I have to agree.
I would say that most Norton Bashers are basing their comments on previous
versions (upto and including 2007), and in truth not unreasonably so.
However they are letting their prejudice get in the way of objective
opinion.
360 is much leaner and meaner. I suspect that its smaller footprint on
system resources is as much due to the improved way that Vista deals with
such matters, and it being specifically written to do so.
Personally I find that 360 has absolutely minimal impact on my system
compared to 2007 (which was a pain in the backside)
I am not saying that 360 is perfect, but at least give more credence to
people who actually have used it rather than those who would set fire to
anything with the word Norton on it.
Whilst I have not tried Kapersky, my reasearch as to whether to ditch Norton
(before I gave them another chance with 360) would lead me to believe that
this is an excellent alternative.
Phypps
N360 works better than Live One Care. In Vista(ensure if N360 it is the
designed for Vista version). If buying retail, check the box... A higher
learning curve than most for configuring the included firewall but
significantly easier than Vista's Windows Firewall. The N360 included NAV
operates much similar to earlier versions in configuration and update. The
footprint for N360 is significantly smaller than prior full version Symantec
security products.
Prior versions of Symantec products do not function as well in Vista and in
many cases for some in XP. That experience is usually the foundation for a
variety of negative comments on Norton products. It would also be hard to
believe that *almost* anyone voicing concern based on a prior Norton product
has actually installed and used N360 in a Vista environment.
Live One Care historically is in the bottom of the list with respect to
success and prevention, though one's surfing, file sharing, and email habits
contribute to the success or lack of for any security program.
For Vista....free versions Avast and AVG are the choice of many. Fee based
versions most would suggest Kaspersky, BitDefender, NOD32.
I've N360 and Kaspersky separately running on two Vista Ultimate retail RTM
installs and use Avast on a dual boot XP/Vista Pre-RTM Ultimate
installation.
Imo, if new to Vista choose AVast and get comfortable with Vista, if you
need something more capable or have a desire to play a greater role in
managing the security options then move up to the fee-based versions.
Good luck.
..winston
:I am considering Norton 360. I have now LiveOneCare (which my trial ends
in
: 30 days..)
:
: Any thoughts if Norton is better. My esperience in the past with Norton
: products is that Nortons provide very good protection and utilities, but
: they tend to be very large program, and make PC slugish... Norton 360 is
: double the cost of LiveOne Care....
:
: Thanks,
: mac
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