Price of AV Software

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by Rasheed187, Nov 15, 2006.

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  1. bellgamin

    bellgamin Registered Member

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    Umm... do you have a link for that DataSentry freebie? According to THIS article/ad DataSentry costs $75,000 per. Last sentence in that article reads...
    Or did you mean that other Data Sentry?

    But seriously, Kees, do you have a link for that DataSentry SW? It sounds interesting. I googled but couldn't isolate the one you referred to.
     
    bellgamin, Nov 16, 2006
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  3. Rasheed187

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    This does sounds good, but I have to say that lately AntiVir has been getting on my nerves a bit, it wants to run a whole lot of .exe files, and when you download signatures-updates it often updates the whole program, this means a lot of rule making in SSM and ZA. :cautious:

    I believe that the Active Virus Shield app (powered by AOL), is behaving like spyware, plus it does not have the HIPS. :rolleyes:
     
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  4. Graystoke

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    I don't know how other people here feel about eBay, but I got my copy of KAV 6 with one year license there for $24.95. I probably could have gotten it cheaper if I put a bid on it, but I didn't want to wait, so I just used the Buy Now option. Still seems like a pretty good deal to me. :)
     
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  5. iNsuRRecTioN

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    Hey,

    KAV 6.0 begins at 19 EUR here in germany for one year retail box package..

    But I saw a price at 15-16 USD at amazon US, so that would be about 10-12 EUR only.. o_O

    best regards,

    iNsuRRecTiON
     
    iNsuRRecTioN, Nov 17, 2006
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  7. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Btw, does anyone know when the new NOD32 v3 will be launched, I mean people have been talking about it for months, and still no news? :blink:
     
    Rasheed187, Nov 18, 2006
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  8. ronjor

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    Eset alone knows. Putting two and two together, I would guess sometime after Vista is released in January of next year.
     
    ronjor, Nov 18, 2006
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  9. iNsuRRecTioN

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    Hey,

    yes, it's a shame, they announced it back in march 2006 at german CeBIT and I bet it will come out earliest at CeBIT 2007 in Hannover, lol.

    best regards,

    iNsuRRecTiON
     
    iNsuRRecTioN, Nov 18, 2006
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  10. C.S.J

    C.S.J Massive Poster

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    this forum is biased!
    i agree, stupid of them to announce a product sooo far in the future.

    it would be the same now, to talk about norton IS 2008 ? or avg 8.0 or KIS 7.0
     
    C.S.J, Nov 19, 2006
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  11. Rasheed187

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    Yes very strange move, I think they should have released it a lot sooner, but if it won´t have an HIPS I´m not sure if I need it though. At the moment the best contender is still KAV, if it only wasn´t so darned expensive. :blink:
     
    Rasheed187, Nov 19, 2006
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  12. Howard Kaikow

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    Keep your eyes open forrebates.

    I purchased 2 KAV this month.
    After rebate price $0 for one, $19.99 for the other.
    Both at CompUSA.
     
    Howard Kaikow, Nov 19, 2006
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  13. Firecat

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    From the look of it, Eset probably intended to launch it in 2006 but there were a lot of bugs due to which they had to delay it.

    As such, not living in the USA, I am not subject to some of the great rebate offers out there, and due to that, I have to pay the "standard" prices for everything. That given, I prefer the prices of most clone AVs and Dr.Web and AVG than others.
     
    Firecat, Nov 19, 2006
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  14. marcromero

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    Firecat

    I can afford the price of any antivirus software, with or without rebates, but I bought and use Dr.Web antivirus because I like it over the others... To me, high price does not mean better quality...

    Marc
     
    marcromero, Nov 19, 2006
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  15. n8chavez

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    That pretty much sums it up for me as well. Us Dr Web guys have to stick together. :p
     
    n8chavez, Nov 19, 2006
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  16. marcromero

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    "Ditto"
     
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  17. Firecat

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    Luckily, I was able to take advantage of Dr.Web's migration offer and hence I do have a license for Dr.Web (as well as AVG). The only gripe I have with Dr.Web is the lack of an encrypted quarantine. There is still some time till the release of version 5.0, so maybe they should release Dr.Web 4.34 or something which has an encrypted quarantine.

    For the moment, both AVG and Dr.Web are really good products at nice price points. Good value for money IMO. The AV-comparatives detection rates may be of concern but both Dr.Web and AVG have also passed ICSA Labs and Checkmark certifications which, according to IBK, qualifies a "Standard" rated product as being suitable to use for any purpose. :)
     
    Firecat, Nov 19, 2006
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  18. marcromero

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    I agree, a version 4.34 with quarantine feature would be nice. :thumb:
     
    marcromero, Nov 19, 2006
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  19. Badcompany

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    Hi Ronjor,
    Very nice to see you have ( The man back again.) Don't let him ride of into the sunset again.
    Badcompany.
     
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    Badcompany, Nov 19, 2006
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    Rasheed187, Nov 25, 2006
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  22. Howard Kaikow

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    I NEVER Allow ANY company to automatically charge my credit cards or deduct from my bank accounts.
    That's idiocy.

    This applies to software, as well as the butcher, baker, and candlestick maker, etc.
     
    Howard Kaikow, Nov 25, 2006
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