SwissTony has told me how to get rid of it. Can anyone recommend a suitable replacement, preferably free. Thanks

 

free No, good YES!

Eliminate Spyware, Adware and Worms with NOD32 Antivirus from ESET - Free 30 Day Demo

has a 30 day trial

I've heard Avira isnt bad and free, but nod would get my choice every time

 

AVG !!!

AVG Free Advisor: Free anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-malware tools

 

Thanks folks, I've got Windows Defender and just needed to know what else to go with it. I can get rid of that Norton stuff now

 

Yep NOD32 every time

 

AVG is ****e! NOD32 seems to be excellent so far.....

 

Since when was s h i t added to the swear filter for ****'s sake?

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Im curious to see what remains...

 

So: s h i t is unacceptable but the the others are?

 

Lesley i use AVG its free and up dates every day

 

AVG is getting better but it still isnt as good as Kasperspy, Nod etc, use the search function for extra AV discussions

 

Avast! is probably the best free one, and it is a little better than mediocre. NOD32 is the best paid-for AV.

M

 

Thanks for the suggestions folks. Am having a right problem getting rid of Norton
Got half of it out, waiting for Swiss to ring me to get rid of the rest. Am using eztech

 

Norton has gone
NOD32 is installed, Thanks very much for your help everyone
Swiss, thanks very much for your help and patience xx

 

no problems

 

I have installed and removed Norton many, many times and never had any problems.

When removing it, be sure to use their own removal tool and all will be well...

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool

 

been running AVG for a few year not had a single issue ? Maybe its the **** you guys download

 

It's not a case of issues, it's the fact that AVG (the free version anyway) isn't very good at detecting viruses. And if that is the only tool you used then you might well have an infected computer and simply not be aware of it...

M

 

of course its a case of issues, if I have a virus that doesn't do anything, I'm not really that arsed

My computer runs fine, internets fine, games, programs.. as I said no issues

 

That's right. Stick your head in the sand and it'll all be alright

A lot of modern viruses don't have any visible effect on the computer itself. They just sit there quietly in the background, harvesting personal information and broadcasting it to the internet etc. You might never know they are there. AVG is proven to be not very good at picking these up, and so is not a reliable antivirus at all.

NOD32 is great, and seeing as it is only £24 a year for the subscription it amazes me that people are willing to risk their personal data to save such a small amount of money...

 

I have Vista, there is no software in the back ground, I monitor my netstat and run a firewall, I also have spybot, windows defender and ad-aware..

My computer is sqeaky clean, I'd bet the Scooby on it

 

Vista is not a garauntee of virus protection. Firewalls, netstat, spybot, windows defender and ad-aware do not stop viruses (or even necessarily indicate their presence) either.

Most modern viruses do not advertise themselves, (in fact they do their best to stay hidden). I presume you have analysed all your running processes, and know exactly what each one does?

Even if your computer is squeaky clean, how do you know you won;t get infected tomorrow. AVG won't stop it...

Oh, and to you too....

 

Another vote for Nod 32 , been running it for over a year now absolutely no problems , and actually speeds the computer up as opposed to running NAV.
As already been said whats 20 quid for a bit of piece of mind .

 

lots of the modern viruses (the really nasty ones) are based on the Sony DRM model. . . once they are on, you can't see em.

 

the newer norton 2006 isnt too bad the older version where rubbish. i also use macafee and it uses a lot more system resources then norton 2006, well from what i can tell when i hit ctrl +alt+tab

 

Really
Honest, I was on all day getting rid of it. If it wasn't for Swiss helping me, I would probably still be doing it now. I am surprised at how fast my laptop is now, since Norton has gone
I'm getting a strange message though, every time I log on microsoft pops up an error report, Norton blah blah is encountering problems. Err, yes, it has gone from my machine.

 

I've been having a long drawn out "discussion" with Norton about their latest 2006 version. My mum bought it for her pc but neither her nor myself could get it working properly. After several weeks of frankly terrible tech support, I finally managed to get a refund for her. I've now installed Nod32 (for half the price of Norton) on her machine and it worked first time, it uses a fraction of the system resources, it's quicker, and it does better in the independent tests. I've vowed never to touch a Norton (or McAfee who I've had similar issues with) product ever again...

 

I'll just wipe it and start again as I do nearly once a month anyway!

I trust AVG, I recommend AVG... thats basically the end of this discussion for me

 

I'm in the process of buying 2 new computers and was thinking of the free AVG and windows defender as that is what is currently being used but now having second thoughts...does Nod32 work with Vista and would that be £20 odd quid per computer as we have 6 in the house at the moment.
AND I also use Billeo for password and user information at the moment is this really ok or I'm I just being lazy and opening myself upto abuse.

ta
Mog

 

I run Nortons 2006 with no problems, if my computer is a bit slower so what. I am not bothered about the odd micro-second here and there. Thats my piece and no smilies

 

I got rid of norton on all my systems a couple of months ago power hogging bag of sh ite