Re: Norton vs "?"

From: Phil Weldon (notdiscosed_at_example.com)
Date: 10/10/05

  • Next message: Galen: "Re: Norton vs "?"" 
    Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:11:28 GMT

    Oddly, I am offered 'Live Update' every two days on average.
    Do you suppose it has anything to do with using Norton Antivirus as a part
    of SystemWorks? Or have you not used Norton Antivirus lately?

    As for why use Norton Antivirus, with careful timing, the price is right;
    $0.00 US.

    Phil Weldon

    "Panda_man" <Pandaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:FA5A63A1-3F0F-44D9-9AAA-B31E6BF3012D@microsoft.com...
    | Norton antivirus and any other security Symantec products has many
    | disadvantages:
    | 1.Live Update - used from many people and from you,of course,offers
    updates
    | only ONCE a week which is critical for new viruses like Sasser
    ,Zotob,Sober
    | critical.
    |
    | 2.Norton always creates too much files and folders and reg keys and it
    isn't
    | possible to be cleaned withouth something else.I mean it is possible but
    need
    | time and special expert skills in "How to clean a computer after Norton"
    | Norton's files are so much that even a malware creates less.
    |
    | 3.Symantec's tech support is terrible.They never do not know why something
    | has happended
    |
    | 4.In my opinion Norton is bad in dealing with Trojans (this is my personal
    | opinion)
    | I think so, because I have helped many people but nowhere Norton helped
    | with dealing with trojans
    |
    | 5.Please read this post and you'll see what kind of problem can Norton
    create:
    |
    http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security.virus/browse_thread/thread/ee04b0b9a2b1e661/2766975658608580?lnk=st&q=norton+av+2005+(in+Microsoft)&rnum=5&hl=en#2766975658608580
    |
    | It is being discussed in the group you are posting to.
    |
    |
    | At the end I would recommend you to have one of these better than Norton
    | things:
    |
    | Panda Titanium (at about $ 40 a year)
    | http://www.pandasoftware.com
    | http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/truprevent.htm
    | http://www.pandasoftware.com/about_panda/technology
    |
    | or
    | F-prot AV + Panda TruPrevent ( at about $ 60 a year)
    |
    | http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/win/
    | http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/truprevent.htm
    |
    |
    | You can get trials and learn why they are better.
    |
    | Panda_man
    | " Let's beat malware black and blue "
    | " No new epidemics of all kind of malware -> Panda TruPrevent "
    |
    | "Film Fan" wrote:
    |
    | > I've used NAV for years and have had no bad results. It's saved my ass
    on
    | > several occasions.
    | >
    | > Why is everyone so down on NAV?
    | >
    | > What is better?
    | >
    | > If I get a good answer, I will switch to something else.
    | >
    | > Suggestions?
    | >
    | > R.D.
    | >
    | >
    | >

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