please help with norton "Ba$t@rd" antivirus !
08 May 2006, 10:20 PM
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please help with norton "Ba$t@rd" antivirus !
im having a bit of a problem trying to install bloomin norton antiviruis. its 2006 off the symantec site.
i downloaded it, tried to install it, then it says to me " please uninstall norton antivirus 2000 b4 carring on". so i went to add/remove programs, tried uninstalling it, but it wouldnt let me !!!!!!
i looked all over the symantec site for help, asked mates etc, im really stuck
PLEEEEEEEEEASSSSSSSSEEEE help if u can
thank you in advance
i downloaded it, tried to install it, then it says to me " please uninstall norton antivirus 2000 b4 carring on". so i went to add/remove programs, tried uninstalling it, but it wouldnt let me !!!!!!
i looked all over the symantec site for help, asked mates etc, im really stuck
PLEEEEEEEEEASSSSSSSSEEEE help if u can
thank you in advance
08 May 2006, 10:22 PM
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09 May 2006, 06:55 AM
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And once you get rid, try using something less intrusive but equally effective like Avast! I gave up using Norton products years ago as they wanted to take over my system and just dragged performance down to a degree which I found unacceptable. www.avast.com
09 May 2006, 07:43 AM
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i got rid of mine cos it wouldnt let me do anything. i use AVG and have no problems. my mum has norton and when i went through her pc i found hundreds of nasties that norton had missed 
when i got rid of it i found that i had to remove loads of stuff that was Norton, took ages to find it all
when i got rid of it i found that i had to remove loads of stuff that was Norton, took ages to find it all
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09 May 2006, 07:57 AM
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I had this on a machine at work only yesterday, went to add/remove programs and norton wasn't even there.
But try here
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worked great for me, you have to download a script onto you pc which norton itself cried about when i did it but let it carry on and it will remove almost everything norton, only works with 2004/2005/2006 versions though
But try here
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worked great for me, you have to download a script onto you pc which norton itself cried about when i did it but let it carry on and it will remove almost everything norton, only works with 2004/2005/2006 versions though
09 May 2006, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
i got rid of mine cos it wouldnt let me do anything. i use AVG and have no problems. my mum has norton and when i went through her pc i found hundreds of nasties that norton had missed
when i got rid of it i found that i had to remove loads of stuff that was Norton, took ages to find it all
when i got rid of it i found that i had to remove loads of stuff that was Norton, took ages to find it all
AVG gets my vote too.Norton kills performance as stated previously.
And AVG is Free
.http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
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09 May 2006, 11:46 AM
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AVG gets my vote too.Norton kills performance as stated previously.
And AVG is Free
.http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
09 May 2006, 12:48 PM
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I wouldnt install AVG to be honest. Youd be better off with something else like NOD32, kaperspy or Mcafee spring to mind
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09 May 2006, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mike1210
I wouldnt install AVG to be honest. Youd be better off with something else like NOD32, kaperspy or Mcafee spring to mind
do you have a reason to back up that quote??
09 May 2006, 01:50 PM
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yes, i've had several problems with it. Fixing other peoples machines that had it on. Online tests it never does well at all an example below.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
People say "its fine on my machine" which is fair enough but the detection rate is very poor, just my 2 pence worth. Paying for another packge will give much better detection and this day and age you really can't afford to have poor antivirus detection
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
People say "its fine on my machine" which is fair enough but the detection rate is very poor, just my 2 pence worth. Paying for another packge will give much better detection and this day and age you really can't afford to have poor antivirus detection
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