Norton is a nightmare
04 March 2007, 02:18 PM
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Norton is a nightmare
SwissTony has told me how to get rid of it. Can anyone recommend a suitable replacement, preferably free. Thanks 
04 March 2007, 02:23 PM
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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
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
04 March 2007, 06:05 PM
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04 March 2007, 08:43 PM
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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
Got half of it out, waiting for Swiss to ring me to get rid of the rest. Am using eztech
05 March 2007, 12:24 AM
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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
When removing it, be sure to use their own removal tool and all will be well...
Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
of course its a case of issues, if I have a virus that doesn't do anything, I'm not really that arsed
05 March 2007, 10:17 AM
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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...
05 March 2007, 10:30 AM
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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...
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...
My computer is sqeaky clean, I'd bet the Scooby on it
05 March 2007, 10:44 AM
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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...
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05 March 2007, 10:52 AM
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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 .
As already been said whats 20 quid for a bit of piece of mind .
05 March 2007, 02:42 PM
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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
05 March 2007, 02:49 PM
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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
When removing it, be sure to use their own removal tool and all will be well...
Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
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.
05 March 2007, 02:59 PM
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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...
05 March 2007, 06:58 PM
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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...
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.
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05 March 2007, 07:05 PM
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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
