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Norton
Topic Started: May 29 2009, 08:19 PM (628 Views)
Omni. Jun 26 2009, 05:39 AM Post #16
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The diety dies today.
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 I have had McAfee and Norton in the past. Now all I use is AVG and Malware Bytes.
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theking111 Jul 3 2009, 09:47 PM Post #17
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RIP Joe
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 Im using Norton and it slows down your pcs as it always does a thorough scan before your pc is fully started.
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Grant A. Jul 4 2009, 01:09 AM Post #18
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Brandon
May 30 2009, 12:31 AM
Some versions of it would inject Javascript into web pages you visited. I recall in the early beta days of ZB that the injected JS broke parts of ZB. Hence this little chunk of code in ZB's HTML:
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<!-- /*
<script language="javascript"></script>

*/ #### off Norton -->
I lol'd. :D



Anyways, here are the problems with Norton that I see:


  • It doesn't uninstall completely
  • Older versions injected JavaScript into web pages
  • It has a high false-positive rate, and fails to detect the real viruses half of the time.
  • It's a resource hog, and doesn't know how to concede resources to other programs like other modern AVs
  • IT USES SIGNATURES


If you're ever in the market for a new AV, I would recommend Kaspersky Internet Security¹. However, if you're pressed for cash, go with Avast.

Of course, you could always jump ship to Linux. :wub:


Anyways, good luck with your new AV, I wish you much better luck than you had with Norton.


¹Kaspersky Internet Security scans for all types of Malware, and is a firewall.
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Jakɚ Aug 9 2009, 09:26 PM Post #19
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Werepossehm?
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 Earlier this year, my dad bought a 3 computer license for Norton Internet Security 2009, it is much better than AVG and ZoneAlarm. It runs scans in times where you aren't actively using the computer, hence the name: Idle Time Scan. It has an innovative interface easy to use yet not hard to edit/customize. It runs in the background, hardly ever slows down my computer like AVG did when it ran it's daily scans. Also, read the reviews on this site. I linked to the 2nd page where rating begins, the first page is just gobbly-goop about what AV is and an introduction, nothing much. All ratings are out of 10, this is a professional magazine written by real techies and knowledgeable people, I suggest it to any and all fans of computers + software/hardware.

I'll add some ratings here...you are free to look at the original site to see I didn't change any. :r

Mcafee Total Protection 2009: 6/10
Norton Internet Security 2009: 9/10
Kasperky Internet Security 2009: 6/10
AVG Internet Security 8.0: 7/10
Avast! 4 Home Edition: 5/10
AviraAntivir: 8/10
FRISK Software F-Prot Antivirus: 5/10
AVG Free Edition: 5/10
PC Tools Antivirus: 3/10
ESET Smart Security: 9/10

If you said ESET or Norton is a good idea, thanks. :D

My Personal Rating of Norton: 4.9/5
Edited by Jakɚ, Aug 9 2009, 09:41 PM.
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ZapTap Aug 10 2009, 12:14 AM Post #20
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 My dad got Norton 360 for his comp and then put it on mine (The download process was odd :/ ) and I like it, though every time I run a scan, without fail, it will find and fix one tracking cookie :/ I assume it must be a website I go to often, but I don't know which one (Google probably) and I do wish that it would show more details of both what it found and what it did. In general though, it's not bad.

//ZT\\
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Jakɚ Aug 10 2009, 12:23 AM Post #21
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Werepossehm?
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ZapTap
Aug 10 2009, 12:14 AM
My dad got Norton 360 for his comp and then put it on mine (The download process was odd :/ ) and I like it, though every time I run a scan, without fail, it will find and fix one tracking cookie :/ I assume it must be a website I go to often, but I don't know which one (Google probably) and I do wish that it would show more details of both what it found and what it did. In general though, it's not bad.

//ZT\\
I had a trial for 360 on this laptop when it came, it seemed nice. Like NIS better, though (Norton Internet Security).
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