Re: Norton vs "?"

From: What's in a Name? (maxpro4u_at_nomail.afraid.org)
Date: 10/10/05 

Date: 10 Oct 2005 12:52:11 GMT

"Panda_man" Pandaman@discussions.microsoft.com on 10/10/2005 in
<FA5A63A1-3F0F-44D9-9AAA-B31E6BF3012D@microsoft.com> after much
thought,came up with this jewel:

> 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+200
> 5+(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.
> >
> >
> >
I thought that panda was a bit of a resource hog also.
-max 

-- 
Playing Nice on Usenet: 
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm#xpost
My Pages: http://home.neo.rr.com/manna4u/
Change nomail.afraid.org to yahoo.com to reply.
Registered Linux User #393236

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Need advise about Anti-virus and firewalls.
    ... >>Yep, Norton is only for computers with large amounts of RAM, I suggest only ... the Symantec product stopped more threat vectors. ... improvements since I tested, however so has NAV. ... Performance hit on game play can be mitigated under NAV by tweaking ...
    (alt.computer.security)
  • Re: Norton AV wont initiate scan
    ... If you mean you activated liveupdate via the NAV menu, ... >>> In side by side testing, AVG is not as reliable a detector of viruses ... >>> is Norton or Symantec. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Norton Plug-in (+Norton)
    ... When I bother to look at what NAV and also ZoneAlarmPro have caught, ... Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org ... Clear the check box for "Enable Office Plug-in." ... Do I activate the Norton software on my laptop when it ...
    (microsoft.public.word.newusers)
  • Various Vulnerabilities in Norton Anti-Virus 2002
    ... Various Vulnerabilities in Norton Anti-Virus 2002 ... We encountered 4 vulnerabilities in NAV 2002 email protection feature. ...
    (Bugtraq)
  • Re: strange problem
    ... I was sort of teasing. ... I have had various Norton (Symantec) versions and products (NAV, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)