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Oscarfishlover

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I have been using Norton Internet Security up until a few days ago when it expired. I was never really that impressed with it, it often played up. I need one that I can put on all three computers, that's why I don't want to download anything. Also, when I come to pay the subscription would I have to do it on every computer or would the fact that the IP address is the same on each computer mean that I would only have to do it on one PC? I suspect not but I'm not sure
 
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Downloading a shareware not a free version would require paying for each machine there. You have the option of replacing Norton with another retail version bought on disk or downloading something far better then Norton and won't cost a dime!

That wouild be Grisoft's AVG 7.5 free edition found at http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 The free version is for home use only. You can download that to any system and simply run it there.

The IP address on several systems sharing a residential gateway like a dsl router is different for each machine connected. You have to configure a different identity for each pc there.
 
PC eye said:
The free version of Zone Alarm is crap! You are far better off with Jetico or Comodo for use on XP. It would be Jetico for Vista at this time. Spyware Terminator has a better personal firewall in it. And that's a spyware/adware remover!
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I have to agree.

Between Spyware Terminator and AVG Antivirus, I haven't had a problem in well over 2 years.
 
I've been running the progressive versions of AVG for years now. Ad-Aware SE Personal is still in use on Vista here since the new Ad-Aware 2007 beta won't remove but simply point out adwares. The free version is still available at http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

The three combined have been great here. Even with the older AVG 7.1 version disabled from loading with Windows having every part of it shutdown it sprung to life one day when a new site copied a trojan to the root of the hard drive. AVG pointed out just where it was located for immediate removal. The Spyware Terminator seems to catch things missed by Ad-Aware along with having a mild firewall that doesn't soak up system resources like Norton is known for. Besides the usual data miner "cookies" nothing else has been seen in a good long time now!
 
I have to disagree, ive used norton on both my PC's and have seen no signs of slow down or anything you guys say. Im not doubting you, im just stating i dont see it on my systems. I run 2006 Internet security on my XP home pc and 2007 internet security on my vista home premium pc. I actually like it, it combines everything i need in one program. It found more on my PC than avast and spyware terminator except for one that avast kept picking up (spyware of course) which was linked to AIM.
 
Take a look at the majority of HiJack This logs posted in the security section and note how many show Norton being the antivirus program installed. You won't have to go through too many threads to see that.
 
PC eye said:
Take a look at the majority of HiJack This logs posted in the security section and note how many show Norton being the antivirus program installed. You won't have to go through too many threads to see that.
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Sorry PcEye but I will have to disagree with you here.

If you go over to any HiJackThis forum and look through the logs - the majority of the time it is AVG that is listed as their protection and what has let them down.

The honest truth is that Norton does actually have the better detection and protection rates over AVG or Avast, although having said that it still wouldn't be my recommendation when there are other programs available that have even better detection/protection rates and are a LOT cheaper.

AVG is what I would call an "adequate" security solution, which is ok for people with good practise in internet browsing. You or I may be able to spot an obvious phishing attempt or scam (like the famous "you are infected" messages), but the majority of standard users cannot, and this is where protection like AVG, etc let them down.

Pay-for programs (be them Norton, McAfee, NOD32, Kaspersky, F-Secure, Prevx1, etc) are a lot better at stopping these.
 
IE 7, smart browsing, and Trend Micro or Prevx1 retail make the "good" list while Norton falls into the "Mic aaaa Feeeee" chhooo...(sneeze) catagory. The thing to remember regardless of how good "any one" particular program is(or claims to be) none are 100% fool proof! There's no such animal to find. And the bulk of the logs I look over generally see two items; Norton and Google or Yahoo toolbars. Those are adware/trojan attracters especially on IE 6 which is the most vulnerable for phishing attacks.
 
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