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I must confess that until now I used, as anti-virus solution such free products as Avira AntiVir or Comodo Antivirus. Of course I knew that in comparison to commercial versions they are not so reliable, especially when it comes to 0-Day Viruses, but I was also of the opinion that the prices for the most popular security solutions are too high. But because the number of viruses and Trojans, especially in recent years is growing exponentially, I decided to purchase a commercial security solution.

hard choice:
This segment of the market is not really new, and the number of software developers with the appropriate security solutions, is not small. But because not only the price but especially the performance played a major role for me, I limited my search to 3 major software developers. As possible candidates were only Eset, Kaspersky and checkpoint.
Checkpoint is primarily known through the ZoneAlarm firewall. Checkpoint uses the Kaspersky engine as anti-virus protection. In practice this works worse than the own product of Kaspersky - Kaspersky Antivirus. My friend was able to feel it on his own. His computer was infected with a Trojan horse. He had Zone Alarm Security Suite installed, but could not remove the Trojan from his system. After the installation of Kaspersky antivirus the problem was solved.
The solution of Eset Security (Nod antivirus + firewall) is very good and fast. Eset also offers a discount for students. Interesting … I thought. But, when I compared the prices of Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and Eset Security Solution, I came to the conclusion that it is sensible to buy the software of Kaspersky. It is so that a 3 PC license of Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 costs about 43 Euro at Amazon and if you have 2 friends, who also interested in a license, you can share costs among you and your friends. The result price will be 14.40 € per year for the first year. The renewal of the license costs cheaper, namely € 32. It is only € 10.70 per year. This price was OK for me and my friends.