Eset Nod32

[yester64]

I would like to get me again Eset but not sure if its worth it to get
the Smart Security or just the Anti Virus.
Do i need another firewall than the one in Windows?
I used the Antivirus before and was very happy with the program.
Anyway, anyone using it or can tell me?

Thanks

 

[Muad'Dib]

I would like to get me again Eset but not sure if its worth it to get
the Smart Security or just the Anti Virus.
Do i need another firewall than the one in Windows?
I used the Antivirus before and was very happy with the program.
Anyway, anyone using it or can tell me?

Thanks

We use it at my workplace, but as with any other AV, it doesn't catch
everything, nothing can that I have seen. Ya gota have the AV, and other
cleaners, but your Winders OS will never be totally secure no matter
what, contrary to zealot propaganda. However with very careful surfing
and extremely careful file downloading, I have rarely suffered an
infection. I have never installed a 3rd party firewall, just used the
Winders supplied one. It really doesn't matter how much security
software you have installed, what matters is how well YOU adopt security
practices in your emailing, surfing, file downloads, etc. period. Sadly
that still isn't enough for a Winders OS, so of course secure your
Winders OS to the balls.

Cheers

 

[Ken Blake]

I would like to get me again Eset but not sure if its worth it to get
the Smart Security or just the Anti Virus.

Just the Nod32 anti-virus, as far as I'm concerned.

Do i need another firewall than the one in Windows?

The Windows one is fine.

I used the Antivirus before and was very happy with the program.
Anyway, anyone using it or can tell me?

I use NOD32 and like it very much.

 

[Ian Jackson]

Just the Nod32 anti-virus, as far as I'm concerned.




The Windows one is fine.




I use NOD32 and like it very much.

I started having a lot of trouble when I was using Norton/Symentec AV
and Zone Alarm firewall.

When ESET was recommended to me, I decided to use the full Security
Suite (the combined AV plus Firewall) on the grounds that it ought to
eliminate the possibility of conflicts of interest which might occur
when using protection from different sources. I've been using ESET for
over five years, and never had any problems with it. [Obviously, I have
the Windows Security Centre normally disabled.]

 

[yester64]

We use it at my workplace, but as with any other AV, it doesn't catch
everything, nothing can that I have seen. Ya gota have the AV, and other
cleaners, but your Winders OS will never be totally secure no matter
what, contrary to zealot propaganda. However with very careful surfing
and extremely careful file downloading, I have rarely suffered an
infection. I have never installed a 3rd party firewall, just used the
Winders supplied one. It really doesn't matter how much security
software you have installed, what matters is how well YOU adopt security
practices in your emailing, surfing, file downloads, etc. period. Sadly
that still isn't enough for a Winders OS, so of course secure your
Winders OS to the balls.

Cheers

Ok, that gives me some insight. I used Nod32 Antivirus for someyears.
Since i replaced XP for 7 i needed a new antivirus.
Right now i do have MS Essential and i don't surf to sites i don't
know.

I do run also openSUSE on my other harddrive. With Linux there isn't
much of an issue.
But Windows is just a problem no matter how new it is.

 

[James]

I would like to get me again Eset but not sure if its worth it to get
the Smart Security or just the Anti Virus.
Do i need another firewall than the one in Windows?
I used the Antivirus before and was very happy with the program.
Anyway, anyone using it or can tell me?

Thanks

I used ESET NOD 32 for a number of years and no real issues with it. I
got a copy of Kaspersky with a netbook and switched to it for awhile.
I didn't like how it did things without my knowledge so I'm back to
ESET. For the firewall I use Comodo (freeware) and have never had a
problem in over 5 years.

 

[WaIIy]

I used ESET NOD 32 for a number of years and no real issues with it. I
got a copy of Kaspersky with a netbook and switched to it for awhile.
I didn't like how it did things without my knowledge so I'm back to
ESET. For the firewall I use Comodo (freeware) and have never had a
problem in over 5 years.

I use Avira (new 12 out now) and Zone Alarm Free.

No issues

 

[Ken Blake]

I use Avira (new 12 out now) and Zone Alarm Free.

No issues

Avira AntiVir is a very good choice. ZoneAlarm isn't bad, but it's no
better than the built-in firewall that comes with Windows and is
completely unnecessary.

 

[Jeff Barnett]

I would like to get me again Eset but not sure if its worth it to get
the Smart Security or just the Anti Virus.
Do i need another firewall than the one in Windows?
I used the Antivirus before and was very happy with the program.
Anyway, anyone using it or can tell me?

