AVG Pro vs NOD32

[Chriz]

I currently use AVG free, I am considering purchasing AVG Pro because I like AVG free and Pro also has a spyware scanner. But I also have read some good things about NOD32. It does not seem that NOD32 has any spyware capabilities unless you buy the full security suite, and I don't need a firewall and antispam software.

So my question is, does the normal NOD32 paid version do spyware as well as viruses, and has anyone used both AVG Pro 8 and NOD32 that can tell me any differences? Thanks.

 

[KCCat]

Nod32's older v. 2.7 AV solution is top rated and still available despite release of 3.0. Their security suite isn't as well regarded. More details are available in the 5th paragraph of Scot Finnie's blog review of Firewall's: http://blog.scotsnewsletter.co...-of-2008-online-armor/

I've been using Nod32 AV for the past year and very happy with effectiveness and tiny footprint, but use other resources for spyware and firewall. (I take a best of class approach for each security area rather than using a suite.)

 

[Ultralight]

Using NOD32 2.7 for two years and it has been great. If I was going to go 3.0 I would just stick with their antivirus and utilize a different firewall rather than their security suit which they are still trying to tweak.

 

[Captante]

NOD32 AV is decent but should also consider Kaspersky AV which is widely considered to be the best overall anti-virus, plus it includes very effective anti-spware ... either of these is a much better choice then AVG Pro.

 

[Lemon law]

In a free ware vs. paid situation, avg may have an advantage because its free.

In comparing a paid AV product to a paid AV product, avg is not even in the same league with products like Kaspersky, NOD32, and the paid version of antivirus.

The later three miss only a few percent in most tests, then there is avg that misses something on the order of triple that. The fact that avg is better than some really bad paid AV's only speaks to the fact that many ignorant buyers make uninformed choices.

In related news, avast which is similar AVG in detection rates has finally brought out a version 4.8 that adds root kit detections among other additions.

But almost no doubt about it, in a fully featured freeware AV, its both avast and AVG that seem to be the top. Antivirus freeware has better detections rates, but lacks incoming email prescanning.

At least in my minuscule mind, that is the current situations and has been the situation for most of the past five years. Could it change tomorrow? I would like to see a freeware AV rule the roost but I am not holding my breath. But we can all hope.

On the internet, we all get to play you bet your computer software with malware writers. And that old adage applies---there never was a horse than could not be rode and never a rider that could not be trowed.

 

[lightstar]

i have nod32 on 4 comps and it works great. just tried avast free on my son's new laptop- so far so good- pretty impressive for a free program

 

[Lemon law]

The other point to make is that we should not expect an active AV to do spyware also. The threat levels are entirely different and the trojan and virus plate is already more than heaping. I think its more of a matter that one program can do one or the other but not both. Nor am I a fan of of suites, I prefer mix and match rather than picking a suite where
one application may be strong and others not so good. And if one breaks, they all break.