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Pete 07 June 2007 04:40 PM

Norton 360 Anti V?
 
Anyone gotNorton 360? i`m in need of a new Anti Virus product and i`m thinking of buying this, just wondered if anyone can shed any light on it/or another good product....:thumb: :thumb:

TonyBurns 07 June 2007 04:44 PM

Oh its norton, those people who dont give you the full uninstall for your av when you want to get rid of it.... makes you wonder why you want to get rid of it in the first place ;)
I use Mcaffee, just because I like it, though its probably not THE best, it does for my needs :)

Tony:)

Pete 07 June 2007 04:48 PM

Tony, Mcaffee, your happy with it then? when you say it`s not the best in what way?? i`ve heard good reports about Mcaffee aswell so i might have a look at that too, Norton was going to be my choice really cus it was on the computer when i purchased it and it`s been ok (TOUCH WOOD) Mind you, the 360 is £60 nearly..

Luckyscoob 07 June 2007 04:58 PM

I found norton slowed down my computer no end. Changed to Bullgaurd now and no probs.

Iain Young 07 June 2007 05:09 PM

Nod32. End of story :)

Both Norton and McAfee are full of bloatware, and are not entirely reliable. I switched to Nod32 after using both of the other products and it's superior in almost every respect :)

a_fisher 07 June 2007 05:09 PM

You could use AVG its free. I use it on my windows machine and have never had any problems.

All I can say is try it... its free so if you don't like it uninstall it and buy Norton/Mcaffee again

Iain Young 07 June 2007 05:10 PM

AVG - NOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo.................. :D

(don't get me started about that unreliable and shoddy excuse for a piece of software ;))

TonyBurns 07 June 2007 05:15 PM


Originally Posted by staffi (Post 6995621)
Tony, Mcaffee, your happy with it then? when you say it`s not the best in what way?? i`ve heard good reports about Mcaffee aswell so i might have a look at that too, Norton was going to be my choice really cus it was on the computer when i purchased it and it`s been ok (TOUCH WOOD) Mind you, the 360 is £60 nearly..

Dont get me wrong ;) its great on the PC :D and thats what it was designed for, but you can get better, though at 500 quid plus its not worth it ;) (i paid 5 quid for my 2007 security suit :D)

Tony:)

Pete 07 June 2007 06:02 PM


Originally Posted by Iain Young (Post 6995734)
Nod32. End of story :)

Both Norton and McAfee are full of bloatware, and are not entirely reliable. I switched to Nod32 after using both of the other products and it's superior in almost every respect :)

Iain, where can i purchase this from?? PC World etc, i`ve never heard of ot..:o

Sosbanite 07 June 2007 06:58 PM

Have used both Norton and McAfee which both slowed the PC down no end.

Currently using a product called F Secure the last few months which I am very happy with.

Mog 07 June 2007 07:12 PM

Bullguard !!! anyone

Pete 07 June 2007 07:15 PM


Originally Posted by Mog (Post 6996159)
Bullguard !!! anyone

Not heard of this one either:o :o

funkyspider 07 June 2007 07:51 PM

Personally I would stay away from Norton - as said it's an absolute nightmare to remove should you want to. I base this on personal experience of the last version of NAV - Maybe 2007 is a little friendlier ?

I would stay away from McAfee if you have an older PC as it is very resource intensive.

I run Kaspersky on a PC that's about 18months old (so not the latest dual core power) and it ticks away nicely in the background without having any noticable impact. I believe Kaspersky have recently licensed their engine out to another company who are now shipping an identical product, but cheaper. If I find the product I'll let you know if ur interested.

Iain Young 08 June 2007 09:39 AM


Originally Posted by staffi (Post 6995929)
Iain, where can i purchase this from?? PC World etc, i`ve never heard of ot..:o

Antivirus Software - Eliminate Spyware and Adware with NOD32 Antivirus from ESET

It's also advertised in most of the major computing / pc gaming magazines :)

Pete 08 June 2007 01:11 PM

Thanks Iain.

Just another question folks, can you pick up a virus even when you`re not on the net? or do you have to be active on line??

Iain Young 08 June 2007 01:19 PM

It is possible to pick up viruses from other sources than the internet. If you open a file from a cd that has already been infected for example. This isn't very common though (unless you got the cd / floppy disk from somewhere dodgy)...


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