McAfee Vs NOD32
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Dunno why you'd ever shy away from nod32. Aside from the less intrusive nature, it's a lot less resource hungry and generally has better detection. nod32 is probably the best home AV around, closely seconded by Kaspersky. McAffee and Norton are probably around the worst of the paid AV.
LOGiK said:
Dunno why you'd ever shy away from nod32. Aside from the less intrusive nature, it's a lot less resource hungry and generally has better detection. nod32 is probably the best home AV around, closely seconded by Kaspersky. McAffee and Norton are probably around the worst of the paid AV.
I'd be intrigued as to what makes you make the bold statement above regarding the best/worst home antivirus solutions. The only way to make the call is following side-by-side tests and most individuals cannot do this. The 'best' or 'worst' solution is also dependent on on the knowledge of the user. For example, I use ESET Smart Security (NOD32 + Firewall) on my own systems but on those machines I build or maintain for those with no/little IT knowledge I recommend Norton 360 with a few tweaks.One recent side-by-side test can be read here: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/internet-security
This one doesn't include NOD32/ESET SS but there are many reviews out there.
The one thing I would say is that of all software that, in my view, you should pay for rather than using one of the free products is security software; £30 or so is nothing compared to the pain and inconvenience of having to reformat and strat from scratch. If a free product tops the reviews great but I've never seen it yet.
Regards
Skier
If you take a look at how effectively mcafee and norton actually pick up viruses, particularly new ones, and how many false positives and such, you'll quickly see that there are far more effective solutions.
nod32 now is very simple to use, I guess someone who really doesn't know what they're doing would be better with something like bullguard but I'd never recommend norton or mcafee based on how intrusive they are, the previously stated detection issues as well as the rather horrible memory footprint and negative impact on performance.
nod32 now is very simple to use, I guess someone who really doesn't know what they're doing would be better with something like bullguard but I'd never recommend norton or mcafee based on how intrusive they are, the previously stated detection issues as well as the rather horrible memory footprint and negative impact on performance.
LOGiK said:
If you take a look at how effectively mcafee and norton actually pick up viruses, particularly new ones, and how many false positives and such, you'll quickly see that there are far more effective solutions.
nod32 now is very simple to use, I guess someone who really doesn't know what they're doing would be better with something like bullguard but I'd never recommend norton or mcafee based on how intrusive they are, the previously stated detection issues as well as the rather horrible memory footprint and negative impact on performance.
I have no personal experience of McAfee products and so won't comment on them. However, your comments regarding the Norton 360 line are way out of date. From Norton 360v2 onwards this product has been very good for the non-IT savvy general user. The memory and resource impact are small and to keep your non-savvy grandmother, uncle, girlfriend etc safe it's a good product. Remember, I use ESET Smart Security on both my desktop and laptop.nod32 now is very simple to use, I guess someone who really doesn't know what they're doing would be better with something like bullguard but I'd never recommend norton or mcafee based on how intrusive they are, the previously stated detection issues as well as the rather horrible memory footprint and negative impact on performance.
Anyway, this has drifted way OT.
One product doesn't fit all!
Skier
Edited by Skier on Saturday 12th March 18:54
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