

Sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience with them. Bit defender is an excellent AV. If you would like, my suggestion would be to use kaspersky. And have a hard copy ( cd and documentation do not use the download or upgrade system ) It has the largest database and is user friendly. Never forget that the best AV & firewall is YOU. Along with kaspersky use a decent firewall ( zonealarm - the last one remained free ) and winpatrol along with regular adaware and ewido scans. You should be safe as much as you can be wiuth that configuration.

do not visit questionable websites.
never forget nothing is free do not click.
do not turn your firewall off.
run regular scans.
do not use p2p softwares.

Good luck.

**Stalemate** · May 30th, 2006, 08:18 AM

NOD32, Avast (the one I use), AVG, Kasperski and others all do a great job for free antivirus products and give the major leaguers (Norton/Symantec, McAfee, CA, ...) a run when it comes to virus detection and removal.

I would say that where they start outshining the paid versions is when you compare system resource usage.

That said, if this is a corporate or business machine, I would recommend a paid AV all the time, and if multiple machines are involved then a centrally managed solution even.

Nothing like being able to get support on a large scale when you need it for your business.

**Richard1** · May 30th, 2006, 12:37 PM

I have been using Nod for a few months. It has been a pretty solid AV package for me. I got the download and the key and burned them on to a CD-r but I haven't had to reinstall it. So far, I like it better than my last Norton purchase.

**Loopy** · May 31st, 2006, 11:28 PM

It's nice to know that the smaller AV packages are good, thanks guys.
I like the low resource usage of NOD32, the other packages that were suggested look good too. You'd think that since Symantec and Mcafee were such big companies they would have excellent Av software.

**Stalemate** · June 1st, 2006, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by Loopy

...You'd think that since Symantec and Mcafee were such big companies they would have excellent Av software.

Personally, I still think those *are* the better products to have for businesses when managed using a central system (Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition or McAfee's ePolicy).

But the overhead they cost in terms of system resources need to be taken into account when evaluating the needs VS overall benefits offered.

**Loopy** · June 1st, 2006, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Stalemate

Personally, I still think those *are* the better products to have for businesses when managed using a central system (Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition or McAfee's ePolicy).

But the overhead they cost in terms of system resources need to be taken into account when evaluating the needs VS overall benefits offered.

Yes, and I'm sure they are more helpful to big biz. For us end users we have to put up with Symantec's terrible authorazation system and out of synch tech support.

**Stalemate** · June 1st, 2006, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Loopy

Yes, and I'm sure they are more helpful to big biz. For us end users we have to put up with Symantec's terrible authorazation system and out of synch tech support.

Luckily, we have other options.

**ADS_Tech** · June 4th, 2006, 11:30 AM

Im like a stuck record on the subject, but NOD is God as far as im concerned. Its a great product, runs light and is very efficient. Make sure you set the options to run deep though, with advanced heuristics and adware options ticked.

**Loopy** · June 6th, 2006, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by ADS_Tech

Im like a stuck record on the subject, but NOD is God as far as im concerned. Its a great product, runs light and is very efficient. Make sure you set the options to run deep though, with advanced heuristics and adware options ticked.

I ordered NOD 32, I emailed ESET with a question and they sent me here Computech4u.net(NOD32 reseller)

I give them

, Getting the software sure was easy, all I had to do was oreder it then I got an email with the link to download it and the security info to access it. I also ordered a CD that I just got yesterday. Plus the software works great

Simple to use doesn't weigh down my system like Blorton and doesn't pester me.

-Thanks everyone!