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Norton 2006
by TampaDSM - 10/26/05 1:31 PMI recently bought Norton 06 for the 39 dollars. And I have to say it is a horrible memory hog. I reccomend against it in favor of avg, pc-cillin or even McAffe. Any other opinions.
-Craig
A person I know in another forum purchased NIS 2006
by Donna Buenaventura
- 10/27/05 12:45 AM
In reply to: Norton 2006 by TampaDSM
He like it. He report no issue so far.
I guess it is because he know why it is using more memory than other AV? Compare the number of tasks, features and functions of Norton AV and you'll get the picture why Norton is using a lot of memory than other AV.
For users who prefer a product that requires less memory, AVG, eTrust AV are among those.
A thought...
by GBTrevor - 10/28/05 4:12 AM In reply to: A person I know in another forum purchased NIS 2006 by Donna Buenaventura
I know from experience that with NIS 2005 it only performed well (that is did not affect PC performance) when running on new well spec'd PC's. Put it on anything old(er) and the PC slowed often to a crawl. I would guess that things would be the same (or worse) with NIS 2006.
My advice to my customers is avoid it like the plague on older PC's, but use it if it is your preferred choice if you have a new PC.
Norton Antivirus 2006
by sarace - 10/28/05 5:49 AM In reply to: Norton 2006 by TampaDSMI am having the same trouble with Norton Antivirus 2006. It has completely slowed down my computer. I have 512 RAM and apparently this is not enough. But I suspect a more far reaching problem--I think it must have a comflict with Windows XP and that is why it has caused my computer to go from a very smooth running machine to a very infirm machine. I am very frustated and disappointed that it is not up to Norton's usual standards.
Stayed away from Symantec since 2003
by sandeep108 - 10/28/05 6:04 AM In reply to: Norton Antivirus 2006 by sarace"I am very frustated and disappointed that it is not up to Norton's usual standards."
Actually it is!! Why are you disappointed. This sort of behaviour is pretty normal by Norton/Symantec standards. Since I got the kakworm virus as far back as 2002-03, inspite of having installed NAV 2003, I have stayed away. I moved to AVG and was very pleasantly surprised at the performance jump of my PC - it was like getting a hardware upgrade worth $ 500 free! I actually had bought NIS 2003 but the firewall portion was so bad I finally uninstalled it and had only installed NAV along with ZA.
After doing some more research at forums, I moved to AVG and ZA and then getting some problems to Sygate Personal Firewall and till date have never had any problems these last 2 - 3 years. And my PC is as fast as it can be. It is really a pity that Symantec has taken over Sygate...
Norton AV
by johnbeeman1 - 12/19/05 5:58 AM In reply to: Stayed away from Symantec since 2003 by sandeep108I've been a Norton/Symamtec user for many many years. Recently, during one of those "automatic" updates, my subscription became corrupted. After my efforts to fix it failed, I tried to update/renew my subscription. Nothing but problems. I emailed Support and got no replies. All the Tek folks are somewhere on the other side of the Atlantic. Rather than wait for days, leaving my computer open to attack, I went with McAfee. Norton is not the company it once was, that's for sure. Too big - no service.
Norton Anti Virus 2006
by Ron Geiken - 10/28/05 10:42 AM In reply to: Norton Antivirus 2006 by saraceTry AVG Free. I have been using that for years, and it runs fast and you can get automatic updates, and it seems to be very effective. I also have an ISP, Cox Cable that rids all incoming e-mail of viruses. See if you can find an ISP that does that, think about using AVG, and you will sure minimize your problems. I had Norton on my computer, and there didn't seem to be anything that I could do to get it running right again after I had a windows XP crash and had to reinstall everything. AVG just seems to be more user friendly. Also a good addition would be to install Zone Alarm Free version, since that will help to keep out people probing your internet connection.
Norton has had very low standards since 2002
by Berfert - 11/1/05 5:23 AM In reply to: Norton Antivirus 2006 by saraceI was a Norton die hard up until they produced Norton System Works 2002. My die hard status came to a screeching halt after purchase and I refuse to go back.
Norton, but not any more
by NWRCS - 12/15/05 1:37 PM In reply to: Norton Antivirus 2006 by saraceI've been using Norton for a LONG time, ever since McAfee didn't do the job.
My updated 2004 expires in a couple of days, so yesterday I read the company descriptions, opt for Norton AV 2006.
Man, what a disaster that was.
Spent hours and 3 reboots to get it loaded, then it has "features" they don't tell you about.
