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Eset Eset NOD32

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Pros
Superior proactive detection
Cons
Overly technical interface

Eset NOD32 Review

by Ryan Naraine

- When it comes to proactive protection, Eset's NOD32 was the hands-down winner in "Virus Stoppers," our eight-program antivirus roundup. In our tests, it caught 79 percent of unknown malware samples when using one-month-old signature files. The next-closest program, BitDefender Antivirus 10, came in with a distant 61 percent.

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User Reviews for Eset Eset NOD32

Reviewed by: peterwl

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

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Weaknesses:

Overall Evaluation: This is a review of the review. Caught 79% of unknown malware using 1 month old signature files? Who uses 1 month old sigs? I sure as hell don't! Caught 90% of everything but fared bad with 32-bit viruses? HUH? What version NOD32 were you testing? Why not compair apples to apples and oranges to oranges instead of putting all your results in a bag and shaking? I though malware was everything not classified as a virus or a trojan. So it gets rather confusing when throwing percentages around with no clear labels.
Reviewed by: MXRDriver

Duration of ownership: 2 Years

Strengths: 1. Speed 2. Set it and forget it 3. Stability 4. customer Service (a bit slow, but great)

Weaknesses: UI not as "pretty" as the rest

Overall Evaluation: PC World's reviewer's opinion of an overly technical interface is, I think, stretching for it a bit. The UI is admittedly not as intuitive or as easy on the eyes as Mcaffee or Norton, but it well within the average user's (me) ease of use. My old computer with XP and NOD32 finally crashed and burned. After I purchased my new computer with Vista installed on it, I downloaded NOD32's Vista version by contacting their customer service(via e-mail) and retrieving my current password and account name. I believe Norton charges extra for that service. With both of my most recent computer's I replaced Norton with NOD32. On both machines Norton crashed and generated error messages...NOD32 doesn't. Norton many times requires re-boot...NOD32 doesn't. Norton slowed both computers noticably...NOD32 doesn't. As far as which VS actually works best, I rely on PC World's experts...and it looks like a toss-up

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