Solved norton antivirus

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monster528

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how good of a protector is norton antivirus really? most people tell me its one of the worst there is, but i personally think thats just them being dumb since they dont have it. how does it compare with the rest of the antivirus software programs around. is it the best? really the worst? and dont start flaming cuz i hear too much of it as is
 

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A lot of people speak highly of Norton, a lot of people dislike Norton. You will have form your own conclusions about how good / bad it is.
Personally I don't choose to use it.
Have a look at these 2009 Proactive / Retrospective Test results to see how it compared to other AV progs.
I will be interested to hear your views.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report22.pdf
 

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Its all about preference on what people want to use.
 

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Norton is a big monster lurking in your computer......
Try NOD32 (Best) Kaspersky (2nd Best)
If you bank with Barclays you can get Kaspersky cheap...Just login to Barclays!

Best intentions always!
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JMH said:
A lot of people speak highly of Norton, a lot of people dislike Norton. You will have form your own conclusions about how good / bad it is.
Personally I don't choose to use it.
Have a look at these 2009 Proactive / Retrospective Test results to see how it compared to other AV progs.
I will be interested to hear your views.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report22.pdf
Click to expand...



Try this instead:~
They are independent...
[Guide] Computer Security Basics - Printable Version

You'll find that Avast owns av-comparatives.org
 

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Trax1963 said:
JMH said:
A lot of people speak highly of Norton, a lot of people dislike Norton. You will have form your own conclusions about how good / bad it is.
Personally I don't choose to use it.
Have a look at these 2009 Proactive / Retrospective Test results to see how it compared to other AV progs.
I will be interested to hear your views.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report22.pdf
Click to expand...



Try this instead:~
They are independent...
[Guide] Computer Security Basics - Printable Version

You'll find that Avast owns av-comparatives.org
Click to expand...

I'm using Norton 360 now but I'll be switching to Kaspersky when the subscription ends. Time for something new.
 

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hm, thx guys, this helped me a bit, ill be thinkin about it
 

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You are welcome. Let us know what your thoughts are on Norton in due course.
 

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    Laptop / notebook.
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    Stock.
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Norton is not that bad. It runs well in Vista. Try the Norton Internet Security 2010 beta. They claim that its the best so far. Only 2 processes running taking around 20-30 MB RAM. For more finding on Norton, click here.
 

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Never had a problem with Norton. Works as advertised as far as I'm concerned. I keep it on my daughters computer because it is good and I can set it and forget it. It caught two trojans a few weeks back. Again, worked as advertised. Some say the program is intrusive and or slows down the computer. I can not tell to be honest and I have the 2009 version I believe.
 

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I guess everybody has their preferences. I use Norton IS09 on 3 systems and Kaspersky on 2 systems. They both do what they are supposed to do. And there is very little overhead. Especially Norton now does the scans during idle time. That is smart and not in the way of anything. And the user interface is very nice too. What more can you ask for.
PS: The Symantec support people are very helpful too - if you ever need them.
 

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