Norton Antivirus has not found ANY spyware or viruses since subscr

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Hmm, Mayday; I'll remember that.

What all of you are missing in this scrap over what's good what isn't and
the unasked for advices being pushed about, is that it is a general given in
most all anti-spyware communities that NO SINGLE APPLICATION is going to
find ALL or even MOST spyware.

If Norton is hyping that it will protect you from ALL spyware, that's as
much of a useless lie as the others try to tell us. I don't have any
experience with Norton and spyware or malware or trojans or the rest of it,
but to date there IS so single solution to spyware detection and control.
In fact, if you use Yahoo's virus/spyware protection, it's hard coded right
in their software to NOT report instances of the Gain spyware family. For
awhile, MS was going to have theirs not report on one too, but the public
outcry changed that bad move. No idea what they did with Vista, though.

Most of you participating in this thread are showing an arrogance and lack
of current knowledge that you should be finding embarassing. Either that or
you're just plain dummies.

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Palomino wrote:
Let me restate this...my Norton Internet Security [...]


Posters just don't listen, do they?

Norton Internet Security (from Norton's website)
* Detects and blocks *spyware*, viruses, and adware
* Automatically blocks intruders and identity thieves
* Automatically filters spam and dangerous phishing email
* Blocks Web sites you don?t want your children to visit
* Gives you control over all incoming and outgoing Internet
traffic
* Automatically scans email and instant-message attachments and
removes viruses, Trojan horses, and worms
* Includes Norton AntiVirus?, Norton? Personal Firewall, Norton
Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam, and Norton Parental Control

Actually, we do read/listen, but, again, if you've used the product
you would know to follow more than just the marketing hype.

Just pointing out that you and Bruce kept focusing on the Anti-Virus
aspect of the software and that it is *not* antispyware. But guess
what, as crappy as it is, it *is* an antispyware program.

Spyware and

Adware are determined by the vendor, and Symantec is not overly
agressive with their definitions in those areas.

No, crap. I believe I said that. See directly below this sentence.

I've not seen any FREE AV-Antispyware products that are better,
please provide the list.

Actually LS(V) seems to agree with me. Norton is crap.
Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal (paid version will block)
Microsoft's Windows Defender (blocker and remover)
(based on GIANT Antispyware, #1 in most antispyware reviews.)
Spybot Search & Destroy (remover and blocker)

 

[Guest]

Ok...THANK YOU to all of you who responded to my question as to why Norton
didn't find spyware. YES...Internet Security does have an anti-spyware
component. Now I know that I should continue using Norton as anti virus but I
have learned to rely on my Lavasoft Ad-Aware and my Webroot Spysweeper to get
rid of the numerous spyware that comes in. Thanks again everyone! I have just
recently found this site for my questions and will continue to use it. You
are all most helpful!!

 

[Scott]

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[Guest]

Norton uses a different technique in finding a virus or spyware on the
computer.Even a cookie in the computer will be detected as a virus in many
anti virus programs. So it is not necessary for Norton find that cookies as
virus. Only when these cookies or file cause some activity in the computer,
they are detected as viruses and spywares.
If you have you Norton upto date with latest virus definition, it will be
able to find the virues, But if you install a false antivirus program, every
time, it will tell you that your computer is infected.And those are false
information.