Re: Thinking about buying Norton's AntiVirus

"HeyBub" <heybub@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:e5AGWFZpIHA.3804@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Brad wrote:
Hi,

Note: I have used NAV (Norton's AntiVirus) 2001 on a Windows 98se
computer(s) in the past.

Over a month ago, I bought a new Dell laptop with Windows XP home
edition. It came with Trend Micro PC-cillin (30 days trial)
pre-installed. I am thinking about buying NAV, assuming it allows
me to control (preferences) how it "behaves" as NAV 2001 did. I
don't want NAV always running in the background. I want to be able
to "run" NAV to check folders, etc. when I want, the same way I did
using NAV 2001.

What is your experience with the new version of NAV?

I doubt anyone on this group would recommend Norton, or, to a lesser degree McCaffee.

There are several problems with Norton:

1. It is a resource hog, burning up to 15% of available CPU cycles.

Huh? As I currently look, not a single Symantec I have installed is using any at all.

2. It is difficult to remove. Very difficult. You have to run the secret Symantec removal tool several times then manually scan the registry for detritus left behind.

There's nothing secret about their removal utility, it's been around for years, no different than any of the other applications and Symantec isn't the only one that has registry entries that are not removed.

3. Norton interferes with many software installations - and doesn't tell you it's bothering the install process. You end up with an application that won't work and you don't know why. Virtually every bit of software that tells you to "disable your virus checker" before continuing really means "Disable Norton."

If you truly believe your last statement, you truly don't realize the importance of shutting down running programs when installing an application.


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