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How are the feelings around here re Symantec Norton Security ? I have an offer for 5 Devices for 29 bucks. I bought AVG recently but had a problem in the past w/ Zone alarm running with it and sentiments seem to be running against it.

It seems every time I spend $$ on a software product I end up regretting it. The last 2 products I did NOT regret were Office 97 and ZTreeWin…

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I use Norton 360 and have been doing for a few years now.

It can get chewy the odd times and after Windows Updates I usually have to do a manual scan for its Definition updates before it will let IE connect to the Internet, but Norton has a great tool in its Remove and Reinstall where it downloads a new install before unloading the old one and then installs the new one.

It says to save it to Desktop but I just leave it in my Downloads folder and click on its .exe the odd occasion I’ve needed to run it.

Getting all of the Definitions back up to date can seem never ending as it’s best to manually check for updates after the initial flood until it tells you there’s none left, but it has kept me safe so I’ll be sticking with it for the foreseeable future.

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Sudo
Thanks for the feedback. I have 2 days to decide which means I will likely fail to decide… :huh:

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David,

I’ve been using Norton 360 (free from my ISP) for several years, with only minimal glitches. In the past, I used Norton System Tools, even during the time when many were complaining of their “bloatedness,” which seems to have been resolved in the last few years of Norton products. Even though Peter Norton is long gone from Symantec (probably on a tropic isle somewhere), I’d go ahead and pull the plug. The price seems fair, the functionality is good. Watch out for the price on yearly updates, though.

Zig

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There was a comparison of Internet Security Suites / AntiVirus progs in the most recent edition of the UK monthly magazine PC Pro, and for what it’s worth Norton Internet Security came out pretty well (but not as well as Kaspersky Internet Security).

(I won’t say just how appallingly badly McAfee did…)

BATcher

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Well I though I had till midnight tonight but it was midnight yesterday.
Thanks again for all the feedback. I will keep AVG and hope it is getting alone w/ Zonealarm.

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While I haven’t read through all of https://support.avg.com/answers?id=906b00000004frvAAA I’ve read enough to see that perhaps AVG and ZoneAlarm aren’t a match made in Heaven.

I thought that AVG Pro had its own Firewall, so why do you need ZoneAlarm as well ?

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While I haven’t read through all of https://support.avg.com/answers?id=906b00000004frvAAA I’ve read enough to see that perhaps AVG and ZoneAlarm aren’t a match made in Heaven.

I thought that AVG Pro had its own Firewall, so why do you need ZoneAlarm as well ?

True. Emsisoft’s Online Armor Free (link) is a better match with AVG Free. (NOTE: As of 2015, the Online Armor download is a “Free Trial”. This is still the same Free Firewall after 30 days, but you have to declare through the program that you do not want the Premium — paid — version. During the first 30 days, you get additional features. Otherwise, it’s still just as good as ever.) I use OA free on a Windows XP Netbook with very limited resources. OA + AVG should be a great combo on anything more capable. Malwarebytes Free makes a good second or third opinion anti-spyware scanner.

Norton gives great deals, but renewal is automatic and difficult to cancel, and the renewals are very much more expensive. I find the hassle of removing Norton products has not been worth the benefits of their products, even if they are nearly giving them away.

But maybe that’s just me.

-- rc primak

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Never said pro, it’s just AVG AV. If I get my $40 ? rebate its free (minus the stamp, why oh why do they insist on mailing everything in? Oh I guess I know). Maybe the pro version would have been a better choice in that regard, compatibility wise. But then it would not have been free :bananas: I will work w/ AVG for now :crossfingers:

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In your opening post you said that you had bought AVG recently – is that not the Pro version ?

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It was just AVG AV not the pro version. On my box the feature list has firewall greyed out. I will check to see if Windows firewall is running, I believe it is. Actually it would be I uninstalled AVG on the one computer it was on for trouble shooting purposes.

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Do you have ZoneAlarm on that one ?

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Not yet, I am using windows firewall, when I get time I will move ahead with further installations of wanted SW. I am probably not using it enough to be truly testing it for stability. I just got my backup solution back on line last week and maybe this weekend it will see some use.

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How are the feelings around here re Symantec Norton Security ? I have an offer for 5 Devices for 29 bucks. I bought AVG recently but had a problem in the past w/ Zone alarm running with it and sentiments seem to be running against it.
It seems every time I spend $$ on a software product I end up regretting it. The last 2 products I did NOT regret were Office 97 and ZTreeWin…

As a working Computer Tech., I have to secure hundreds of computers, in homes, offices and even one in a Corp. CO’s office.

I’m constantly telling my customers, “the best security software in the world is 100%, absolutely, positively FREE!”
Then in the next breath, I tell them, “there is no one program or suite of programs that will completely keep any computer 100% safe from all Malware”.

