avast! Free Antivirus vs Eset NOD32 Antivirus

[Berryracer]

Which is better and why?

I have been using avast! Free Antivirus and was wondering if it's enough.

I also have MBAM (on demand scanner) and SUPERAntiSpyware (On demand scanner). Are those enough or shall I bight the buller and buy NOD32? what more does it offer than avast! antivirus?

Please tell me if it's worth it as I do not want to waste my money

Thanks

 

[Berryracer]

all these votes and not a single reply?

 

[AFurryReptile]

It's probably not worth paying for antivirus, unless you're talking from a business perspective. In my experience, all credible antivirus is more or less effective, and safe browsing habits are a much better way to keep yourself secure.

That said, Avast! has been very good for a long time. I don't see a need to purchase NOD32.

 

[gevorg]

I prefer "free-after-rebate" Kaspersky suite, but before installing an anti-virus, I would first install a good firewall like this.

 

[0___________0]

I'd go with Avast, they have detection rates that rival most paid for AV packages. I run it on all of mine, except for one that it was causing blue screens of death on. I can't justify spending $$$ on a different program that has the same features, which they all do these days, just a different UI.

 

[Berryracer]

I'd go with Avast, they have detection rates that rival most paid for AV packages. I run it on all of mine, except for one that it was causing blue screens of death on. I can't justify spending $$$ on a different program that has the same features, which they all do these days, just a different UI.

Thanks for the tip dude.

I have installed avast! Free Antivirus and I like it so far! Doesn't hurt my performance at all as compared to my previous Kaspersky Internet Security! Even on my high end system as you can see from the sig, Kaspersky Internet Securit made my notebook crawl to death

 

[bruceb]

I run Avast Free myself. Very light on system resources and works well. XP Pro SP3 on a P4 with 512MB of RAM

 

[ShadowVVL]

I like avast but i quit using it because it causes problems with windows vista not sure if win 7 has the same issue.

 

[bononos]

Avast free is pretty good imo and it seems to do its job on my pc. Or you could try the other big names which have free versions like Avira. AVG seems to have lost a step over the years.

 

[Berryracer]

Avast free is pretty good imo and it seems to do its job on my pc. Or you could try the other big names which have free versions like Avira. AVG seems to have lost a step over the years.

Avira is a big name? LOL

With all the ads they bombard you with and prompting you to install the ask.com toolbar? tha'ts a virus by itself. not trusting such a crappy company

 

[notposting]

I used Avira back when it was Antivir.
Then AVG until the bloat got too bad.
Avast until this year when it bloated.
Using MSE now on several machines.

 

[Berryracer]

Using MSE now on several machines.

That is by far the wors thing you have done to your computer.

A so called prrogram that LOOKS like an antivirus abut slips many viruses through according to various systems I have tested on and it sucks big time at removing any virus

but offcoure, that is your choice and respect it, MSE to me is one of the biggest threats to a computer and what's worse, is that 10s of thousands of people are using it THINKING they are protected. Most the popular AV sites I know don't even include MSE in their test reports....ever wonder why? because it's a joke and its support and forums are a bigger joke

just my 2 cents

 

[bononos]

Avira is a big name? LOL

With all the ads they bombard you with and prompting you to install the ask.com toolbar? tha'ts a virus by itself. not trusting such a crappy company

Yes its a big name as is Symantec or McAfee, what you think of their products is another matter entirely.

 

[sandorski]

I have only used Avast out of those 2. Been using it many years now and never had a problem with it.

 

[thescreensavers]

I still use Avira Free, but the ads and crap they did with their new version really suck.

 

[MontyAC]

I've been using Avast for several years on multiple computers. Very happy user.

 

[omarm992]

Personally I prefer Avira!
But if I have to choose between this two, I'll go with Avast.
My experience with NOD32 is not so good, it makes mi PC lower ;(

 

[ninaholic37]

That is by far the wors thing you have done to your computer.

A so called prrogram that LOOKS like an antivirus abut slips many viruses through according to various systems I have tested on and it sucks big time at removing any virus

but offcoure, that is your choice and respect it, MSE to me is one of the biggest threats to a computer and what's worse, is that 10s of thousands of people are using it THINKING they are protected. Most the popular AV sites I know don't even include MSE in their test reports....ever wonder why? because it's a joke and its support and forums are a bigger joke

just my 2 cents

Heh. I don't turn MSE on either, and everyone thinks I'm crazy. Only good/bad story I ever heard about it though was my roommate had it on "update automatically" and one of the patches messed up his computer completely, and rolling back didn't help. I normally use the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" logic with "OS internet updates/patches", and maybe turn it on once every few months to catch up (hoping it doesn't break anything).

 

[AMDZen]

Is Avast! thought of as the best of the options? I change AV software fairly regularly, and I'm looking to do so again. I'm currently using Microsoft Security Essentials and I'm kind of tired of it, it throws out a lot of false positives - although it has been good on performance and fairly tidy to manage.

I've used several AV's in my life and I don't think I've ever liked any of them, Kaspersky was the best back before they bloated the hell out of it, which happens to pretty much all software these days

 

[cl-scott]

It's probably not worth paying for antivirus, unless you're talking from a business perspective. In my experience, all credible antivirus is more or less effective, and safe browsing habits are a much better way to keep yourself secure.

That sums it up pretty well. Making a few behavioral changes will have a far bigger impact on your computer's security than any AV program.

Who really cares what the reason is, Internet Explorer by far and away is the malware king, so simply using another browser will be a good start. Not opening random email attachments that claim to be naked photos of some celebrity is another good one. Having a firewall means nothing if you just click "Allow" every time it prompts you to make a decision.

Very simple behavioral changes like that will do more for keeping your system free of unwanted garbage than any security programs.

 

[Nothinman]

All A/V are pretty much worthless, they may catch the low hanging fruit but anything semi-recent will generally slip right by. Corporations buy them because they've been recommended for so many years now but all they really get for their money is a placebo effect. Well that and the horrible performance degradation and other potential issues the A/V bring with them.

 

[cl-scott]

All A/V are pretty much worthless, they may catch the low hanging fruit but anything semi-recent will generally slip right by. Corporations buy them because they've been recommended for so many years now but all they really get for their money is a placebo effect. Well that and the horrible performance degradation and other potential issues the A/V bring with them.

Don't forget poorly written policies, from people who do not understand technology, that mandate that every computer have an AV program installed. Never mind that some platforms may not need one.