NOD32 anti virus software

Fred.Rowe

Fred.Rowe

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A heads up from my techy son.

I was in Florida last week, visiting my son. He works in broadband communications. Kevin said the NOD 32 software is the new gold standard in the anti virus arena. He says it is far superior to the current accepted standards offered. Check it out. They offer a free 30 day trial.

I have no vested interest in this.
Fred




http://www.eset.com/download/index.php
 
I switched to AVG from Norton last year after getting screwed around pretty thoroughly. My ISP told me about AVG. They gave me free service for the first six months or so and then I subscribed at $19.95/Yr.

My computer started running several times as fast and the downloads don't take over and cut you off like the Norton did.
 
Another thumbs up for NOD32. in the last head to head comparison I saw, it found more virii on a known system than any other anti-virus product tested. AVG used to be my favorite, it works very well. Also, I believe that they still support a free version of it.
 
I was running the AVG program and thought it did the job. It does have a good reputation.

We are about to get wireless broadband here in the boondocks and I want to run the program that will give us the best protection from those that are hell bent on screwing up my computer.

The NOD32, they claim, is catching 99.9% of the viruses and worms.
Most antiviral programs average around 90%, so I understand.

Time will tell.

Fred
 
I still keep avg on my system but disabled the active scanner it comes with. Running more than one av program actively can cause all kinds of system conflicts. So I let nod32 run constantly in the background and when I think that my pc might have a virus I will do an indepth scan with each program.

It might sound over the top paranoid but if you've ever had your hard drive eaten by a worm you know its worth it!
 
ive been using the trendmicro.com free online scan and have never had any problems with it not finding something. when i get the money i will buy NOD32. thanks for letting us know about it. im a computer geek and know about how harmful things can get. thanks Fred.
 
Not only is it catching the viruses it does not come with all that crap that slows down your computer. Many other virus protectors come with bloatware Nod32 does not.
 
Check out Avast, it is a great program. although I only run it to protect the others on my network. Linux is pretty immune to most of the stuff out there
 
yes AVG is still free but you have to look harder for it when it runs out..
but I didn't think it was by Norton that crap almost stopped my puter from working when I up dated with it the last time,, I got my money back from them too,,,
I told them I wasn't going to buy a new computer just so I could run that massive bunch of crap in the back ground.. I'm told they did revamp it though

to bad so sad,, to late.. :D
 
Guys, you can avoid this whole hassle just by running Linux or a Mac. Breaks my heart to hear so many men with real work to do, worrying about viruses... It's not necessary.
 
ddavelarsen said:
Guys, you can avoid this whole hassle just by running Linux or a Mac. Breaks my heart to hear so many men with real work to do, worrying about viruses... It's not necessary.
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I don't believe I'm familiar with those. Do they make furnaces and hamburgers?

:confused: Fred
 
:)

running Debian linux now, my wife runs Ububtu linux, I don't think I have seen a windows screen in months. haven't seen the "Blue screen of Death" in over a year. I'd be happy to help anyone else make the switch too.

Tux rocks

Ken
 
Iron Wolf have you had time to try SUSE? I have been thinking of using it. haven't tried all the distors yet but like it more then others i have tried.
 
Barkes, no, I used AVG in the past, but I have found Avast to catch more. www.avast.com check the downloads page, there is a free home edition. you get a 30 day trial, and then can request a keycode (also free) for 13 months at a time. Now that I think of it I also have ClamAV. an open source antivirus/anti spyware program. It works great with Knoppix when working on a troubled machine.

Warrior, I tried Suse 10.1, unfortunately that one was still a bit buggy. 10.2 fixes most of the problems. I have a copy of 10.3 that I have yet to install. I am not sure I agree with their Microsoft hookup, but they have a version of OpenOffice.org that works almost flawlessly with Microsoft Office, even the high end applets and macros that are used in the spreadsheets. I am thinking to check out and see if they have a way to convert .pub files (Microsoft Publisher) as they cannot even be opened with MS Office, or Adobe.

I like the Debian package management system (deb) better than the Red Hat management system(rpm) which Suse uses. It seems better able to resolve any dependency issues, and uninstalling is cleaner.

Ken
 
Ken "Iron Wolf" what do you mean by their hookup with Microsoft?

I looked and Debian and it has three dvd's iso's wow thats allot of information.
 
IronWolf said:
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Tux rocks

Ken
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Now that's what I'm talkin about! :D

I see where Dell is going to start selling consumer PCs with Ubuntu preinstalled in a few weeks. I think we'll have the Monopoli$t on the run!

Fred, take a trip to your local Apple store for a real eye opener!
 
ddavelarsen said:
Now that's what I'm talkin about! :D

I see where Dell is going to start selling consumer PCs with Ubuntu preinstalled in a few weeks. I think we'll have the Monopoli$t on the run!

Fred, take a trip to your local Apple store for a real eye opener!
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I took possession of a new Acer laptop today. Its running windows xp 2005
media. I had it cleaned up before it was delivered. They deleted most of the crap that comes pre installed.
It would be hard for me to change systems, I am so used to using windows technologies and they have served me well.
My son runs Lenux and loves it.

Fred
 
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