Back on topic:
Norton AV software has never been FREE, and has to be paid for again and again, every year. What a drag!
Then it does not protect against all forms of Malware, i.e. Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Trojans, Rootkits and tracking cookies.

It takes several different programs, from different venders, to adequately protect any PC.
I use five different programs on my own PC to keep it Malware free, and each one will find and remove something that the others did not.

One program I use, on every new customer’s PC, is the “Norton Removal Tool”. Symantec was forced to produce a removal tool for Norton products, because it was such a horrible program to get rid of. (worse than most viruses).

AVG 2015 FREE? It’s a great program that will update itself and run daily scans, if set up to do so, without any operator intervention. Always FREE and does a great job of protecting a PC, and the options present in the Pro (paid) version are really not necessary. The FREE Windows firewall is also sufficient.

Cheers Mates,
Stay SAFE!

The Doctor

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My experience is that both Norton and Kaspersky are resource hogs. At our company, we migrated from Kaspersky to ESET and couldn’t be happier. At home i’m on Kaspersky Pure because of a 3-year license i got, but as soon as it ends i won’t be renewing. My new Windows 8.1 notebook doesn’t have anything, and my desktop will migrate off, too. Windows Defender does a good enough job.

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5 for 29 bucks?
Get it!
I’ve been using Norton since the days of the IBM PC, still using it on XP, WIN7, Vista and Win 8.
No issues at all.
And getting the previous year’s version at a big discount is the way to go. CD Key will work on the current version. Free upgrade.
P.S. Resource issues have been fixed a long time ago.

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Norton isn’t auto renewed and I go shopping for the cheapest deal possible and buy two of them as they are good for 3 years without activation.

I’ve found IOBit Uninstaller uninstalls Norton 360 just fine but I have had problems with Norton’s own uninstaller – I think a 3rd party uninstaller program is always best.

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P.S. Resource issues have been fixed a long time ago.

I had it several years ago and it was lightfooted. My AVG is not pro or free. It is off but as I will post in another thread I still got a BSOD today.

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Let me ask you this – how many times has your A/V warned you about a malware infection? Do you really need one of those all-encompassing take-over-your-computer paid programs? I know I don’t.
In the 15 years I’ve had my own home computers I’ve never paid for A/V protection. For the last several years I’ve used MS Security Essentials and Malwarebytes/free. Every couple of months I may I run Trend Micro House Call or Kaspersky Security Scan but neither has ever found any malware. I can’t even remember when the last “warning” I’ve has was- from any of those sources.
I should also add that I’m a very sceptical internet user who is very wary of things that say “FREE”.

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I use Norton 360 and it has occasionally blocked a Rootkit Toolbox and when visiting http://www.pingtest.net 3 or 4 years back, it had been hijacked and Norton blocked a Rootkit then.

It will also block and warn me when I click on an apparent otherwise safe site if it isn’t.

While viruses are few and far between now, they can still pop up now and again.

While safe browsing plays an important part in staying safe, you can still land on an infected site and MSE may not be equipped to pick it up.

While I appreciate that no AV program can be 100% effective, some are better than others and any recent AV rating sites list MSE well down the list of the freebies – even MS don’t rate it.

The fact that you run anti malware scans would infer that you don’t fully trust MSE either.

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No, of course I don’t totally trust MSE, or any A/V program. I was actually asking “wavy” about his need for Norton.
By the way, I get all of my virus/malware experience from working on other people’s computers! Some are repeat “customers” who never seem to learn how to avoid malware. I’ll bet most of us here have similar experience.

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I had to clean up a relative’s laptop twice in a month last year – don’t know if she had picked up something from Face Book but AdwCleaner did the job each time.

Not sure what it was but it had disabled audio each time.

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What I need is something that does the job w/ a light foot print. The AVG I own is just AV, I have had BSOD problems on a new computer and was thinking it might have been AVG. Facts are that problem still exists http://windowssecrets.com/forums/showthread//166441-Microsoft-Security-Essentials-and-third-party-AV-at-same-time?p=987320&viewfull=1#post987320and the cheap Norton offer has expired. MSE is not in the same league as big name AVs, folks do use it with good success being careful where they tread.

Now since we are gathered here:rolleyes: I have posted new info at the previous thread.

And thanks for all the feed back!

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Some internet service providers offer Norton antivirus for free, so you could check with yours and see if they have that offer. I’ve used the free Avast antivirus software (https://www.avast.com) for years and it has a light footprint. Here are their system requirements: “You need at least Windows XP (with SP2) installed. Windows Vista, 7, 8, and even 8.1 are fully supported (unless your device runs the Starter or RT edition) in both the 32- and 64-bit variant. A 10-year old Pentium 3 processor will do, with 128 MB RAM and 2 GB of hard-drive space.”

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Regrettably its McAfee

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