Is AVG Internet Security The Same In USA As UK Version

Tight_Fist

Hi I am looking to dump Norton Internet Security in favour of the AVG package instead.
Online you can buy this from the US site for $69.95 or the UK site sells it for £41.95.
Will this be identical on both sites as the US would be far cheaper with the current exchange rate.

Thanks

Quasar

I have the free edition of AVG and it does a great job for me. Any reason you want the paid version?

IcyEars

I agree. Why bother paying when you can get all the needed software for free?

As for AVG, the paid version of the software provides commercial use, 24-7 support, multiple languages and downloads, it also provide anti-spam, anti-spyware and firewall (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-virus/us/frt/0).

Anti-spyware, spam and a firewall can all be obtained for free (spyware can be got from the same people who do AVG, firewall try ZoneAlarm but Spam can be tricky because you need to stop e-mails you want being designated as spam).

Basically, don't shell out the money for something you don't need. You can get very good programs to do the job of the product you are thinking of buying for free. Save the money and buy a bottle of whisky (or your favourite tipple) and if you have any questions ask on here.

Conor_3

IcyEars wrote: »

I agree. Why bother paying when you can get all the needed software for free?

Here you go...NOD32 vs AVG:

Effective Protection:

NOD32 - 45 VB100 awards.
AVG - 18 VB100 awards, 22 failed tests.

Blackhat Conference:
NOD32 Command Line Scanner - 82.83% detection of malware.
AVG - 26.28% detection of malware.

System Performance on XP (the speed at which the AV software can scan files)
NOD32 throughput - 7330KB/s
AVG - 2250 KB/s

I'd rather pay £14 for NOD32..

gremlin666_2

NOD32 gets my vote too

Conor_3

Just would like to point out I'm not anti-free software. Apart from Windows, NOD32 and the games on my PC, everything else is free/open source even using Open Office despite having 10 Office 2003 and 10 Office 2007 licences sat here.

superscaper

Conor wrote: »

Just would like to point out I'm not anti-free software. Apart from Windows, NOD32 and the games on my PC, everything else is free/open source even using Open Office despite having 10 Office 2003 and 10 Office 2007 licences sat here.

I know what you mean, all my security releated software is freeware except for NOD32 which I'm quite happy to pay for as it is genuinely good value for money.

Tight_Fist

Conor wrote: »

Here you go...NOD32 vs AVG:

Effective Protection:

NOD32 - 45 VB100 awards.
AVG - 18 VB100 awards, 22 failed tests.

Blackhat Conference:
NOD32 Command Line Scanner - 82.83% detection of malware.
AVG - 26.28% detection of malware.

System Performance on XP (the speed at which the AV software can scan files)
NOD32 throughput - 7330KB/s
AVG - 2250 KB/s

I'd rather pay £14 for NOD32..

Does NOD32 do everything or just AntiVirus?

Basically I wanted an all in one package as i'm not very IT'y

Thanks

superscaper

Tight_Fist wrote: »

Does NOD32 do everything or just AntiVirus?

Basically I wanted an all in one package as i'm not very IT'y

Thanks

It's currently just an antivirus (they're beta testing a complete security package). But as I mentioned, I use NOD32 and then freeware for everything else. I have comodo for my firewall and various antispyware packages (just relying on one isn't a good idea). So it's still much cheaper than Norton's all in one and I'd say much more effective as well.

Copy and paste from my post in the security sticky:

Currently installed that I use (some only kind of security related), (f)=freeware (p)=paid/subscription

Firewall: Comodo (f)
Antivirus: NOD32 (p)
Antispyware: A-Squared (f), AVG Antispyware (f), Spybot S&D (f), Superantispyware (f)
Auto-Backup (online): Mozy Unlimited (p)
Encryption: Truecrypt (f)
Misc. maintenance: CCleaner (f), Hijackthis (f)