Online Armor License

I may be blind, but I do not see if the license for the paid versions on OA are annual or lifetime. What are they?

I have OA Free on one computer and PC Tools Firewall Plus on the other.
In Matousec's tests PC Tools took a nosedive in the last test. I am not sure why that happened, but my question is, with all the criticism of Matousec's tests am I safer with OA than PCT?
I am behind a NAT router.

I am trending toward separate applications rather than a suite. My signature reflects my current security programs.

Thanks for any help.
Regards,
Jerry

 

OA is annual.

As far as the Matousec tests..

 

Seeing as OA has executable control and PCTools does not, I would say you're a lot safer with OA.

(Though as far as free stuff goes, Outpost Free and Privatefirewall also have executable control and both support 64-bit. And FWIW, if you actually use the executable control function of a HIPS and don't run untrusted software, a realtime Avast is just extra overhead.)

 

PC Tools is, imo, simply a firewall designed to pass Matuosec's tests. I have no doubt it will be updated to score better, but, as Jones points out, it lacks executable control. You would be served well by OA, Comodo or Outpost. I cannot vouch for Privatefirewall.

 

Thanks, All for the comments.
Regards,
Jerry