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Posted by * * Chas on June 26, 2006, 12:21 pm
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> * * Chas wrote:
>
> >
> >>I'm using NOD32 30 day trial. What do you get extra with the full
paid
> >>version of NOD32?
> >
> > The trial version only works for 30 days.
> >
> > If you buy the full version, you have to uninstall the trial version
> > first. Unfortunately, that's the way most trial software works.
> >
> > I heard that Kaspersky's allows you to register the trial
installation.
> >
> > BTW, I like NOD32 and use it on a number of PCs.
>
> You got me to thinking about this, Chas. Actually, most of the
> security apps that I have installed for evaluation purposes only use
> one installation package. Once the evaluation key expires, the app
> reverts to freeware/crippleware (Kerio, a2, Ewido) or quits working
> (KAV). I don't know about Ad-Aware. IIRC, AVG also has two
> installation packages, freeware and paid.
>
> ISTM, that the important issue with an AV app, a PFW, or any other
> real-time security app, is that the evaluation version is identical to
> the licensed version. What good would the evaluation be if it weren't?
> If Eset uses two different installation packages (different but the
> same - g), it might be because of the way that Eset handles
> registration keys. And we can all thank the software pirates for
> having to jump through these hoops, now can't we?
>
> Ron :)
You are probably correct about the registration key issue. I had
installed both AVG and avast! on my test PC to check them out. Both were
setup as on demand scanners only. I thought that I had DL the free
versions last week when I tried to update them I got the annoying Trial
Expired messages.
I uninstalled both of them. AVG left a little garbage in the Registry
but avast! did a much better job of cleanup.
I don't think that Ad-Aware has a trial version. Anyway, I haven't seen
one recently. I mainly used the free version which occasionally taken a
little time to find on the Lavasoft web site. They have it set up easier
now on the US site.
A few months ago I bought a copy of the Ad-Aware SE Plus version to
check out some of the features. The paid features such as Ad-Watch are
more trouble than they are worth so I don't recommend the current
version of plus.
Chas.
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