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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Getback on July 08, 2009, 05:24:22 PM
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Sure hope I did the right thing. It was only 30 bucks. Have been using Avast and really have no complaints. Think Llama recommended Nod32.
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Congratulations. You will now experience security.
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Back when I used to use an antivirus, it surely beat everything else hands-down in all areas I cared about.
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TilDeath and I talked A/V's for about a half an hour last December. I did the One Month Free Trial of ESET Smart Security and ordered the 2 year subscription when it expired. I still leave it running when playing.
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wow $30 dollars... even converting that into kiwi money that is cheap (way cheaper than what i pay) for great security.
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You will not be disappointed. There is a difference between NOD32 and Eset Smart Security. The NOD32 is an AV with a very small foot print on your system (can leave it running on most systems when playing) but is an AV alone, no firewall etc. The Smart Suite is an All-in-One solution, it used the NOD32 AV but also monitors email like Outlook (some applications) has a firewall etc etc. No one that I know of that is using the suite that is properly configured has been hit by any attacks.
TD
MOD: Both update several times per day rather then weekly
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I highly recommend it!
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You will not be disappointed. There is a difference between NOD32 and Eset Smart Security. The NOD32 is an AV with a very small foot print on your system (can leave it running on most systems when playing) but is an AV alone, no firewall etc. The Smart Suite is an All-in-One solution, it used the NOD32 AV but also monitors email like Outlook (some applications) has a firewall etc etc. No one that I know of that is using the suite that is properly configured has been hit by any attacks.
TD
MOD: Both update several times per day rather then weekly
Should I complete the suite?
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Used Nod for years. Never went back.
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Getting ready to renew my multi seat license for my personal machines. I don't need the suite as I'm behind a hardware firewall. I've only been dissapointed once early last year when an auto-update to definitions started giving me multiple false positives. I had to go into safe mode, disable the A/V and wait for Eset to fix things. The fix occurred the same day within hours. When I squeaked about it Eset extended my license period by 3 months, no charge. That's the only problem I've ever had.
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I ordered this awhile back, and have still yet to receive a confirmation email (I did get the product in the mail). Unfortunately, it won't let me update without the confirmation information.
I think I'll give them a call tomorrow and try to speak to a person about this. It's kind of ridiculous at this point (I've requested the information to be resent, and still nothing).
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NOD32 is great and its not invasive to your processes running , you won't be sorry you got it .
Nutte
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I have the Suite.
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I have the Suite.
Does the Suite use up lots of memory while running?
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I have the Suite.
How do you like it?
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Like I said in my earlier post... I recommend it. Even though it is the Suite it is still a very small footprint. I leave it running while playing AH.
I also have it on 13 machines at my shop and the other 4 machines here at home.
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Like I said in my earlier post... I recommend it. Even though it is the Suite it is still a very small footprint. I leave it running while playing AH.
I also have it on 13 machines at my shop and the other 4 machines here at home.
Thanks Shuffler, How many computer can I load it on? I have 2 at home and would like to load it on my mom's computer.
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As many as you pay for.
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I paid for each of mine....
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I paid for each of mine....
rgr, seems fair. Though I was hoping for the use of at least 2 computers.
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rgr, seems fair. Though I was hoping for the use of at least 2 computers.
http://www.eset.com/purchase/ (http://www.eset.com/purchase/)
See this page for their group prices.
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We used Nod to great success at my house till my father got frustrated with how Nod wasn't getting rid of the adware (He didn't understand me when I said it was an antiVIRUS not an antiSPYWARE or antiADWARE. He has horrible listening and understanding skills.) so we switched to McAfee. I miss Nod32 and its non intrusiveness. McAfee has too many popups, and when updating its database, stalls my computer for a minute. Nod is the way to go for power and usefulness.
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That's why you get a free on-demand scanner like AdAware or Spybot S&D.
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Do I need a anti-spyware program along with NOD32?
Loaded it tonight. NOD found one virus.
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That's why you get a free on-demand scanner like AdAware or Spybot S&D.
With ESET Smart Security, you don't need either of those.
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I would still download and install Spybot Search & Destroy (Don't install TeaTimer.exe), AVG Anti-Rootkit Free, and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. They don't run in the background and will give you some extra scanning abilities. I used the Smart Security suite on an infected computer a few days ago, the suite failed to find 40 infections of malware/spyware which Spybot and Malwarebytes detected. Now don't get me wrong, I love ESET's products. However, I would install some extra scanners just to check out the computer for items NOD isn't built to detect.
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I would still download and install Spybot Search & Destroy (Don't install TeaTimer.exe), AVG Anti-Rootkit Free, and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. They don't run in the background and will give you some extra scanning abilities. I used the Smart Security suite on an infected computer a few days ago, the suite failed to find 40 infections of malware/spyware which Spybot and Malwarebytes detected. Now don't get me wrong, I love ESET's products. However, I would install some extra scanners just to check out the computer for items NOD isn't built to detect.
Rgr, that is what I thought.
BTW, seems like the comp picked up a little speed.
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If we're going this deep into things, let's talk about how to REALLY speed your computer up.
Search out and download EasyCleaner. It's an old tool, but it doesn't need to be up-to-date to do its job. Install it and open it up. The top-left button should be labeled "Registry." Click it, then click "Find." It'll scan through your registry and find entries that are useless or not connected to anything any more. When it's done, make sure they all have green lights and nuke them.
Close the registry scanner and open "Startup." This will list everything that is set to start with your computer after you log in. Go through it an kill everything that isn't NEEDED. Leave driver companions, OS systems, and antivirus programs, obviously. The most common targets are programs that sit in the backgroud just checking for an update, like Java, Acrobat Reader, Quicktime, iTunes/Zune, ect. I believe you can even use this to disable Windows Messenger if you don't use it.
After all that, restart your machine and it ought to be a clean dream.
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And you could also just back everything up and reformat.
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I use AntiVir. Small system foot print, good reviews, non intrusive, and you can't beat the price: It's free (for personal use).
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1864582,00.asp
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And you could also just back everything up and reformat.
In that case, you'd want to make a slipstreamed Windows CD. :)
Clicky (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/how_to_slipstream_windows_xp_sp3_and_vista_sp1) (Don't let them lie to you, it works for all XP and Vista versions.)
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I have it, it does not intrude on AH, but I effing HATE it, because I bought it mostly to function as a firewall, and despite umpteen emails to the tech-support dweebs, I can't leave the firewall turned on, lest the other computers in the house lose internet access (this pc is dialup, it just sits here running all day, and the other pc's hit internet through it, via a wireless router) there is no rule that can allow it, their tepid responses were all useless (mostly canned, taking little to NO note of the text in my original request), and defaulting the firewall stuff NEVER gets me the typical prompt, asking me whether I wish to let XYZ pc access the internet....it ESET) just refuses access, citing unknown causes..... :mad: :mad: :mad: