ESET Smart Security 5 (3 PCs) $5 after $40 Rebate + Free shipping

This software is the best.

Quote from pdinc : I used to use NOD32, and switched to Security Essentials when my license expired. Is there a reason I should be getting this?

Both are quite good. I was also using MSE but switched to Avast. As fas as free ones go, those two are top of the line. ESET's AV is superb; not sure about their firewall

i still have an unopened box of version 4 of this... will the code be good when the current one i have expires in 2/8/2013 if its sealed? i bought 2 of the version 4's and didnt open one of the boxes and upgraded from 4 to 5... wonder if my sealed box will still be good when version 6 is out by 2/2013 ???

What will happen if I upgrade my system to Windows 8 within a year? I am wondering if this will be Win 8 compatible...

Quote from altoids50g : GRRR!!!! Bought mine for 13 last week. I recently became an ESET convert after it nuked a worm that Malwarebytes couldn't clean.

I chatted with a newegg rep and got a refund for the $ 5 price decrease from last week.

I generally look for toll free number for the rebate processing company. It is always nice to have if the rebate goes south. Does anyone know the toll free number for rapid-rebates.com?

Malwarebytes is good for lifetime with updates, etc. How long is this good for? - Edit. Answer is one year.

I'm not confident in Malwarebytes as it failed to clean the sirefef virus that causes your pc to reboot every minute and does all kinds of other nasty stuff. Worst virus I every caught. Ended up doing a clean install, which was needed anyhow, when Acronis Home failed to restore to SSD from standard HD; a known issue.

Malwarebytes is highly lauded though and it's possible if I had it installed before getting the virus I would have been okay.

I won't pay a yearly subscription fee for one of these programs though so if it's just a year IMO I would rather restore my system, lol.

Edit: btw I was using Microsoft Security Essentials when I got the sirefef virus and it was putty in its hands. MSE was literally useless.

Quote from SaintSimon : What will happen if I upgrade my system to Windows 8 within a year? I am wondering if this will be Win 8 compatible...

Just to answer your question Eset Smart Security 5 works well with Windows 8 64 bit (running Windows 8 consumer preview). I have been using Nod 32 since 05 never looked back. Its probably one of the best if not the best antivirus software out in the market.

MSE is an antivirus and anti-malware program. It makes use of Windows firewall if you don't have another one installed.

Eset Smart Security is an internet security suite with antivirus, anti-malware, firewall, and some other features like parental controls.

I really liked ESS when I used to use it. I liked having the robust firewall and being able to deny certain programs from accessing the internet. Nod32 and Smart Security both have a very small footprint compared to Norton and McAfee, but that's not as big of an issue nowadays with modern computers having a lot more RAM and processing power. After getting AdBlockPlus and NoScript, I've been fine with just AVGfree.

Quote from dagadu : Has anyone received rebate from couple months ago when it was FAR for the anti virus version?

Mine is mailed as of August 6th, still haven't received it. But have yet to check mail today. Either way, I have faith that it will arrive.

My current installation ends March 1 & this is much cheaper than a renewal Thanks OP

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ESET is one of the best antiviruses by far (it also has a firewall).