Thanks

Unless the newest version of Eset has changed, there is one problem that
keeps me with an earlier version: You cannot schedule system scans for
times when your computer is suspended (S1 or S3 sleep). Eset does not
use the system scheduler so the best you can do is have the scheduled
scan run the next time the computer is awakened. Since that defeats the
idea of scanning when you are not using your computer, it's a pain in
the rear. (You have to schedule a do-nothing task that is wakened by the
OS so that Eset will run.) In my opinion, this silliness demotes Eset
from superb to mediocre.

 

[Ken Blake]

Unless the newest version of Eset has changed, there is one problem that
keeps me with an earlier version: You cannot schedule system scans for
times when your computer is suspended (S1 or S3 sleep). Eset does not
use the system scheduler so the best you can do is have the scheduled
scan run the next time the computer is awakened. Since that defeats the
idea of scanning when you are not using your computer, it's a pain in
the rear. (You have to schedule a do-nothing task that is wakened by the
OS so that Eset will run.) In my opinion, this silliness demotes Eset
from superb to mediocre.

To me, that's a very minor disadvantage. I don't schedule it at all. I
simply start it before I go to bed.

 

[WaIIy]

Avira AntiVir is a very good choice. ZoneAlarm isn't bad, but it's no
better than the built-in firewall that comes with Windows and is
completely unnecessary.

Windows firewall doesn't handle outbound and Zone Alarm does.

For me, that's necessary.

 

[Zaidy036]

Windows firewall doesn't handle outbound and Zone Alarm does.

For me, that's necessary.

Win 7 Win Firewall does both in and out

 

[Jeff Barnett]

To me, that's a very minor disadvantage. I don't schedule it at all. I
simply start it before I go to bed.

That's a good idea but I'm too forgetful for that approach. I'm
currently running Win XP Pro SP3 and plan around the end of the year to
build some new boxes running Win 7 Pro. Do you have a suggestion for an
anti-virus that WILL allow scheduling that breaks suspend. I really
don't want to run around the house playing with computers just before
bedtime.

BTW, I wrote a little exec that did nothing and scheduled about 5
minutes before I scheduled Eset (a new version). For some crazy reason,
that only caused the scan to run around 35% of the time. Go figure! I've
stuck with Eset for years but after others and myself griped in their
forums, no changes were made. So I want to switch.

 

[Charles Tomaras]

Do you have a suggestion for an anti-virus that WILL allow scheduling that
breaks suspend. I really don't want to run around the house playing with
computers just before bedtime.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/FeaturesBenefits.aspx

Won't break suspend but it will scan as soon as PC is awake and idle.

 

[occam]

Ok, that gives me some insight. I used Nod32 Antivirus for someyears.
Since i replaced XP for 7 i needed a new antivirus.
Right now i do have MS Essential and i don't surf to sites i don't
know.

Why do you dismiss MSE so easily? Is it because it is a MS product, or
is it because it is free? You would do well to have another close look
at MSE and compare its performance with the 'names' e.g. NOD32,
Kaspersky etc... I dumped Kaspersky after 6 years' devotion for MSE.

 

[Char Jackson]

Just the Nod32 anti-virus, as far as I'm concerned.




The Windows one is fine.




I use NOD32 and like it very much.

Those are precisely my recommendations, as well.

 

[Ken Blake]

Windows firewall doesn't handle outbound and Zone Alarm does.

For me, that's necessary.

Although I used to use and recommend Zone Alarm because of its outward
protection, I've more recently become convinced that outward
protection is an illusion. Once one of the nasties gets into your
computer, it can essentially do whatever it wants, including
circumventing the firewall. So the extra protection provided by a
firewall that monitors outbound traffic is more apparent than real.

 

[Big Steel]

I would like to get me again Eset but not sure if its worth it to get
the Smart Security or just the Anti Virus.
Do i need another firewall than the one in Windows?
I used the Antivirus before and was very happy with the program.
Anyway, anyone using it or can tell me?

I use Nod32 on my Windows Vista machine. I have used it for many years.
Since I installed Windows 7 on my other machine, I have been using MS's
Security Essentials as the AV. I find SE has a better detection rate
than NOD32. ES has caught a couple of things that NOD32 missed.

The Windows Firewall is ok to use. I stated using the Windows Firewall
with ISPEC.

 

[Ken Blake]

Those are precisely my recommendations, as well.

See! We agree on lots of things. <vbg>

 

[Ken Blake]

I use Nod32 on my Windows Vista machine. I have used it for many years.
Since I installed Windows 7 on my other machine, I have been using MS's
Security Essentials as the AV. I find SE has a better detection rate
than NOD32. ES has caught a couple of things that NOD32 missed.

Any anti-virus program will catch a couple of things that another will
miss. None of them is perfect, and what they will catch varies from
day to day as they are updated on different schedules.

So undoubtedly Microsoft Security Essentials caught things that NOD32
missed, but on those days, NOD32 would also have caught things that
Microsoft Security Essentials would have missed.

But both of these are very good.