What's Wrong With Norton Av

[Izagaia]

Originally posted by muchspl2@2 April 2004 - 00:35
people who use norton, when you get owned by some virus think of this post and me laughing at you

Look for some downtime on that laugh...



Two and a half years and three versions later, I am still waiting for that "ownage".

[SP1]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@2 April 2004 - 17:06
recommend me the best av. doesn't have to be free

id recommend u TRY BitDefender Pro =] ive found it to be good for me, jus a little tweaking in the options n it runs great.

[muchspl2]

Originally posted by Izagaia@2 April 2004 - 15:46
Look for some downtime on that laugh...



Two and a half years and three versions later, I am still waiting for that "ownage".

will see
norton has the highest % of failure
it's also the most popular so..

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by muchspl2+2 April 2004 - 16:23--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (muchspl2 &#064; 2 April 2004 - 16:23)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Izagaia@2 April 2004 - 15:46
Look for some downtime on that laugh...



Two and a half years and three versions later, I am still waiting for that "ownage".

will see
norton has the highest % of failure
it&#39;s also the most popular so.. [/b][/quote]
what do u mean highest % of failure?

ok. i&#39;m getting nod

[firefox]

If you do decide on norton, get the corp edition, it seems to use less resources and I think it works better than the other versions of norton, but hey test them all out and see which one you like, I use two different versions on two different computers, I use Mcafee on one and Incoculate IT on another. Then I use norton corp editon at work

[shn]

Originally posted by firefox@2 April 2004 - 17:07
If you do decide on norton, get the corp edition, it seems to use less resources and I think it works better than the other versions of norton, but hey test them all out and see which one you like, I use two different versions on two different computers, I use Mcafee on one and Incoculate IT on another.&nbsp; Then I use norton corp editon at work

Thank you for obviously clearing that up.

It is home editions of Norton that are bloated at times. I have never had that problem with Corp.
Still I hear nod32 is the best. Hell Panda is better than AVG IMO.

[bulio]

good thing about linux: Traditionally virus-free, no need for stupid scanners

[peat moss]

Originally posted by uNz&#091;i
,2 April 2004 - 00:45]Actually, this is a very timely topic for me.

I&#39;ve been using Nortons AV since 2001.... currently running NAV 2003 Pro

It&#39;s been okay for the most part, but yeah, like zapjb said - it&#39;s a resource hog.
It slows my comp&#39;s startup time down considerably.

Also, the live updater only seems to work in fits and starts.
Sometimes it runs perfectly, other times I have to update the virus definitions manually.

I finally got around to downloading AVG last night
NAV is getting evicted over the weekend.

I&#39;m looking forward to a marked improvement in my PC&#39;s performance.

I heard updates are few and far between is this true? AVG I mean .I would switch from NSW 2003 PRO but I would need a good reason. I know avg is free but?

edit My computer is running fine ,flying really, dont notice norton is even on till it finds a virus in my e-mails. BUT just wondering. I&#39;m missing something? My xp box boots in 30 seconds. With norton starting .

[peat moss]

Sorry but had to add most people that know their way around a computer will never get infected with a virus . No matter what anti virus they use. I could try 4 different ones still be happy .Why? because i scan my downloads and check my e-mails or update my security updates daily.Its simple really be informed and very carefu,l no problems B)


edit spelling oh course

[Xero Grid]

Speaking seriously, NAV doesn&#39;t catch as much as AVG or NOD32. NAV does also use more resources as well. It&#39;s really one of those, we&#39;ll do the work for you and screw it up anyway kind of anti-viruses (McAfee is so much worse though). I&#39;ve had to fix several computers that are crawling with viruses and a bunch of them in a virus vault and the person didn&#39;t even know. Go figure.

The only anti-viruses I would recommend are AVG and NOD32. I think I&#39;m switching to NOD32 permenantly, though.

Can&#39;t decide? Just try them. It&#39;s not that difficult. But ONE at a time&#33;

-- Xero Grid --