Re: Symantec's Norton Suite
- From: "NoNoBadDog!" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:56:14 -1000
"Scott" <sch1sm(removethisnospam)@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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I know for some of you, this may be a sore spot, but i felt it had to be
discussed. I'm sure at one time or another many of us will have used
Norton
Internet Security, Norton Anti-Virus, or Norton Personal Firewall for our
security. Now, apart from the obvious size of the software in comparison
the
system resource usage, i'd like to discuss the effectiveness of this
package.
For the record, my previous security setup was using Eset NOD32 Anti-Virus
System with Windows Firewall and Windows XP Professional SP2 with all
available updates along with Microsoft Office 2003 SP2 with all available
updates. I had no back up software (apart from the back up software
included
with Windows XP itself which wasn't suited to my needs), i had no recovery
software, i had very little in the way of anti-spyware software and
finally
i'm a very centralised user.
Finally, i'm surfing the Internet behind a NETGEAR DG834 Hardware Firewall
Router. My system specifications are as follows:
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 2.08GHz
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro 2 nForce 2 Ultra 400
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT AGP 128MB
RAM: 2GB GeIL Dual Channel DDR 400
Storage: 2 160GB Seagate Barracuda (Ultra-ATA) - 1 Used As Back Up
After i formatted my HDD, i proceeded to install Norton GoBack 4.0, Norton
Internet Security 2006, Norton SystemWorks 2006 and Norton Ghost 10.0 to
provide security for my system, a scheduled back up solution, a recovery
point solution and system maintainence utilities - some of which i didn't
have before.
Now, i'm not someone who simply "jumps" at the chance to buy the latest
Norton range of software, and i'm certainly not blind to the fact that
Symantec's software gets flak from users with bad experiences, but for my
personal needs, and for the wider needs as advised in the MS Press book
Microsoft Windows Networking And Security, by installing the above
software,
i had followed the precautions ever user should take - and more. The
reason i
bought the software was in light of the situation i had before i moved to
a
situation where the router was available, in addition i am using an ADSL
Connection and not Cable, as i was previously and in which there would be
full need for this software regardless as i would have been using a Cable
modem with no hardware based protection.
I'm fully hoping to make my security and networking enthusiasm become a
full
time job for reputable and trustworthy firm such as Symantec or Eset, but
i
would like to see everyone's opinions on Symantec's software, and if, in
all
honest, i've done the right thing and made the right choices relating to
my
situation regardless of public perception.
After all, the fact is that security companies are vying for your
attention
regarding their products, and although some products are obviously
incapable
of adequate protection for its users (where "adequate" protection
definition
can be applied in security i do not know), Symantec is at the very least a
very reputable and recognisable provider.
I fully believe that security for each individual is a truly unique task,
in
that each user has specific needs that need to be addressed and catered
for,
and that in all fairness, each and every vendor is aiming to provide
protection from a common threat, regardless of how it is seen by others.
I have been involved with computer for more than 20 years. I can remember
when Norton was still in the hands of Peter Norton.
Despite the nay-sayers, there is no other product on the shelf that can
begin to compare with Norton Internet Security. It is rock solid
protection. When installed on a healthy system, it has only a very slight
impact on system performance. It does not consume large amounts of system
resources, although many will claim it does.
Symantec products are used by the U. S. Government to protect it most
sensitive data (I spent more than twenty years in the military, working with
classified information, and Symantec is all that is used). Banks in the U.
S. use it. Most major Universities use it. Most businesses use it. Why?
Because it works.
Bobby
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