Is it due to age that I’m talking about “memory” in two consecutive blog posts? No, it’s my long experience in Internet-delivered virus infections, hard disk crashes, what have you…. I’m sure everyone who’s been online long enough can relate to this.

In an effort to protect my data from harm, I’ve gone through several solutions: from freeware to shareware to expensive software, all in an effort to prevent malware. Now, just how do you evaluate anti-virus software?

You could go by big-name choices, or by popularity. But, in my opinion, you tell how good an anti-virus system is by not knowing that it’s there, while you go on your merry computing way. And, so far, that’s how my experience has been when I switched to NOD32 from Eset. After I installed NOD32, I was barely aware that it was there! It would download virus signature files behind the scene without bothering you or your work.

According to Eset’s press release, the NOD32 Anti-Virus System is intuitive enough to detect potential threats from not only viruses but also other forms of attacks, such as phishing, spyware, worms, etc.

It’s not free, though. But there is a 30-day trial available, so why don’t you take it out for a spin? But make sure to uninstall any other anti-virus software first — having both NOD32 and another similar software installed on your system could cause your computer to slow down considerably.

I was part of that lot who believed that virus attacks would never happen to them. Well, suffice it to say that, nowadays, I wouldn’t mind paying for a piece of software as long as it kept my files from danger. My files are, after all, my memories.