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Eset Smart Security
Well, after trying many different security bundles and anti virus packages - tried MSE, Comodo (firewall & anti virus), Kaspersky (firewall & anti virus), and ESET (firewall & anti virus), I finally decided on purchasing ESET Smart Security for my system and the wife's system. Bought a 2 year, 2 user license.
For those wondering with Windows 7, my experiences are as follows:
MSE - Good anti virus and no lag on the system at all, even during a scan, but I didn't like the lack of options and logging and was really looking for a firewall as well.
Comodo - Really liked the firewall. It seemed rock solid with all the tests I threw at it, but the anti virus...can't say the same. In fact, it missed several things in testing as well as allowed certain files through that other packages found. The anti virus was a non-starter for me. Not ready for primetime yet.
Kaspersky - I really wanted to like this product. The interface is great, but overall, not pleased with the performance. I was trying the Beta 8 release for Windows 7. Everytime I tried a full scan, it would crash. Not to mention that during the full scan, the system was very, very slow. This is a quad core system with 8 GB of RAM. Overall just didn't care for it and of course not happy with the crashing. I realize it was a beta, but just not good enough for me.
ESET - Seems rock solid so far. The firewall has passed all the same tests that Comodo did and the anti virus engine picked up what Comodo anti virus didn't. It also is very light on system resources, even during a full scan. No lag on the system at all.
I would highly suggest anyone looking for a new security package, you can't lose with ESET. For those that don't want to spend the money or can't afford it, perhaps a combination of Comodo Firewall and MSE would be your best choice...IMO anyway.
Last edited by TheIgster; 19 Jul 2009 at 00:02.