Like this "Protection Center" window that keeps popping up in the lower right, and covers about 1/4 of your screen, and all it wants you to do is run a scan, update...you have to "click" it off every time to continue (no minimizing), pain in the tailfeathers.
Then, they want to add a web browser toolbar.
Not on MY computer, they don't!
Then, someone asks a question on one of the many non-computer-related forums I do tech advice on, you do a google looking for info, it decides it doesn't like the looks of the server, does this full-screen "scan", and then dumps ALL your browser windows!
The "support" folks, while pleasant enough, do not have English as their primary language, and simply read from their menu script.
I loaded it at 2 PM yesterday, disabled in in my startup at 2330 last night, requested a refund and un-installed it at noon today.
But wait!
You have to sign a Proof of Destruction letter to get a refund!
So, once it's fully un-installed, and you check Program Files, it isn't.
So, you fix that.
Then, you check the Registry.
Oooops!
Still there, too!
So, you fix that!
Then you do a "search" for "Norton", and lordhavemercy, there are a dozen more instances THERE!
Crimeny, it took 90 minutes to unload the damn thing!
They kept telling me to un-load and un-install AdAware, AdWatch, Privacy Guardian, SpyBot, all the stuff I KNOW works, and "trust them".
Not this guy!
So, what do you guys use?
I've heard good things about Panda.
AVG I see mentioned, too.
AVG
by sandeep108 - 12/15/05 10:22 PM In reply to: Norton, but not any more by NWRCSSince my subscription to NAV 2003 expired, I switched to AVG (at that time v6). I had to manually install their online e-mail scanner for OE and configure it, but I found a helpful thread somewhere which easily allowed me to do it. I was really surprised at the performance jump that I got just from this one switch! It has enabled me to postpone upgrading my PC. Since then AVG has released v7.1, which includes the e-mail scanner and feels as good as ever. Almost daily updates, a fairly helpful support forum, catches viruses and does not bog down your system.
You can always try the free version and uninstall it if you do not like it. If you like it, upgrade to the licensed one, if it is non-personal use. AFAIK, it uninstalls quite cleanly.
Why did it slow me down?
by jag13 - 9/27/06 12:13 PM In reply to: Norton Antivirus 2006 by saraceWhy did it slow my computer down? Prior to installing this 2006 program, I would enjoy using my PC. Now I dread having to turn it on.
It takes a long time to boot up, it takes a long time to open spread sheets or simple programs. It has become very frustrating!!
Can anyone help? I'm running Windows XP, Pentium4, 2.53GHz and 256MB RAM. Do I need to add more RAM?
Norton 2006
by grandpajim - 10/28/05 5:52 AM In reply to: Norton 2006 by TampaDSMI no longer use any Symantec (Norton) products. My Norton 2003 needed to be updated, so I went to their website and downloaded the trial version of 2005. I got a virus on their site that destroyed my registry when I disabled 2003 so I could load 2005. I wrote them & asked if they had any suggestions (on another computer) before I did anything. I never received a response, so I quit using any of their products and removed them from all of our network's computers (only 5 units). However, I tell this & DO NOT recommend them to anyone. And yes, I found Norton's to be a memory hog as well. I use AVG (free) now, and am very satisfied with it.
NAV2006
by oldlady2 - 10/28/05 6:50 AM In reply to: Norton 2006 by grandpajimI've avoided NAV since 2004 ver. Use AVG and Avast free versions. AVG recently detected a generic backdoor worm on my main computer. I had heard the free versions were not astute at the more difficult viruses and worms. I'm sufficiently please with these to probably purchase the professional versions. BTW AVG's paid subscription is twice as long as Symantec for about the same renewal fee.
Get rid of NIV
by skycatcher - 10/28/05 9:14 AM In reply to: Norton 2006 by TampaDSMDoesn't Norton WANT to sell a good working product ???? NAV has always halved the speed of computers, old ones and new ones.
Sophos is about the best if you can afford it - not usual for home users.
Other AVs do good jobs and are fast There's always the Free 'Housecall' check from http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/housecall/housecall_pre.php - it's fully safe and VERY good at finding stuff - the only drag is that you need Sun Java onboard first
Mike
2 av programs
by brooklyn354 - 10/28/05 9:23 AM In reply to: Get rid of NIV by skycatcherim running winxp and have over 1000 in ram. i have NAV 2003 and have no problems with viruses but my question is how long can i use the 2003 version? do i have to upgrade even though i have no visable problems or viruses yet? how important is it to use the newest versions of any AV programs? also can i use the NAV2003 and also AVG (free version) at the same time or can 2 AV programs not run together? thanks
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