ESET antivirus or smart security?

[Dane]

So I'm switching my current antivirus/Internet security.

I want ESET but which is better? ESET antivirus or smart security since it comes with a firewall and some other goodies.

Antivirus is $39.99 a year or $59.99 usd a year.

Smart Security is $59.99 a year or $89.99 for two.

Also are there any hidden coupons anywhere?

It's for windows 8.1

[Dane]

This is probably too late now, but OP you can usually wait and find really good sales on ESET from time to time. I got ESET Smart Security 1yr 1pc license for $15 from a Newegg sale. Smart Security has been working great for me after I learned how to properly set up the Firewall. Firewall learning mode never seemed to learn certain things though. 

Thats what I'm waiting on.  If I find a sale i'll get it instantly.  

 

 

Thanks everyone for the responses!! I think their AV alone with the windows firewall should be ok.  I'm going to wait and see if there is a sale for smart security though,  

[T3X4S]

I have tried webroot and it slows down my web browsing a lot, sometimes even freezing internet explorer, sorry but I pay 80 a month for fast internet speed, cant allow a security software slow me down lol, so I went back to Norton Antivirus, it has had excellent reviews in tests and it doesn't slow me down, that alone with Malwarebytes makes a perfect combination, I would say you still need a firewall, just in case a bad process gets in somehow and starts outbound communications in which case your hardware firewall will not advice you about, I use Windows firewall, light weight and effective.

Ely, when did you try webroot ?  It doesnt slow down anything - so I wonder if maybe it was the pre SA days, (used to be a terrible resource hog)

If it wasnt in last 2-3 years, then we are talking about 2 different products.  I would bet money there is another factor at play... OR you went with the total security all-in-one version which is never a good idea IMO.

OR it might be because the system in your sig is so slow.    :D 

 

Regardless, we got off track a little from what the OP was talking about - my fault.

[+Elі Subscriber²]

Ely, when did you try webroot ?  It doesnt slow down anything - so I wonder if maybe it was the pre SA days, (used to be a terrible resource hog)

If it wasnt in last 2-3 years, then we are talking about 2 different products.  I would bet money there is another factor at play... OR you went with the total security all-in-one version which is never a good idea IMO.

OR it might be because the system in your sig is so slow.    :D

 

Regardless, we got off track a little from what the OP was talking about - my fault.

 

Hi there T3X4S, Actually I tried this 3 days ago, and yes, I was trying their whole Total Security All In One version, I didn't know they  had a stand alone AV product, I would have tried that instead, btw for anyone trying to get AVs at great prices check out http://www.antivirussales.com/ totally legitimate, got my Norton there yesterday for just $19.99 as opposed to $49.99 from Symantec directly, I got my digital download e-mail seconds after finishing my order, they send you a link to your account where you can download the product and get your serial.

[Radium]

ESET is great, I love it! It even detects Google Toolbar as malicious software! :)

ESET hunts down all kinds of bad stuff, including spyware.