Re: Norton Internet Security 2005

"Gerry Atrick" wrote

"RHinNC" wrote

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.

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

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