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| Thread ID: 96861 | 2009-01-26 19:53:00 | Wainuitech - Nortons Wins | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 742220 | 2009-01-27 02:39:00 | I wouldn't touch Norton's period, nor McAfee "360" cant tell you how many pc's ive removed the bloated 360 to put on a free anti virus that didnt bring the system to its knees. Although to be honest I've always liked the enterprise product of McAfee not too heavy on the resources and eOrchestrator lets you know about workstations in the domain compliance and push out new installs easily so for the corporate world it does okay. NOD32 has always been good although their product used to suck with stopping exchange when the update corrupted :badpc: AVP\Kaspersky Anti-Virus was always good for home users. If I remember correctly it was the only one at the time that could detect/remove the CIH virus. |
razzarphenix (2626) | ||
| 742221 | 2009-01-27 02:42:00 | I too tell everyone to stay away from Norton's and again it's because of personal experience. It's crap! A few years ago one of my customers, who have about 30 workstations and a server, used to run Symantec Coporate edition. (I didn't sell it to them :D) At the time they only had email access, no web browsing at all, and got hit by a virus. I was immediately asked how this could happen when they were running up-to-date antivirus software. I told them my experiences with the personal/home editions of the Symantec AV software and they said "find us something else!" They have now been running NOD32 for about 3 years and also all users have full internet access now and have not had a virus. They also now have their own IT tech on the payroll who loves NOD32 and hates Norton/Symantec because of their experience with both. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 742222 | 2009-01-27 03:02:00 | I used to run Norton. Gave up years ago and went with McAfee (seemed like a good idea at the time). Didn't have any *real* problems with it, but dropped it like a hot potato went it auto-renewed at expiry date, charging my credit card. Later found out, after many complaint emails, that there was something in the fine print of the EULA (who actually reads these!!??) that allowed this - with no further notification to me. Happy with ZA SS ever since. Never had a virus (that I'm aware of, anyway :D) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 742223 | 2009-01-27 07:55:00 | I find it hard to accept the validity of a review that says "Trend Micro's latest suite fails at the most basic task of detecting and blocking malicious software. Not recommended." and then rates the product as "Good"!!! | tutaenui (1724) | ||
| 742224 | 2009-01-27 08:01:00 | I wonder how many of these "reviews" are simply American magazines recommending products from American companies? Is it a bit of the "Not Invented Here" syndrome? After all, most Americans wouldn't know where Slovakia is. |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 742225 | 2009-01-27 21:56:00 | And in this morning is....................another infected Nortons PC. In fact its stuffed WIndows. Although I should be able to repair it OK. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 742226 | 2009-01-27 22:14:00 | Me too - Norton 2009 fully up to date saying everythings sweet, even wasted 2 hours doing a full scan, NOD32 picked up 4 virus threats, then ran malware bytes etc and removed a heap of spyware. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 742227 | 2009-01-27 22:20:00 | I wonder how many of the test lab PC are actually used when they are running virus checks....LOL. I bet you none, so they cant tell you of the resources used by Norton! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 742228 | 2009-01-27 22:42:00 | the fact you need a removal tool to remove the program itself clearly means something at the core of the program is horridly broken also the fact no one with a sane head will buy a copy so they have to pay the likes of HP and Dell to pre install it on - thats why they can brag they are a number 1 seller cause their crapware is preinstalled on every computer that leaves HP and dell and is promptly removed if the owner has even the slightest idea of norton and its problems :waughh: |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 742229 | 2009-01-27 22:59:00 | Yes, my experience tallies with just about everyone elses. I read this review and thought something was seriously wrong with it. It originates with PC World's USA stablemate. I have Avast on both my own machines, and have put Avast on probably a dozen others for people. Most times they had Nortons previously which had come with the machine when they bought it. Every time I installed Avast and ran an initial scan on boot up I found viruses and malware that had slipped past Nortons (or McAfee in one case) And Mac H8er is correct - any programme that needs a removal tool as Nortons does is essentially flawed Regards Peter Jenkins http://www.sensiblesentencing.org.nz |
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