Norton Anitvirus is...grrr

Johnny Prefect · 12-18-2005, 06:24 AM

Norton antivirus is the most annoying antivirus program known to man. Twice i have had to install it...the first time it crashed my system mulitple times..i couldnt uninstall it..i had to reformat and reboot..and now..the second time...2 minutes after installing it...it expired...and decided to make my system go haywire..now im trying to uninstall it..which is taking forever....

...the progreess bar has been at 100% for the last 10 minutes....and...grrr...anyone know of a good free antivirus that doesnt/..well...suck?

**ceewi1** · 12-18-2005, 07:06 AM

Try AVG, it's free and effective. I recommend it to everyone who doesn't have a working antivirus program. A lot of people also like Avast, but I haven't used it and have no experience with it.

age123 · 12-18-2005, 10:11 AM

Avast rocks mate very good progam 10/10

Hobo_man · 12-18-2005, 07:52 PM

If you can, don't use Norton, it's a huge resource hog and it has a low detection rate..same with AVG. I suggest BitDefender or Kaspersky.

whooyeah · 12-19-2005, 05:36 AM

I use AVG and have never had a problem with it. It doesn't seem to take us too much resources.

Dilly man 2 · 12-19-2005, 03:00 PM

i dont understand whats wrong with nortan...
it allways worked / works for me

cell4me · 12-19-2005, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hobo_man

If you can, don't use Norton, it's a huge resource hog and it has a low detection rate..same with AVG. I suggest BitDefender or Kaspersky.

Explain in detail why you think norton is a resource hog and provide proof! I am running 2005 and it uses 8mb of ram (WHAT A HOG) and it has the highest detection rate there is, the only one that beats it is nod32!

Now norton system works is a whole new story, it takes alot of resourses and causes alot of problems but as far as just their antivirus(2005) goes its one of the best!

Dont get me wrong though BitDefender and Kaspersky are good antiviruses also, I have used them in the past. But I just want to know why everyone slams norton and lables it as a resource hog when in fact it only uses 8mb of ram on my computer running in the background and thats providing a firewall as well.

Dngrsone · 12-19-2005, 09:36 PM

I've had problems with Norton's interfering with other programs. Norton's has a tendency to scan when I don't need it to, which leads to the claim of "resource hog." I also don't like their assumption that I'm so freakin' stoopid that when I want to empty my recycle bin, it really means I want the files hidden but still clogging up my hard drive (yes, I know how to turn it off).

AVG updates a heck of a lot more than Norton's ever did for me and I haven't have any interaction issues.

Vipernitrox · 12-20-2005, 01:04 PM

ive used norton all my life and all you need to know is how to configure it properly it might take you an half an hour to configure it but it works. im the living proof ive got no router or switch ive just got a modem so my computer is directly connected to the internet so if plug in my network cable without a antivirus program and a firewall ive got at least 10 viruses in the first 5 mins. And in all that time i never had any problem with norton antivirus. i did use norton systemworks for a couple of weeks but thats just a heap of crap it has alot of redundant crap on it like a defragmenter. ive never used any other antivirus program but i just never felt the need for it.

currentcomputert · 12-22-2005, 03:48 AM

Everyone that I talk to hates Norton but I love Norton but AVG would be my next choice

12-18-2005, 06:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Johnny Prefect Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 88	Norton Anitvirus is...grrr Norton antivirus is the most annoying antivirus program known to man. Twice i have had to install it...the first time it crashed my system mulitple times..i couldnt uninstall it..i had to reformat and reboot..and now..the second time...2 minutes after installing it...it expired...and decided to make my system go haywire..now im trying to uninstall it..which is taking forever.... ...the progreess bar has been at 100% for the last 10 minutes....and...grrr...anyone know of a good free antivirus that doesnt/..well...suck? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2ghz (OC'd to 2.8 Stable) DFI LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert Western Digital Raptor 74GB PNY GeForce 7800 GT 256MB Ultra 600w X-Finity Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OCZ EL Platinum PC3200 2GB 2X1GB CL2-3-2-5 Ultra UV Wizard MS Blue Case

12-18-2005, 07:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,299	Try AVG, it's free and effective. I recommend it to everyone who doesn't have a working antivirus program. A lot of people also like Avast, but I haven't used it and have no experience with it. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

12-18-2005, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
age123 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Uk wales cardiff Age: 16 Posts: 269	Avast rocks mate very good progam 10/10 __________________ My Forum http://www.peoplesforum.lardydar.com/

12-19-2005, 05:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
whooyeah New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	I use AVG and have never had a problem with it. It doesn't seem to take us too much resources. __________________ :) Free Download Directory Free Antivirus Downloads

12-19-2005, 03:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	i dont understand whats wrong with nortan... it allways worked / works for me __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

12-18-2005, 07:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hobo_man Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 51	If you can, don't use Norton, it's a huge resource hog and it has a low detection rate..same with AVG. I suggest BitDefender or Kaspersky.

12-19-2005, 09:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dngrsone VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Centrally located far from everywhere Posts: 544	I've had problems with Norton's interfering with other programs. Norton's has a tendency to scan when I don't need it to, which leads to the claim of "resource hog." I also don't like their assumption that I'm so freakin' stoopid that when I want to empty my recycle bin, it really means I want the files hidden but still clogging up my hard drive (yes, I know how to turn it off). AVG updates a heck of a lot more than Norton's ever did for me and I haven't have any interaction issues.

12-20-2005, 01:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vipernitrox Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hilversum, NL Age: 20 Posts: 872	ive used norton all my life and all you need to know is how to configure it properly it might take you an half an hour to configure it but it works. im the living proof ive got no router or switch ive just got a modem so my computer is directly connected to the internet so if plug in my network cable without a antivirus program and a firewall ive got at least 10 viruses in the first 5 mins. And in all that time i never had any problem with norton antivirus. i did use norton systemworks for a couple of weeks but thats just a heap of crap it has alot of redundant crap on it like a defragmenter. ive never used any other antivirus program but i just never felt the need for it. __________________ Samsung Syncmaster 226BW 22" @ 1680x1050 Antec P182 - 6 Nexus Real Silent 120mm Fans DFI LanParty LT X48-T2R Intel Q6700 + Scythe Mugen @ Stock Kingston 4x1 GB DDR2 HyperX @ 800mhz 4-4-4-12 Sapphire HD4870 + Thermalright HR-03GT/HR-11/Enzotech heatsinks Logitech X-540 Speaker Set 1.5TB Storage Pics: 1 2 3 4

12-22-2005, 03:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
currentcomputert Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 28	Everyone that I talk to hates Norton but I love Norton but AVG would be my next choice

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