Norton Antivirus...works?

Zorrowannabe9 · 10-15-2006, 06:55 AM

I just received a friendly reminder from Norton Antivirus 2006 to renew my subscription. However, it also included a record of all the viruses its prevented...I was appauled/immpressed.

Motoxrdude · 10-15-2006, 06:56 AM

Heh, that's not entirely true. Those are all the virus it has the ability to prevent, not the amount of attacks your computer has had. It is a marketing tool, and it seems to have worked

Zorrowannabe9 · 10-15-2006, 06:57 AM

hahaha

Trizoy · 10-15-2006, 07:21 AM

Dont Renew!

SirKenin · 10-15-2006, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trizoy

Dont Renew!

What he said. Norton is crap. Get rid of it and download Avast! Do a scan of your computer right afterwards. Don't be surprised if it finds stuff that Norton missed.

rayZa · 10-15-2006, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirKenin

What he said. Norton is crap. Get rid of it and download Avast! Do a scan of your computer right afterwards. Don't be surprised if it finds stuff that Norton missed.

Agree. Use avast! - the best antivirus ever. Norton is pretty useless nowadays. In fact, it slows down your computer. ( or maybe just my pc?)

ETSA · 10-15-2006, 04:57 PM

I have used norton, but only because I have free access to corporate edition. But in the build I have in my sig I don't use it even though I could for free! It hogs some system resources and like to update and be generally annoying from time to time. I use AVG now, its free.

Redbull{wings} · 10-15-2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ETSA

I have used norton, but only because I have free access to corporate edition. But in the build I have in my sig I don't use it even though I could for free! It hogs some system resources and like to update and be generally annoying from time to time. I use AVG now, its free.

i also use avg and find it quite nice but ive also used avast! and its pretty good too

Yasu · 10-15-2006, 05:16 PM

Save yourself the money and switch to AVG or Avast! I'm thinking of switching to Avast! from AVG because AVG is starting to tick me off with it's constant updates...

ETSA · 10-15-2006, 05:27 PM

Turn them off...

scheduler > edit schedule > uncheck peridoic updates or set to when you want it too..

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Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,081	Heh, that's not entirely true. Those are all the virus it has the ability to prevent, not the amount of attacks your computer has had. It is a marketing tool, and it seems to have worked __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

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ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 24 Posts: 2,225	I have used norton, but only because I have free access to corporate edition. But in the build I have in my sig I don't use it even though I could for free! It hogs some system resources and like to update and be generally annoying from time to time. I use AVG now, its free. __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 4 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 HD4850 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF1000 Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT

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Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 20 Posts: 1,199	Save yourself the money and switch to AVG or Avast! I'm thinking of switching to Avast! from AVG because AVG is starting to tick me off with it's constant updates... __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

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Zorrowannabe9 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 135	hahaha

10-15-2006, 05:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 24 Posts: 2,225	Turn them off... scheduler > edit schedule > uncheck peridoic updates or set to when you want it too.. __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 4 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 HD4850 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF1000 Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT

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