Uninstalled Norton Internet Security - good or bad?

The Avon Lady · 04-03-06, 04:34 AM

I've been test running a PC, where Norton Internet Security 2005 was previously installed and handled the firewall, email scanning and spam filtering.

Have since removed Norton and installed AVG Free Edition and ZoneAlarm to handle viruses and firewall protection.

Everything has been constantly running faster. Startup, shutdown, everything.

I've just made the same change today on my notebook having SH3 installed on it. Again, everything's noticeably quicker, including SH3 startup and career patrol loading, too.

Good or bad idea? What do you think? :hmm:

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No	6	18.75%
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04-03-06, 04:34 AM	#1
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Uninstalled Norton Internet Security - good or bad? I've been test running a PC, where Norton Internet Security 2005 was previously installed and handled the firewall, email scanning and spam filtering. Have since removed Norton and installed AVG Free Edition and ZoneAlarm to handle viruses and firewall protection. Everything has been constantly running faster. Startup, shutdown, everything. I've just made the same change today on my notebook having SH3 installed on it. Again, everything's noticeably quicker, including SH3 startup and career patrol loading, too. Good or bad idea? What do you think? :hmm: __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974