Symantec Releases 2008 Product Line
Posted by Dane2003 on 28 August 2007 - 20:24 · 32 comments & 10892 views
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#1 Posted by RAID 0 on 28 Aug 2007 - 20:36
- ...and still something I would NEVER buy OR recommend to anyone.
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#1.3 Posted by Meacham on 30 Aug 2007 - 08:19
- Quote - (RAID 0 said @ #1)...and still something I would NEVER buy OR recommend to anyone.
I agree here, Symantec has always been known to use a vast amount of resources and make your system run slow. Simple way to protect your PC...? Buy a good router for the same price you would pay for "NIS" and use AVG or another Antivirus program to ptotect you from viruses, and AVG is FREE.
I would never recommend Symantec either.
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#4 Posted by buzz99 on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:01
- Corporate products are fine, but personal products are pure waste...
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#4.1 Posted by illz55 on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:23
- You got that right! I'd go as far as to say Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate Edition is the best anti-virus solution out there.
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#4.2 Posted by excalpius on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:42
- Symantec Corporate AV USED to be VERY good, about 7 years ago.
I've seen it fail consistently since 2000. And when things went bad, I've always been able to use NOD32 to clean up after a Symantec failure. So, that's what I recommend first up right now. -
#4.3 Posted by naap51stang on 29 Aug 2007 - 01:51
- Their corporate versions are fine, it is the CONSUMER versions that suck.
Anyone asking me for an AV solution, I point them to NOD32 or KAV
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#5 Posted by marcovw on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:29
- Hi there,
As a Symantec Enhanced Beta Tester I've tested Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton Antivirus 2008. I installed the programs both on Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit and I was surprised! The performance of both programs is sky high. My experience is also 'slow and heavy and memory suckin' with the earlier releases of Norton Products. I should give it a try if I were you. You'll be surprised..!
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#5.1 Posted by excalpius on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:37
- Perhaps. But Norton products still rank poorly with regards to actual threats detected and stopped lists. Nod32 and anything using the KAV engine is a good bet for home use now.
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#5.2 Posted by kaiwai on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:46
- Quote - (marcovw said @ #5)Hi there,
As a Symantec Enhanced Beta Tester I've tested Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton Antivirus 2008. I installed the programs both on Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit and I was surprised! The performance of both programs is sky high. My experience is also 'slow and heavy and memory suckin' with the earlier releases of Norton Products. I should give it a try if I were you. You'll be surprised..!
Hi there!
Have Symantec become so desperate it is now using viral advertising? -
#5.4 Posted by matt zander on 29 Aug 2007 - 01:36
- Quote - (excalpius said @ #5.3)^^ Yeah, it screams "marketing speak" doesn't it?
And it also screams 'I need an editor to correct my Engrish.'
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#6 Posted by Vader76 on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:37
- What about Norton Uninstall 2008 for Norton Products
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#6.1 Posted by HoochieMamma on 29 Aug 2007 - 00:52
- Probably needs it's own tool to Uninstall
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#7 Posted by +Dale on 28 Aug 2007 - 21:48
- maybe some day norton will get it right again.... Today's not the day.
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#8 Posted by +Neo003 on 28 Aug 2007 - 22:16
- I am just wondering has anyone who's complaining about norton product has actually tried using the latest version.
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#8.1 Posted by trip21 on 28 Aug 2007 - 22:40
- I installed NIS2007 for a customer last week on 5 pc's, slow to install, slow to setup, slow to register. I also downloaded the beta of 360 which I couldn't configure at all. I use onecare now
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#8.2 Posted by Farstrider on 28 Aug 2007 - 22:41
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I am just wondering has anyone who's complaining about norton product has actually tried using the latest version.
I also think that NAV is crap but have to concur with your comments! I have also not seen the new stuff in action yet.........!
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#9 Posted by Croquant on 28 Aug 2007 - 23:30
- My workplace is a Symantec-free zone. If you come in the door with a Symantec disk of any kind, we reserve the right to shred it.
Because friends don't let friends use junk.
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#10 Posted by JnCoKiLLa on 28 Aug 2007 - 23:40
- Norton Stuff Sucks.....stopped using it yrs ago....honorable junk
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#11 Posted by phiberoptik on 28 Aug 2007 - 23:43
- Doesn't it say something toward your software, when people now have the mindset of
"Wow this isn't as bloated as it was last year or the year before"
And no real focus on what the product is actually supposed to do...
