ESET NOD32 Antivirus
ESET's
NOD32 Antivirus suite has been popular for years, and has earned a
reputation for offering complete on-access and on-demand protection
while being extremely lightweight when it comes to system resources. If
you thought you'd have to balance performance with protection, NOD32 has
consistently proven you don't. The most recent version of NOD32
includes more than just antivirus protection however—you also get
anti-malware scanning, phishing protection, anti-spyware protection, and
even special tools to make sure you don't fall for scams and hacks on
social networks like Facebook and Twitter. AV Comparatives still loves it,
and while it's not free (it'll starts at $40/yr), it does offer premium
protection to match its price tag. If you're looking for even more
protection, it's worth stepping up to the pricier-but-more-robust ESET Smart Security,
which earned its own praise in the nominations round. It also offers
anti-theft protection for your devices, advanced tools and scanning
options, multi-device management tools, a silent "gaming mode" that's
somehow lighter on resources, parental controls, and more. It'll set you
back $60/yr.
The
nomination threads for both products were full of praise, with almost
everyone highlighting how well both tools performed both in virus
detection and removal tasks as well as in everyday use when you didn't
want to notice it. Frankly—that is the test of a great antivirus tool:
When you're doing nothing, you don't want to notice it running, and
ESET's tools both provide that kind of resource-light computing
experience. Those of you who nominated NOD32 highlighted its
fire-and-forget features that don't need a lot of tinkering, but those
of you who highlighted ESET Smart Security highlighted its advanced
tools and options that give you incredible control over the tool. Read
more in NOD32's nomination thread here or Smart Security's nomination thread here.
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