Re: What is wrong with Norton?

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What could be worse than a resource hog that slows your machine to a crawl?
That's why I dropped it quite some time ago.

Not to mention the much-to-be-desired catch rate on viruses.


"Bill P" <BillP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e5CR$0%23dJHA.4412@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Hi
: I see lots of posts advising people not to install Norton products. Would
: someone please explain what the problem is and not just complain that it
is
: a "resource hog".
: Regards Bill
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