Norton Suks

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:38 pm

i use The Shield Deluxe
never had a problem.but just switched recently. was using McAfee ..which i do not recommend.i had Norton on my First Pc Ever though.had no complaints but not an avid fan of it either.

also off topic i know but what is that windows DragonLance thing?

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:00 am

too right, McAffe too for that matter....

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:07 pm

I agree they need to take norton back to the drawing board the money they want for it my mate paid full price for it i had to rescue his pc after 3 months i have downloaded all the popular ones including norton when i got my first pc to try them out and i have to say avg is best followed by kaspersky they the only 2 worth havin if you pair avg with xoft spy se you got no worries

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:55 am

No offence I think Norton is a pile of poo, I use AVG pro and it would whoop the ass off Norton, I think Norton lock people in little offices and say " Design norton so it is a right git to ever delete from a p.c " especially most who are old you will not have a clue how to fully Delete this programme, It act's like a virus in itself. AVG FOREVER ( only my opinion ) Twisted Evil

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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:41 pm

its true its almost like they wrote the program like a virus lol it attaches itself into so much ps i use avg pro too you just wont find a better prog

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:58 pm

Norton was good!

As symantec said they have improved Norton in 2008 versions also included with 360

Which lot of people is seeing the difference with 360 one

I prefer ESET right now

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:07 am

For maximum portection, I would reccomend something from what I like to call the "Tin-foil hat collection". These are anti-viruses that fli out at the first sign of a .dll file. Norton and kapersky are two examples.

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:26 am

Also stopped using norton years ago...

Not going back... Even if it`s the only company around,.. since that will never happen i`m safe...

I use Trend Micro since 2005... it`s agreat product... and right now i`m testing Trend micro internet security 2009 pro and it`s better than ever...

Latest reviews put the antivirus engine at the sema level of detection of those like kaspersky, nod32 and antivir....

Very happy...

You should give it a try.... it`s a fully automatic protection... you`ll like it...
Install and forget... that`s what i like about it..

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:58 am

I have found that single core pc's slow down so much that the only solution is to remove norton.

So I now use AVG or the free PCGuard from my ISP. I have found that they are just as good as norton If not better, with no slow down like norton.

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:15 pm

already_dead wrote:

I don't know what the other programs use as far as resources go but I don't consider this a lot. Screen taken from my task manager.

Now one taken now that I switched to AVG

AVG uses 6½ times the resources that Norton does. Shocked

If you are talking about during a scan well I would say that is because Norton scans are more in depth. You should run scans at night when you are not on your PC. Wink

All in all I like Norton better I just got tired of buying it every year.

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:52 pm

No. I use Avira Antivir.
It's been tested to be one of the fastest antivirus programs around.
I also used the Windows security settings to prevent avnotify.exe from running, and put updates in stealth mode. Then you'll never hear from it, unless a virus is detected.

Otherwise, I use Common Sense 2008(TM)

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:47 pm

I had norton a few years ago and it didn't stop all the viruses. i got fed up and switched to avg free, also i use spybot (free again) and have had no problems. i don't understand why people still pay for anti-virus

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:51 pm

Is Trend Micro any better? cuz i was recommended the program by my IT at work.... any opinions on that software?

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:42 pm

Avast! is also a good choice IMO. The standard issue interface skin is a bit annoying but it can be easily rectified by a small download and a little bit of taste....

Overall, I think AVG is the easiest most cost effective option.

I work for a high street retailer that pushes Norton as it's recommended AV software. It's the bain of my existance. We have no end of customers asking why their new computer has practically ground to a halt. Unfortunatly, we don't provide software support for symantec and they want your credit card details and £15 just for them to pick up the phone...

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:17 pm

Norton suks does it? Well i'll no' use that then!!

I agree wi' snatch, i use Avast with Spyware Doctor an' Malewarebytes an' just try tae be f**kin' careful!! Wink