Comments on: Oops, Norton Identifies System Files as Viruses!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:25:27 +0000

Yes, NOD32 does cost money. I wish that it didn’t, but I guess the best software isn’t always free.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:15:17 +0000

Whoa whoa whoa! NOD32 costs money! So much for that.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:40:58 +0000

NOD32 uses the least amount of resources of any antivirus package that I’ve tested (Kaspersky, Avast, AVG, and a few others). It normally takes up 3 to 6MB of memory and doesn’t overwhelm my system when doing a scan for viruses.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Mon, 28 May 2007 02:07:40 +0000

How would you rate the recourse use of NOD32?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 26 May 2007 14:31:56 +0000

Their database may not be as extensive, but their heuristic engine normally componsates for it. Kaspersky is good, but NOD32 is still going to be my favorite because a lot of viruses that users need to worry about are the ones not yet in the databases.

By: Pallab

Pallab — Fri, 25 May 2007 08:11:59 +0000

Forgot to mention in the last post. Even free software Avira Antivir is better than NOD32 according to some tests.

By: Pallab

Pallab — Fri, 25 May 2007 08:11:12 +0000

NOD32’s database is comparatively weak though. It has a good heuristic engine and it is fast, but its database is weaker than Kaspersky. It generally gets defeated easily by all those AV softs using Kaspersky engine.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:32:10 +0000

NOD32 is undoubtedly my favorite antivirus, but I like not having to worry about paying or renewing the software. Its a nice feeling to know that I’m always covered.

By: Norton Antivirus Flags System Files as Viruses

Norton Antivirus Flags System Files as Viruses — Tue, 22 May 2007 20:16:48 +0000

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By: CoryC

CoryC — Tue, 22 May 2007 20:13:08 +0000

Ryan wrote:

I've been a huge fan of Avast ever since I started using it a few years ago. What antivirus do you use Cory?

NOD32. Once upon-a-time I was using Norton. One day, really strange things starting happening on my computer . I ran several virus scan but Norton reported that no viruses were found. I downloaded a trial version on NOD32 and within a few seconds of starting a scan several viruses were found. A full system scan was completed in 15 minutes (Norton took about 90 minutes) and 8 viruses were found and removed. I've been a virus-free happy user every since. I've installed NOD32 on all my family members computers. No one has reported an infection since.