norton VS Kaspersky

**Smith** · 01-29-2007, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by deadondepartur

I want to know who the people were that voted for norton (2) They must either be oblivious or be running a super computer not to notice the extreme and arguably unnecessary strain that it puts on your system.

Or their just not as computer savvy as the rest of us. Most people believe buying from big name stores is the best way to go. Others do research first.

99% of the people I deal with at work have never heard of NOD32, AVG or Kaspersky. Only McAfee and Norton.

**crayon1** · 01-29-2007, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by Smith

99% of the people I deal with at work have never heard of NOD32, AVG or Kaspersky. Only McAfee and Norton.

Agree with this - I know so many people who have had Norton pre-installed on their machines or who have been suckered into thinking because its yellow, and the company is big, it's going to be any good. Oh dear, just try AVG for free and you're free of a whole world of pain.

**Virtualbody1234** · 01-29-2007, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Smith

Ive been using a combination of NOD32, Windows firewall and a router for years and ive only had maybe 5 major infections. Im talking since 2000. They were all my fault too, opening up stuff from limewire, directly connecting to the internet..you know..stupid mistakes.

Since 2000? Windows XP wasn't even around then. How could you use Windows Firewall before XP?

Another thing is that when you run that way you have no control over outbound communications. You don't even know when an installed program "phones home".

**peat moss** · 01-30-2007, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

Originally Posted by Smith

Ive been using a combination of NOD32, Windows firewall and a router for years and ive only had maybe 5 major infections. Im talking since 2000. They were all my fault too, opening up stuff from limewire, directly connecting to the internet..you know..stupid mistakes.

Since 2000? Windows XP wasn't even around then. How could you use Windows Firewall before XP?

Another thing is that when you run that way you have no control over outbound communications. You don't even know when an installed program "phones home".

Whats that called when ET calls home ? Leaking I think , which scares the hell out of me .

**zapjb** · 01-30-2007, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by trobinson97

Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

Because Nod32 has "fixed" a few of my "friends" PCs that had Norton and other Antivirus programs on them. Nothing was showing with the other AV programs yet the erratic behavior was obvious. Nod32 picked them up almost immediately!

Nod32 is also fast and I find it uses very few resources. All that makes it my latest trusted tool.

Yeah I just got hip to Nod32. It uses very few resources like you say. I had been a long time user of Norton AV and Firewall, and it was just a pure system hog. Now I am using Nod32 and Outpost. God combination. I tried Kapersky but it was a hassle configuring it so I just said screw it. That said, I can't really say it's better or worse than Norton, but at the same time, I wouldn't go with Norton either.

"I tried Kapersky but it was a hassle configuring it so I just said screw it."
This is a falsehood. Although not the easiest to configure, KAV is 10x easier than NOD32.
And I ran NOD32 exclusively for a year.

**sert** · 01-30-2007, 09:43 AM

Yeah but actually all complicated/advanced apps need sometime to familiarize/configure, look at: Directory Opus, Photoshop, Kaspersky

But especially for Kaspersky you have to configure it only once, then save your configuration file and re-use it anytime.

With the proper configuration Kaspersky can be lighter than nod.