[SOLVED] Comodo AV - a question of speed

Oh Nibs, I can hear your arteries hardening from over here.

This AV (Comodo) may be good for some, probably those who has higher power (CPU) computers. Whenever it runs a scheduled or manual scan, the CPU constantly runs at or near 100%, and after only a few minutes, the fan comes roaring in. This AV is no doubt a resource hog, with only a web page open, and the AV is scanning, it (the CPU) shouldn't be running at 100%. It takes nearly three hours to do a complete scan, and I just don't want to run my system that wide open in order to run a virus scan.

When I run VM's, it's not that bad, it'll wait for at least an hour before the fan runs full speed.

What I'll probably do, since the ESET Online Scanner works well for me, is to download a trial of the full install. I believe it's NOD32, or a similar name. If I like what I see, and it's not a resource hog, I'll just buy it. They do run specials at times.

What I do want to avoid, is going back to MSE. While it's certainly better than nothing, and probably better than many of the "free" AV's, it lacks some of the controls that I like, and it's not intercepting the bad code as good as it once did.

As much money as I've spent on hard drives and other accessories for my computer, and other things also, I can afford a paid AV. So what, I eat out one less time per year, it probably would be good for me to skip one of those high priced dinners, lose some weight, and be secure all year on my computer.

Thanks to all who has contributed to this thread.

Cat

A good deal right now.

Eset Nod 32 at Newegg for 29.99 for a 3 license box. I believe it's a 1 year subscription. Just AV no firewall.

I've used it in the past and liked it.

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...tware-Security

OMG! Pigs now fly and Hell is selling Sno-Kones!


Cat is going to buy an AV or IS program

This possibly eclipses anything that may happen in 2012 such as meteor impacts, pole shifts, mass awareness, defeat of the New World Order, etc.

It's time to party!

Funny stuff Nibs!

That is one of the most creative posts that I've seen from you, Nibs! Yes, it may eclipse all of those things, but it's really going to happen.

But today, I'm going to download the trial, as soon as I finish the work that I'm doing. I deleted my evaluation version of Windows 7 (Ultimate), installed Mint 9 64 bit, and installing some VM's, using VirtualBox. I no longer see the need to have two full installs of Win 7. Mainly what I was using it for was to evaluate software, and ran VM's.

Mint 64 bit, is a lot lighter than any version of Windows, there's no wait for that blue neon circle to get through, when you fire it up, it's ready. VM's run very well on it.

As soon as I get through here, I'll check out the link that yodap provided. I want to evaluate the trial, and see if it's for me.

Cat

Does a three license box mean that I can install it on three separate OS's or computers? If so, I can protect my notebook, too.

Nibs, do you still run this AV? I believe that at one time you did. If so, how do/did you like it?

Cat

I liked ESET, small footprint and fast scan engines. It is just that I only had it for a 3 month trial basis, so I had to move on to something I could afford is all. That's when I went with G DATA.

Well, the scan went so well, the CPU never broke the 70% mark, and was well under that for most of the scan (around 50-60%). The fan NEVER came on full speed during the scan, either.

Nibs, the New World Order was just defeated, as I bought the AV from the link that yodap provided. That was one helluva deal, a $40 instant discount off the price, making it $29.99 with free shipping.

That was the price that Avast was selling their "Pro", or whatever they called their "full" AV, and a couple of times it was offered for $19.99. Having used Avast a very long time, it was very tempting to buy it. However, the ESET online scanner intercepted things that Avast missed, and no false alarms.

Going back to the price, for a three license AV, and a very reliable brand at that, $29.99 for a year is a lot cheaper than I expected. Because on the ESET site, it costs a lot more than that, just for the AV. I didn't price the total security package, as I've found the Windows Firewall adequate for my needs, and just don't care to play with what works just fine (for me).

As for the install, it was a breeze, it was more trouble getting rid of MSE 2.0 than anything. Had to use Revo Uninstaller Pro. I also dropped Ad-Aware, as it was suggested not to have a live AV installed. Personally, I liked Ad-Aware better than MSE, and got a promo email from them, their Pro version for $29.99.

I really didn't want to purchase an AV, but never could find a free one that I really felt comfortable with. For a while, I did with MSE, but as it's popularity grew, it just couldn't keep up with all of the bad code on the net. Ad-Aware seems fine, but you only get so much for free, and that's it.

The bottom line, I guess, is that you get what you pay for. That's the way it's always been, and the way it always will be.

Thanks to all who has contributed to this thread, especially yodap for providing the link for the product, and Nibs, who displayed one of the most creative posts that I've ever seen on any forum. It was really funny!

Cat

I really lucked up on this deal, were it not for checking my email at the time I did, regarding this thread, I would've been out of luck.

The ESET NOD32 AV that I ordered this afternoon is SOLD OUT. The single version that's available from Newegg is $10 more than the three pack was.

An edit to my prior post, Ad-Aware's promo for $29.99 is for it's Total Internet Security, at the Pro version's regular price. Had I read the details more carefully, I probably would have bought that one last week. My thinking over the last two weeks has been leaning towards a paid solution.

I hope that when my first year subscription is nearing it's end, I'll get a promo price to renew. To play it safe, I'll stick another $5 per month in my stash so that I'll have it covered.

Cat