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Thread ID: 102064 2009-08-06 00:33:00 Nod32 Question. Poppa John (284) Press F1
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798613 2009-08-06 00:33:00 Hi All.

Nod 32 as Eset Smart Security Suite 4, has a Firewall included. Would you say that this is the best paid protection available at the moment. NZ$62 per year. For a neighbour who has just gone onto b/b & thinks AVG is all he needs.

We are on freeware & have no problems. PJ
Poppa John (284)
798614 2009-08-06 00:38:00 NOD32 with Spybot S&D and Malwarebytes is sufficient IMO. Eset Smart Security is great, as long as the firewall is configured correctly.

AVG is crap.
wratterus (105)
798615 2009-08-06 00:41:00 The antivirus part is Fine - the firewall does work but could be better according to some so called tests, I use ESS and have no problems.

Prob paying for the AV then getting a separate Firewall, something like Comodo, or Online armor or Sunbelt Personal Firewall ( used to be called something else that I cant remember ) may be a option.

Out of interest where did you get NZ$62 per year price for Smart Security.

The normal retail for Nod32 Antivirus on its own is more than that Eset pricing (www.chillisoft.co.nz)
wainuitech (129)
798616 2009-08-06 01:04:00 The antivirus part is Fine - the firewall does work but could be better according to some so called tests, I use ESS and have no problems.

Prob paying for the AV then getting a separate Firewall, something like Comodo, or Online armor or Sunbelt Personal Firewall ( used to be called something else that I cant remember ) may be a option.

Out of interest where did you get NZ$62 per year price for Smart Security.

The normal retail for Nod32 Antivirus on its own is more than that Eset pricing (www.chillisoft.co.nz)

Off their website. Perhaps it is $62 for two of the components, didnt see the 90+ price. PJ
Poppa John (284)
798617 2009-08-06 01:21:00 The firewall component is crap, but IMO you probably won't need it. Blam (54)
798618 2009-08-06 01:29:00 The standard NOD32 Antivirus/Antispyware is $61.52 + GST, or $69.21, and then around $49 to renew it each consecutive year.

The Smart Security, which has the same Antivirus and Antispyware as the standard NOD32, but includes Anti Spam and Firewall components is $93 + GST, or $104.63, and around $65 to renew. (All 1 user one year pricing).

Various resellers might round these prices up or down slightly.
wratterus (105)
798619 2009-08-06 02:58:00 If you want a good firewall you'd be hard pressed to find one better than Comodo, especially since Comodo is free as well.

Even their latest AntiVirus seems to be doing pretty well for itself

Combined with integrated Memory firewall (buffer overflow protection) and BOClean it's a very good program

I wouldn't pay even for Nod32 now.

And I certainly wouldn't get AVG Free.
Agent_24 (57)
798620 2009-08-06 09:07:00 Ok Thanks all, have passed all this info onto Neighbour. PJ Poppa John (284)
798621 2009-08-06 09:59:00 Spybot is a good program to use as well since it has a huge blocklist that loads into your browsers etc to prevent some bad sites from even loading. Agent_24 (57)
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