Norton Anti Virus

[DaJ]

My nav is running out in October, I priced it and to my amazement Norton 2005 NAV is priced at $
86,95, almost twice that the 2004 ver is. What is another good anti virus program that can be
dependable? Anyone know what justifies the price jump?
Daj

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Get Your AVG for free!
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

 

[Jason Haynes]

Try shopping at Symantec. NAV 2005 is $49.95 with a $20 upgrade rebate.

 

[Donald McDaniel]

My nav is running out in October, I priced it and to my amazement Norton 2005 NAV is priced at $
86,95, almost twice that the 2004 ver is. What is another good anti virus program that can be
dependable? Anyone know what justifies the price jump?
Daj

Symantec has reduced prices for upgrades for those who have previous
Symantec products: Example: If you currently own a previous Symantec
product, you can purchase Norton Internet Security 2005 for only
$39.95. This is without a mail-in rebate. The list price for NIS
2005 is $69.95. Quite a big savings. You can probably get NAV 2005
for $19.95 if you have a previous Symantec Product.

Look for links on their website which say "Upgrade"

Donald L McDaniel
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[Malke]

Symantec has reduced prices for upgrades for those who have previous
Symantec products: Example: If you currently own a previous Symantec
product, you can purchase Norton Internet Security 2005 for only
$39.95. This is without a mail-in rebate. The list price for NIS
2005 is $69.95. Quite a big savings. You can probably get NAV 2005
for $19.95 if you have a previous Symantec Product.

Look for links on their website which say "Upgrade"

http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft

Malke

 

[R. McCarty]

Just go to Symantec Upgrade Center - Norton Internet Security 2005
$39 US (Available as download only).

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

You will qualify for a significant discount on the 2005 version as a
registered owner of 2004.

Bobby

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

In a recent test of 13 antivirus programs conducted by ZDNet labs, eTrust
came in at....#13 (dead last). I do not remember the specifics, but it
missed several of the viruses known to exist "in the wild". The most
current version was used.

Bobby

 

[Tom]

My nav is running out in October, I priced it and to my amazement Norton
2005 NAV is priced at $
86,95, almost twice that the 2004 ver is. What is another good anti virus
program that can be
dependable? Anyone know what justifies the price jump?
Daj

Umm, that's $89.95 for a 3 user pack (for installs on 3 PCs)! It is $49.95 for the one install.package.

 

[Bob Huntley]

Also, avoid it like the plague if it uses Symantics new activation
technology.

I wasted 3 hours of my life trying to get the f**ing software to stay
activated for more than a few seconds at a time - in the end I took it back
to the shop and got my money back.

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

This happened to *YOU*. There are literally millions of people using
Symantec products that activated with no problem and are still functioning.
Your example is by no means the norm. There is some issue with *YOUR*
computer that caused your issue, and I would bet money that what you saw was
not the fault of any Symantec software, but of something else installed on
your computer.


Bobby

 

[Tom]

Well, I would stay away from anything Symantec when it comes to taking care of one's PC. NAV wants to run and take care of files that belongs to Windows that windows can do on its own; it is simply to intrusive into the system, as well as a system resource hog. There are better AVs out there that are far less intrusive then NAV.

One thing I truly dislike about NAV, that it didn't do on 2002 versions and before was, one could have it NOT startup with Windows, and it would scan files on command, and still check emails for possible viruses. Now, if it isn't set to startup, it won't scan at all anywhere. NAV should have left the program control to the user, and not itself. Hence, I will never again use it. System Works is something everyone should stay away from!

 

[ColTom2]

Sam's Club has NSW 2004 which includes NAV for $47.88 and you are entitled
to a $30.00 rebate from Norton if you purchased the prior NAV product that
you have. You can download their rebate form from:

http://www.symantec.com/homecomputing/rebates/nsw.html#nsw04

 

[Jerome M. Katz]

Be Careful with expecting to get a rebate when you buy at Sam's Club.
If there is no mention of the rebate on the box, you may not get it.
Walmart (including sam's Club) is big enough that it negotiates
special deals with manufacturers (including I am sure Microsoft; I am
not sure about Symantec) that enable you to purchase the product for
less when you buy it there but the rebate is n/a.

 

[Alex Nichol]

My nav is running out in October, I priced it and to my amazement Norton 2005 NAV is priced at $
86,95, almost twice that the 2004 ver is. What is another good anti virus program that can be
dependable? Anyone know what justifies the price jump?

I suggest go to www.my-etrust.com/microsoft
where there is currently a free one year trial of their EzArmor,
including entrust AV and a licensed version of Zone Alarm. The AV is
excellent, and last renewal, three months ago, for just that aspect was
$9.95

I suspect with such price jumps and its growing reputation as a
generator of trouble, Norton is in a downward market share spiral, and
is jumping the price to try to maintain income.

