Good ole Norton... - Page 2

PeriscopeDepth · 08-25-09, 12:15 PM

I always hated Norton. How deep it hooked itself into your system always bothered me.

PD

kiwi_2005 · 08-26-09, 03:16 AM

Ive hated all Nortons up till 360. When i tried 360 i was blown away at how good this program is seriously it was made with the intention of set and forget those who can't be bothered with the setting up but want to know they are safe on the net. 360 when doing a deep scan is the best ive seen only one that comes close would be Bitdefender SS 2009. Bitdefender has one fault its a hogger on your pc cause it checks everything continuously so bad for gaming. One annoying thing about 360 is when you turned something off the taskbar icon would make sure you knew about it and turn red plus it would warn you every chance it got. That really pi$$ed me off, I hate software that warn me of the choices i make, I know what im doing so pi$$ off with your warnings.

Was going to try out Nortons gamers edition antivirus suppose to be better than Eset nod32 when it comes to system hogging. But this freeware i have on is good enough, at least it doesn't warn me when ive made changes!

AVGWarhawk · 08-26-09, 08:37 AM

That is one reason I left Norton on my daughters computer. SET IT AND FORGET IT. My girls surf the net and play on line community type games. I do not have to babysit the AV program. Norton keeps itself up to date automatically. It worked like a champ with the trojan issue last week. Currently I have Avast on my machine. It also is set and forget. Once Norton runs out on my daughters machine I will install Avast. It is a good AV and it is free.

goldorak · 08-27-09, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

I always hated Norton. How deep it hooked itself into your system always bothered me.

PD

for all pratical purposes Norton is a virus.
I think the last version of Norton I had the courage to install on my computer was around '99 or 2000. After that no more Norton, went with Kaspersky and lately with Avira Antivir. Its great, it doesn't bring your pc to a halt, it installs and disinstalls without problems and keeps everything in order. What more could you want ?

Task Force · 08-27-09, 05:48 PM

Im useing Avaira free antivirus... and Mcafee which are ISP provides for free... not a bad idea to have 2 runing at once...

PeriscopeDepth · 08-28-09, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by goldorak

for all pratical purposes Norton is a virus.
I think the last version of Norton I had the courage to install on my computer was around '99 or 2000. After that no more Norton, went with Kaspersky and lately with Avira Antivir. Its great, it doesn't bring your pc to a halt, it installs and disinstalls without problems and keeps everything in order. What more could you want ?

I've heard great things about Kapersky. I am cheap and use Avast! (on my Vista install, nothing extra running on my new Fedora install

). I could get Mcaffe free through my ISP but haven't bothered. I really don't do any "high risk" surfing.

PD

goldorak · 08-28-09, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

I've heard great things about Kapersky. I am cheap and use Avast! (on my Vista install, nothing extra running on my new Fedora install

). I could get Mcaffe free through my ISP but haven't bothered. I really don't do any "high risk" surfing.

PD

Well since Avira Antivir is free I guess I'm cheap too.

No point in buying a commercial antivirus when free alternatives are as good and have little to no limitations.

08-26-09, 03:16 AM	#17
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Ive hated all Nortons up till 360. When i tried 360 i was blown away at how good this program is seriously it was made with the intention of set and forget those who can't be bothered with the setting up but want to know they are safe on the net. 360 when doing a deep scan is the best ive seen only one that comes close would be Bitdefender SS 2009. Bitdefender has one fault its a hogger on your pc cause it checks everything continuously so bad for gaming. One annoying thing about 360 is when you turned something off the taskbar icon would make sure you knew about it and turn red plus it would warn you every chance it got. That really pi$$ed me off, I hate software that warn me of the choices i make, I know what im doing so pi$$ off with your warnings. Was going to try out Nortons gamers edition antivirus suppose to be better than Eset nod32 when it comes to system hogging. But this freeware i have on is good enough, at least it doesn't warn me when ive made changes! __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

08-26-09, 08:37 AM	#18
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That is one reason I left Norton on my daughters computer. SET IT AND FORGET IT. My girls surf the net and play on line community type games. I do not have to babysit the AV program. Norton keeps itself up to date automatically. It worked like a champ with the trojan issue last week. Currently I have Avast on my machine. It also is set and forget. Once Norton runs out on my daughters machine I will install Avast. It is a good AV and it is free. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-27-09, 05:48 PM	#20
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Im useing Avaira free antivirus... and Mcafee which are ISP provides for free... not a bad idea to have 2 runing at once... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-25-09, 12:15 PM	#16
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I always hated Norton. How deep it hooked itself into your system always bothered me. PD