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#12 Posted by Shiranui on 29 Aug 2007 - 00:50
- Personally, I'm looking forward to Norton Removal Tool 2008.
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#13 Posted by PeterTHX on 29 Aug 2007 - 03:54
- Ahh, great.
The predictable outpouring of ignorant "leet" users.
I can't believe one actually said they used One Care over N360 after using the BETA!
Lord forbid a company should actually improve their products..."I haven't used it for YEARS!"
After all, you all avoided Windows XP because of Windows ME, right?
Especially since XP was more bloated and required more resources...
For the record, NIS 2006 and up have run pretty much without issue on my systems.
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#14 Posted by Draganta on 29 Aug 2007 - 10:55
- Let me show you how cool I am and start bashing Symantec and Microsoft without any real evidence. Next I will pretend to know what I am talking about when it comes to the format wars with HD-DVD vs Blu-ray. I am in the computer field in a Fortune 500 company (at least that is what you think, I am really 15 years old and play video games in my parents basement). I recommend Nod32 or KAV but I use Norton because that's what my parents bought for me.
Any of this sound familiar?
Bunch of lame wanabe techies. Before bashing a new product try to educate yourself on the improvements. I have been testing this product the past few months. I had the beta installed on my computer over the 2007 version because 2008 performed faster scannings and it was lighter on system resources.
It is so predictable when you see a headline and before you click on the comments you know the first few lame users will just bash it. You were better off just posting "First post, woot, lol". -
#14.1 Posted by C_Guy on 29 Aug 2007 - 16:47
- What you have failed to realize is that this not base-less Symantec bashing. Their poor reputation is well-deserved as many people have been frustrated and disappointed with their products for some time now. If you had this sort of experience with any company's products would you rush out to spend more money on their latest offering? Probably not.
Symantec has a lot of work to do on their products and a lot of growing up to do in their image. It is really childish to keep pointing the finger at Microsoft instead of making their products work properly in the first place. -
#14.2 Posted by RAID 0 on 29 Aug 2007 - 21:20
- Quote - (Draganta said @ #14)Let me show you how cool I am and start bashing Symantec and Microsoft without any real evidence. Next I will pretend to know what I am talking about when it comes to the format wars with HD-DVD vs Blu-ray. I am in the computer field in a Fortune 500 company (at least that is what you think, I am really 15 years old and play video games in my parents basement). I recommend Nod32 or KAV but I use Norton because that's what my parents bought for me.
Any of this sound familiar?
Bunch of lame wanabe techies. Before bashing a new product try to educate yourself on the improvements. I have been testing this product the past few months. I had the beta installed on my computer over the 2007 version because 2008 performed faster scannings and it was lighter on system resources.
It is so predictable when you see a headline and before you click on the comments you know the first few lame users will just bash it. You were better off just posting "First post, woot, lol".
That's fine you throw people, whom you know nothing about, into the "lame users" cataglory. I've been using computers before I entered Kindergarten. I built my first system when I was 15. I'm 27 now. I've used Windows on a regular basis since version 3.1. I'm in the process of learning Linux (Ubuntu 7.04) and know enough about OS X
to fix most problems. I'm not some computer n00b, and I regard myself as one hell of a trouble-shooter.
That said, I've had nothing but bad luck with NAV, NIS, etc... I have made a good deal of money REMOVING this crapware. It seems to cause more problems for people, than the things it's SUPPOSED TO DO.
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#15 Posted by rev23dev on 30 Aug 2007 - 02:21
- I've never had any problems with Norton Internet Security.
I'm a software developer and no computer idiot, I push my machine to the limit daily and NIS2000 - NIS2006 worked perfect for me.
I switched to OneCare when I trialed NIS2007. Just installed NIS2008 and it's working nice. Not to mention the black UI instead of that yellow is really slick looking. May switch back to NIS this year.
"Our 2008 products bring valuable new protection technologies to block threats before they get a foothold in systems as well as significant performance improvements to make the end-user experience better than ever before," said Janice Chaffin, group president, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec. "With next-generation security tools and enhanced performance, Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton AntiVirus 2008 help deliver on Symantec's promise to provide confidence in a connected world."