Swapping from Norton to McAfee?
29 December 2006, 08:18 PM
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Swapping from Norton to McAfee?
My Norton is out of subscription, I always just renew it but it's frickin dear for a download.
They want £43 for me to download another years subscription.
Just been onto McAfee for a look and I can get antivirus, firewall and spyware blocker for £20 to download (50% off atm)
Now I'm concerned about doing this as can't imagine removing norton is going to be easy?
How would I do it? Would I need to uninstall norton then go online and buy McAfee?
Am I goin to have probs doing this?
They want £43 for me to download another years subscription.
Just been onto McAfee for a look and I can get antivirus, firewall and spyware blocker for £20 to download (50% off atm)
Now I'm concerned about doing this as can't imagine removing norton is going to be easy?
How would I do it? Would I need to uninstall norton then go online and buy McAfee?
Am I goin to have probs doing this?
29 December 2006, 08:31 PM
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People actually buy Norton 
Plenty of free virus programs that work just as well and dont hog all of your system resources. I use Avast and it picks up everything, also AVG is used by a lot of people but I have found that it sometimes misses the odd one or two viruses (although I have not used it for about a 18 months)
Plenty of free virus programs that work just as well and dont hog all of your system resources. I use Avast and it picks up everything, also AVG is used by a lot of people but I have found that it sometimes misses the odd one or two viruses (although I have not used it for about a 18 months)
29 December 2006, 08:37 PM
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I've just gone from Norton to NOD32 (review here Personal Antivirus Software - NOD32 2.0 reviewed by PC Magazine - Review by PC Magazine) and Zone Alarm.
Norton is a pig to remove though! There's a complete norton removal tool download here:
Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
Best regards,
Ian
Norton is a pig to remove though! There's a complete norton removal tool download here:
Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
Best regards,
Ian
29 December 2006, 08:39 PM
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Thanks.
I'd just decided on the NOD32 idea after a few searches.
Didn't realise this stuff was so cheap elsewhere, ebay.. 2007 McAfee bundle.. £9, 12 months upgrades etc.
My main worry was removing Norton, so thanks for the link.
I'd just decided on the NOD32 idea after a few searches.
Didn't realise this stuff was so cheap elsewhere, ebay.. 2007 McAfee bundle.. £9, 12 months upgrades etc.
My main worry was removing Norton, so thanks for the link.
29 December 2006, 08:41 PM
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There are a few Norton removal tools out there. Just google it.
Here is an official one.
How effective they are I dunno.
If it was me, I would back up then format & re-install Windows.
Besides McAfee, you can get Kaspersky Internet Security 6 from amazon for under £25 and it doesn't slow your pc down like the main players but is still packed with features & has superb virus detection.
Here is an official one.
How effective they are I dunno.
If it was me, I would back up then format & re-install Windows.
Besides McAfee, you can get Kaspersky Internet Security 6 from amazon for under £25 and it doesn't slow your pc down like the main players but is still packed with features & has superb virus detection.
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29 December 2006, 10:25 PM
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Been running NOD32 for a few weeks, pretty impressed with it. McAfee and Norton/Symantec want to make me run to the hills and hide - both on a personal and professional level 
29 December 2006, 10:28 PM
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Nod32 for me as well, don't have major problems with Symantec (corp version) and Mcafee, detection rate they are decent enough, but AVG is a different matter after dealing with several machines with it on
earlier verions of symantec were a pain, where I work we had to rebuild several machines as that was less hassle than trying to uninstall NAV 7.1 from an XP machine.
earlier verions of symantec were a pain, where I work we had to rebuild several machines as that was less hassle than trying to uninstall NAV 7.1 from an XP machine.
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30 December 2006, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobyverysoon
AVG is all you need - teamed up with a good fire wall and your rocking
30 December 2006, 01:31 AM
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well the two main things:
* detection rate is dire i.e it doesn't detect that many viruses, which sort of
makes it a bit pointless as an anti-virus package and also gives you a false
sense of security
* it's a pig to get off your system once it's on
people say "its fine on my machine" but what type of argument is that, after working on machines with it on, then using (in most cases) symantec to detect the viruses and get shot of them I hate it with a passion
I ask you with urge to try something along the lines of kaperspy, Nod32 etc, yes they cost money but they are soooooo much better
AV-Comparatives
goto the comparatives tab and look at the results, of course you can't take this as gospel just like all websites but its a good starting point
* detection rate is dire i.e it doesn't detect that many viruses, which sort of
makes it a bit pointless as an anti-virus package and also gives you a false
sense of security
* it's a pig to get off your system once it's on
people say "its fine on my machine" but what type of argument is that, after working on machines with it on, then using (in most cases) symantec to detect the viruses and get shot of them I hate it with a passion
I ask you with urge to try something along the lines of kaperspy, Nod32 etc, yes they cost money but they are soooooo much better
AV-Comparatives
goto the comparatives tab and look at the results, of course you can't take this as gospel just like all websites but its a good starting point
30 December 2006, 01:35 PM
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Another vote for NOD32 here... 
I moved from Norton to Nod and never had any problems at all... the good thing with nod is that it gets new updates on an hourly update by itself... no remembering to update...
It even found 1 file that shouldnt have been there after I removed Norton.. just goes to show that the big names arnt always the best.....
Andy
I moved from Norton to Nod and never had any problems at all... the good thing with nod is that it gets new updates on an hourly update by itself... no remembering to update...
It even found 1 file that shouldnt have been there after I removed Norton.. just goes to show that the big names arnt always the best.....
Andy
30 December 2006, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyverysoon
I see where your coming from - touch wood ive only had 1 virus and it got rid of that - shat me pants when it poped up - but might look into those other apps
IMHO you should never skimp on security.
30 December 2006, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Daz34
There are a few Norton removal tools out there. Just google it.
Here is an official one.
How effective they are I dunno.
If it was me, I would back up then format & re-install Windows.
Besides McAfee, you can get Kaspersky Internet Security 6 from amazon for under £25 and it doesn't slow your pc down like the main players but is still packed with features & has superb virus detection.
Here is an official one.
How effective they are I dunno.
If it was me, I would back up then format & re-install Windows.
Besides McAfee, you can get Kaspersky Internet Security 6 from amazon for under £25 and it doesn't slow your pc down like the main players but is still packed with features & has superb virus detection.
30 December 2006, 07:23 PM
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thats a lot of problems id defo suggest a rebuild in that instance with a low level format on the hard drives
TweakHound - The Right Way To Install Windows XP
guide there for re-installing Windows, bear in mind this guy likes AVG and should really be shot, but for the guide ill let him off
make sure to back up data first mind
TweakHound - The Right Way To Install Windows XP
guide there for re-installing Windows, bear in mind this guy likes AVG and should really be shot, but for the guide ill let him off
make sure to back up data first mind
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