Darkcode Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Norton Anti-Virus Public BETA Out now for free!! Download at: https://www-secure.symantec.com/public_beta/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutex Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 You mean...2006 don't you? :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wak1zashi Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 You mean...2006 don't you? :happy: 586397029[/snapback] I was thinking just that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamon Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Norton is bad ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXnZoMiKeXx Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Exactly :) Avast for ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Max Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Norton IS bad. They've had the same skin for the last 3 years ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Norton is bad. Kaskerspy does it all for me. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev0| Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 You mean...2006 don't you??:happy:: 586397029[/snapback] That's because it's the same app every year, only more bloated slower, and crappier. If you must insist on a symantec product go with the corporate version. MUCH BETTER - but still guaranteed to give you headaches when upgrading the server ! :happy:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Max Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 And that kids, is why you must NEVER let a Symantec product in your home ! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffar Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 (edited) this product is eating the memory voraciously Edited August 19, 2005 by jaffar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I usually don't like products being bashed the hell out of, especially popular products like Norton. That's usually because it's a lot of computer geeks pretending they know stuff they don't. However... Norton really is a poor poor product. It slows systems to a crawl, it stops things from working and if generally very clunky. BUT! ... If you go the whole way and buy Norton Internet Security, there's a good chance your PC will be the most secure in the world since Norton Firewall has a destict habit of refusing all connections from anywhere. Like the other day when it blocked incoming DHCP information from my router to my mums laptop! Avoid like the plague, especially with better, cheaper, alternatives around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelight Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Is there any reason why Norton makes its products so memory hungry when its competitors work well or even better without hogging up so much of the system resouces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemneo Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Yes it is.....I tested this in ET in Symantec (NIS2006,NSW2006,LU3.0 and Ghost 2006 too)...it's hell good!!!!!!!!! And have new engine;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashguy Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I haven't touched anything of nortons since a beta of theres stuffed up my install on restart and boot, and had to reformat. No norton betas for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 NOD32 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmz Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 whats better? nod32 or norton? i've been with norton for years, thinking of getting nod tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckerfan Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 whats better? nod32 or norton? i've been with norton for years, thinking of getting nod tho 586409496[/snapback] dude.... nod... by a mile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottKin Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 It will be interesting to see if NAV2006 supports WinXP x64. Since 2005 doesn't support it, I've been using Avast! for a short while and am mostly pleased with it. I'd rather run NAV, but I'll go with what's best for my current platform. --ScottKin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev0| Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Use symantec Antivirus (SAV) if you want to stay with that company. It support x64 and is a far better product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struct Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 this product is eating the memory voraciously 586400729[/snapback] reading the word voraciously on a forum made me lol NOD32 for me 586409493[/snapback] didn't even make it to the second page :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djesteban Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 please don't use that ressource hog! it should be illegal for a software to take that much ressource for just an antivirus... I personally prefer NOD32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Well I am too thinking of giving symantec the flick, 12 years or so I think I have used their products, I gave Norton System works the flick for Tune-Up utilities, will be giving it the boot with respect to AV and NF, I am only going to probably use ghost, had enough of having it run at startup, it crashes, so just create an image manually. I think I might try the free firewall I can get from AOL, McAfee and maybe Etrust which M$ gives out for free. If they suck eggs I will get the zone alarm full suite. So it's going to be a full format for the first time in many years and then a nice fresh install and maybe by that time SP3 will arrive and I.E. will be version 7 (not beta). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRambo Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 im switching to kapersky after my sub. runs out :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky P Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I don't run an AV and I have no regrets about it. I have used internet virus scanners before but my firewall seems to do the trick. I have less viruses and adware now than I did when using Norton.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Tablas Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 so wait, should I get Norton AntiVirus 2006 when it comes out, or Nod32? which one is better? I've been with Norton for years...and my pc is always slow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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