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Kaspersky 2011 Internet Security or Norton 2011 Internet Security?
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bigdogchris
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I've seen both products allow malware into a system.
I currently run Kaspersky in a business environment and it blocks most things. It also has a http port 80 web filter which doesn't install some lame toolbar like Norton.
I personally feel that you don't need to pay for AV. Most free products are identical to the paid version, outside of the Firewall, Outlook filter, and parental controls. If you don't need/want those extra's, why pay? Windows Firewall is good.
I currently run Kaspersky in a business environment and it blocks most things. It also has a http port 80 web filter which doesn't install some lame toolbar like Norton.
I personally feel that you don't need to pay for AV. Most free products are identical to the paid version, outside of the Firewall, Outlook filter, and parental controls. If you don't need/want those extra's, why pay? Windows Firewall is good.
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Can I drop here Eset NOD32?
What really killed Norton for me when it was in its bad old pre-2010 days of bloatware was its scummy billing practices. Regardless of how far they've come in fixing the software, I will never let their billing department touch my credit card again.
And, guess what - I am right to stick to that. They are still up to their old tricks with billing:
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/12/03/1727214/Antivirus-Firms-Short-Changing-Customers
Eset NOD32 is probably the best of the paid clients, but Microsoft Security Essentials and Avast are quite good enough for consumers and are free.
No antivirus software is completely immune to being bypassed by malware specifically targeted against them. The dilemma is that the more effective an AV becomes, the more popular it becomes; the more popular it becomes, the more it gets targeted specifically by malware writers. That's why AV should not be your sole defense. Have other layers of defense, including having a brain about what you click on, using UAC, and most importantly HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.
And, guess what - I am right to stick to that. They are still up to their old tricks with billing:
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/12/03/1727214/Antivirus-Firms-Short-Changing-Customers
Eset NOD32 is probably the best of the paid clients, but Microsoft Security Essentials and Avast are quite good enough for consumers and are free.
No antivirus software is completely immune to being bypassed by malware specifically targeted against them. The dilemma is that the more effective an AV becomes, the more popular it becomes; the more popular it becomes, the more it gets targeted specifically by malware writers. That's why AV should not be your sole defense. Have other layers of defense, including having a brain about what you click on, using UAC, and most importantly HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.