I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
I currently have Norton 360.
I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed new
version of Norton 360.
My computer screams other than email and browsing.

Is Norton a pig?
What's better/faster

Thanks in advance,
Scott

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"ScottNOFX" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
I currently have Norton 360.
I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed new
version of Norton 360.
My computer screams other than email and browsing.

Is Norton a pig?
What's better/faster

Thanks in advance,
Scott

Norton is a pig.

I can recommend Avira AntiVir (free), NOD32, and Kaspersky.

Norton applications are notorious for not uninstalling cleanly. After
uninstalling Norton 360 *and* LiveUpdate via Add/Remove Programs,
download/run this removal tool and reboot before installing your new
anti-virus application:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

NB: Make certain the Windows Firewall is enabled after unintalling N360!

> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive...

Is the machine fully patched at Windows Update?
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ScottNOFX wrote:
> I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed
> new
> version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott

Norton 360 scan incoming and outgoing Email
which you should be able to turn off.
There should be other Internet options which you
may be able to turn off/disable to speed up things.

I recently evaluated NIS 2009 and NAV 2009 (but not 360)
and found no significant slow downs except for slightly longer
boot times when installed.

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"ScottNOFX" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed
> new version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>

Norton is bloated rubbish; Windows One Care is not much better!
They try to be everything to everybody, and fail dismally.

Try using Avast Free 4 Home; it is very good.
Also, I included a good security Programs combo to use in XP, or Vista.

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Avast Anti-Virus is XP and Vista compatible (32bit and 64bit Versions),
FREE, auto-updating, and a low resources user of your computer.
And, only have 1(one) Anti-Virus installed / running on your computer at any
one time..
Conflicts may occur if you have more than 1(one).

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program.
Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it.
Then SCAN with it.
Update it, and scan your System once a fortnight.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SpywareBlaster 4.1 is a non-intrusive, FREE Anti-Spyware Program (no
scanning by you!).
SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of many so-called spyware, adware
and malware programs by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX
controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage
Update it once a fortnight.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!
For the Free version scroll down their page to either download from
Download.com, or Major Geeks.com

Download, install, and update.

--
Mad Mike


"ScottNOFX" wrote:

> I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed new
> version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>
>
>

"ScottNOFX" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed
> new version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster


In my view, Norton is the worst anti-virus program available, even worse
than McAfee, which is second worst. Almost anything else is better than
either of these.

I think the best is NOD32, or if you want a free product, Avast.

The date and time was 11/13/2008 8:04 PM, and on a whim, ScottNOFX
pounded out on the keyboard:

> I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed new
> version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>
>

Hi Scott,

I personally use AntiVir. I used Norton Antivirus & Utilities many
years ago (maybe up to 2002), but as others stated, the Antivirus became
a resource hog.

BUT, the 2009 Antivirus versions have been getting excellent reviews. I
haven't personally used them, but it seems that Symantec may have
finally seen the light. I believe that most if not every one of the bad
reviews of Norton posted here are on past experience also. Norton 360
is a kitchen sink of programs, so with all that running at the same
time, it's no wonder it slows a computer down.

If you already own 2009, I'd keep it. But when it comes time to renew,
why pay for what you can get for free?

--
Terry R.

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Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

Another option would be to contact Symantec support using "Live Chat"
Don't use the Norton 360 link to Live Chat but instead use the link to their
web site's Live Chat:
http://www.symantec.com/norton/suppo...?pvid=n360_2.0

For some reason I've get less wait time and the Live Chat user interface is
better.

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"ScottNOFX" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed
> new version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>

Nothing, is better than Norton. (A play on words) You are far better off if
you had nothing instead of Norton.
"ScottNOFX" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed
> new version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>

ScottNOFX wrote:
> I am looking for input on antivirus programs.
> I currently have Norton 360.
> I have a very fast DSL connection but pages seem very slow to load.
> I recently reinstalled windows to freshly formatted drive and installed new
> version of Norton 360.
> My computer screams other than email and browsing.
>
> Is Norton a pig?
> What's better/faster
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>
>


You'll get nearly as many differing opinions as you will responses.

I'll start by saying that I don't think any security "suite" is a
good choice. It'd be better to use smaller, less-resource-draining
stand-alone products. And, having had personal experience with
Verizon's business practices, I certainly wouldn't trust anything they
offer. Even if the product/service itself is fine, there'll be hidden
costs and "unadvertised" conditions and limitations associated with it.

I had used, and recommended, Norton Antivirus and then Norton
Internet Security, for many years, on Win98, WinNT, Win2K, and WinXP,
all without any significant problems. I had used McAfee prior to that.
But it's been several years since I've been tempted to try McAfee
products. Their quality seemed to take a steep nose-dive after they were
acquired by Network Associates.

However, when my subscription to Symantec's updates for Norton
Internet Security 2002 came up for renewal (at a cost substantially
higher than the preceding year's subscription), I decided to try less
expensive solutions. I downloaded and installed the free version of
GriSoft's AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php ). It proved
to be easily installed, easy to use, and quite effective. Additionally,
I was pleasantly surprised to see a small but very noticeable
improvement in my PC's performance, once I'd replaced the Symantec
product. Another free (for personal use) anti-virus product is AVAST! 4
Home Edition (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html), which is what
I've used without problems on both WinXP Pro and Vista Business.

For a recent comparison of anti-virus products:

Retrospective / ProActive Test
http://www.av-comparatives.org/


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