OverClocker
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Are you protected by any anti virus program? What anti virus do you recommend to use?
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My security is Norton, Your?
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computeruler
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Norton is the most useless thing ever. Avast is much better and it's free.
MyCattMaxx
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Norton is a resource hog.
jarlmaster47
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avg is all u need. I also use windows defender for backup
deanj20
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Norton is what I find more than any other antivirus on infected computers - many times it's up-to-date. And it will slow up a computer worse than the malicious software it's supposed to protect against! Why does it need so much memory to be so ineffective? And it's $20-$60!!!
It's free counterparts do a much better job: Use AVG, Avast!, MS Security Essentials, Avira or even McAfee (if you just love throwing money around and don't mind getting updates that crash your computer now and then
) - anything but Norton Antivirus. Of course, all of these could and should be coupled with a good non-conflicting anti-malware program like Malwarebytes Antimalware. There are good online virus scanners too, such as Trend Micro Housecall and Panda Activescan.
Why would you make such a post? Just to stir up a ruckus? What basis do you have for your opinion? Just "because"???
It's pretty common knowledge in the IT world that Norton Antivirus is a much over-rated, ineffective and expensive resource hog that causes more problems than it solves. At least, that's been my experience and is the general consensus of the many IT people with whom I associate. 
deanj20
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+1-OMEGA- said:
I haven't used an AV in nearly ten years. If you keep your OS and your browsers updated, you do not run anything that you do not trust, and stay away from shady websites, then you won't get viruses. Plain and simple.
The common user's inability to differentiate between a legitimate download and malware-loaded crap will never cease to amaze me...
Quiltface
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I have a thing for shady websites though.
sirsaechao
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My Trend Micro is crap...waiting for it to be done with come November...currently running Malwarebytes and Trends.
laznz1
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really? i find that quite weird i found after using Norton for say a month and then scanning with malware and Hijack that there were three Trojans thats norton was not detecting
Fatback
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Yep I'm serious I scan with malware and hijack once a week and it's always come up clean. Norton has caught 2 Trojans just today and removed them with no problem.
laznz1
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may have to do some retesting on Norton which version is this?