Norton Internet Security 2005

[RHinNC]

Not going to go in deep details, but I just removed this behemoth from my
system. Before I removed it I have around 60 processes running, after
uninstalling I now have around 49.

Took a crow bar and dynamite to get rid of. The uninstall failed so I
downloaded the Norton Removal Tool from their website. After running it 3
times, I still had over 40 registry entries that I had to manually remove.
And I am sure there are more that are deeply embedded.

My system runs and loads so much faster.

I had been blaming I.E. for lots of browsing issues (slow page loads, 404
errors, etc) now none of that. Truly like a new PC.

Been using Norton products for over 15 years, but no more. Been scanning
weekly for virus for years and never had one. I am behind a router, so a
firewall is not needed. I know what sites not to visit to avoid malware.
(Though I do run Windows Defender)

 

[DL]

Being behind a router doesnt negate the need for a Firewall,
ZoneAlarm is free.
Windows Defender is not enough, SpyBot & Adaware are free but you have to
explicitly scan, as they do not load in thebackground

 

[Rock]

Not going to go in deep details, but I just removed this behemoth from my
system. Before I removed it I have around 60 processes running, after
uninstalling I now have around 49.

Took a crow bar and dynamite to get rid of. The uninstall failed so I
downloaded the Norton Removal Tool from their website. After running it 3
times, I still had over 40 registry entries that I had to manually remove.
And I am sure there are more that are deeply embedded.

My system runs and loads so much faster.

I had been blaming I.E. for lots of browsing issues (slow page loads, 404
errors, etc) now none of that. Truly like a new PC.

Been using Norton products for over 15 years, but no more. Been scanning
weekly for virus for years and never had one. I am behind a router, so a
firewall is not needed. I know what sites not to visit to avoid malware.
(Though I do run Windows Defender)

You'll still need an AV program and should have a software firewall. Being
behind a router is good, but that is just one part of a complete security
approach.

 

[Gerry Atrick]

Not going to go in deep details, but I just removed this behemoth from my
system. Before I removed it I have around 60 processes running, after
uninstalling I now have around 49.

Took a crow bar and dynamite to get rid of. The uninstall failed so I
downloaded the Norton Removal Tool from their website. After running it 3
times, I still had over 40 registry entries that I had to manually remove. And
I am sure there are more that are deeply embedded.

My system runs and loads so much faster.

I had been blaming I.E. for lots of browsing issues (slow page loads, 404
errors, etc) now none of that. Truly like a new PC.

Been using Norton products for over 15 years, but no more. Been scanning
weekly for virus for years and never had one. I am behind a router, so a
firewall is not needed. I know what sites not to visit to avoid malware.
(Though I do run Windows Defender)

Can sympathise with you to a certain extent Norton 2005 was a nightmare. Norton
Internet Security 2006 has been much much better and as far as I can tell from
my limited "expertise" it does not unduly interfere with my system - i.e. I have
no complaints about speed etc. Updating virus definitions is now a painless
operation whereas with the 2005 version it was quite "hit or miss" and I had to
uninstall/reinstall 2005 several times. In fact nearly every time I consulted
Symantec Support the response was reinstall. So far (after 5 months use) I have
had no problems with 2006.

Gerry

 

[Rock]

Can sympathise with you to a certain extent Norton 2005 was a nightmare.
Norton Internet Security 2006 has been much much better and as far as I
can tell from my limited "expertise" it does not unduly interfere with my
system - i.e. I have no complaints about speed etc. Updating virus
definitions is now a painless operation whereas with the 2005 version it
was quite "hit or miss" and I had to uninstall/reinstall 2005 several
times. In fact nearly every time I consulted Symantec Support the
response was reinstall. So far (after 5 months use) I have had no
problems with 2006.

Ouch, why not just get rid of the Norton products? There are good
alternative, many of which are free. They all take less resources.

 

[Galen Somerville]

Not going to go in deep details, but I just removed this behemoth from my
system. Before I removed it I have around 60 processes running, after
uninstalling I now have around 49.

Took a crow bar and dynamite to get rid of. The uninstall failed so I
downloaded the Norton Removal Tool from their website. After running it 3
times, I still had over 40 registry entries that I had to manually remove.
And I am sure there are more that are deeply embedded.

My system runs and loads so much faster.

I had been blaming I.E. for lots of browsing issues (slow page loads, 404
errors, etc) now none of that. Truly like a new PC.

Been using Norton products for over 15 years, but no more. Been scanning
weekly for virus for years and never had one. I am behind a router, so a
firewall is not needed. I know what sites not to visit to avoid malware.
(Though I do run Windows Defender)

I too did the same thing. The major difference on both my Win98se and WinXP
machines was how fast they now boot up.

Had to search the registry for Symantec and then Norton. Literally hundreds
of entries after using removal tool.

I have been using Norton products since 1985. Still have his "Programmers
guide to the IBM PC". That was my bible in the MASM days.

I don't completely trust the NAT router so I use ZoneAlarm free edition, AVG
antivirus and SpywareBlaster.

Galen

 

[RHinNC]

Left out a couple of things.

I use Spybot and Ad-Aware weekly, and am a beta tester for Windows Live
OneCare 1.5, (however I think a remnant of Norton somewhere has disabled the
OneCare firewall), so I have installed my good old standby Tiny Personal
Firewall which I think is now Kerio. So I am not surfing "nakedly".

But I have been amazed at how much faster everything is with Norton
uninstalled.

 

[Rock]

Left out a couple of things.

I use Spybot and Ad-Aware weekly, and am a beta tester for Windows Live
OneCare 1.5, (however I think a remnant of Norton somewhere has disabled
the OneCare firewall), so I have installed my good old standby Tiny
Personal Firewall which I think is now Kerio. So I am not surfing
"nakedly".

But I have been amazed at how much faster everything is with Norton
uninstalled.

Yep, Norton home products are resource hogs.