 

[R. McCarty]

I used to universally recommend Symantec Norton Anti-Virus, or
the Norton Internet Security package. However, after many run ins
with uninstalls, updates & numerous other issues I've rethought that
decision both personally and professionally.

Many customers have multiple computers in their home. The cost of
a yearly renewal at $29.95 for each is costly. Especially, when the
latest version upgrade is almost as cheap.

Lately, I've just recommended that people consider AVG (Free) &
Zone Alarm if they need basic coverage. Regardless of what the
economy seems to be, a lot of folks just can't afford the maintenance
costs of Anti-Virus & Firewall software.

Norton let me down when I discovered a 1999 virus in one of my
wife's old .PST files. The Panda on-line scan found and removed it.
I'll have to admit I'm considering Panda as a replacement, but need
to run Symantec somewhere, to "Stay in the loop" as it where.

Symantec's 2005 version of Nis seems to only have a new "Worm"
detection feature. Little if anything else has changed from the 2004
version of the product. I used to tell people to buy a new version
every two years and renew the subscription in the interim year.

I'm not saying Symantec makes bad products. Right now my main
PC is running Nis-2004. Of course I have logging disabled & a few
other tweaks to try and keep it from "Resource Hogging".
[ 7 processes, using upwards of 30 Megabytes of memory]

Just a personal opinion - If I've learned nothing else, it's that software
allegiance is temporary. Don't be afraid to change brands.

 

[Tom]

I suggest go to www.my-etrust.com/microsoft
where there is currently a free one year trial of their EzArmor,
including entrust AV and a licensed version of Zone Alarm. The AV is
excellent, and last renewal, three months ago, for just that aspect was
$9.95

I suspect with such price jumps and its growing reputation as a
generator of trouble, Norton is in a downward market share spiral, and
is jumping the price to try to maintain income.

Alex, just to clarify for the OP, the $89.95 price he posted is in regard to a 3 user purchase, and not a standalone, which is $49.95, but that is still too expensive. I find the the TrendMicro online scanner is good for me.

 

[Unknown]

Why don't you drop all of that garbage and run Windows XP with SP2? You'll be
amazed.

I used to universally recommend Symantec Norton Anti-Virus, or
the Norton Internet Security package. However, after many run ins
with uninstalls, updates & numerous other issues I've rethought that
decision both personally and professionally.

Many customers have multiple computers in their home. The cost of
a yearly renewal at $29.95 for each is costly. Especially, when the
latest version upgrade is almost as cheap.

Lately, I've just recommended that people consider AVG (Free) &
Zone Alarm if they need basic coverage. Regardless of what the
economy seems to be, a lot of folks just can't afford the maintenance
costs of Anti-Virus & Firewall software.

Norton let me down when I discovered a 1999 virus in one of my
wife's old .PST files. The Panda on-line scan found and removed it.
I'll have to admit I'm considering Panda as a replacement, but need
to run Symantec somewhere, to "Stay in the loop" as it where.

Symantec's 2005 version of Nis seems to only have a new "Worm"
detection feature. Little if anything else has changed from the 2004
version of the product. I used to tell people to buy a new version
every two years and renew the subscription in the interim year.

I'm not saying Symantec makes bad products. Right now my main
PC is running Nis-2004. Of course I have logging disabled & a few
other tweaks to try and keep it from "Resource Hogging".
[ 7 processes, using upwards of 30 Megabytes of memory]

Just a personal opinion - If I've learned nothing else, it's that software
allegiance is temporary. Don't be afraid to change brands.

 

[Jason Haynes]

Why don't you drop all of that garbage and run Windows XP with SP2?
You'll be amazed.

That would be pretty dumb considering SP2 does not contain any type of
antivirus.

 

[Nick Goetz]

In a recent test of 13 antivirus programs conducted by ZDNet
labs, eTrust came in at....#13 (dead last). I do not remember
the specifics, but it missed several of the viruses known to
exist "in the wild". The most current version was used.

Bobby

Dead last based on what...?

Could it be the fact that ETrust is short on "Fluff" and useless
"Doodads" (but long on speed, small size, stability and "non
intrusive"). Did you check out the "user" reviews? Different
storey.

Most of the well known AV programs do a fine job of detection and
removal (including NAV). Some (like NAV & McAffee) can be
troublesome.

What's NAV 2004, about 40Mb? Etrust is about 4Mb.

The only thing I "like" about NAV and System Works etc. is that
they generate a lot of business.

I don't think I'd use NAV if it was free and I no longer recommend
it to customers (much as I'd like to).

Good choices:
Etrust
PC Cillin

Good "Freeby":
AVG

Nick Goetz