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Should I uninstall NAV?

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Kraftman

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Hi everyone, right now I am using NAV 2004 Retail just from Futureshop. I have been running it for the last 1.5 to 2 years (formats inbetween :) ) and I have always thought it is just a wee bit to bloated for me. Sucks up resources and is it really that good? Now, scanning (I think) is broken :angry: I can't scan from the context menu nor can I set up a scan in the scheduler and run it from there. That's pretty crippled if you ask me. Wait... I can't run any scan at all. Nothing. Nada. I just press the scan button and it plain doesn't work. No error or anything :no: So I am just inches away from uninstalling it. I have add / remove proggies open with NAV selected. I am smart enough to know that it is very dangerous to go on the net unprotected :rofl: If I do uninstall NAV what should I do?

AVG Free

AVG Money

Nav32 (or whatever it is)

Antivir

Clamwin

Other (suggestions pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease)

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Randolph

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  bobp said:
Hi everyone, right now I am using NAV 2004 Retail just from Futureshop. I have been running it for the last 1.5 to 2 years (formats inbetween?:)) ) and I have always thought it is just a wee bit to bloated for me. Sucks up resources and is it really that good? Now, scanning (I think) is broken?:angry:y: I can't scan from the context menu nor can I set up a scan in the scheduler and run it from there. That's pretty crippled if you ask me. Wait... I can't run any scan at all. Nothing. Nada. I just press the scan button and it plain doesn't work. No error or anything:no:no: So I am just inches away from uninstalling it. I have add / remove proggies open with NAV selected. I am smart enough to know that it is very dangerous to go on the net unprotecte:rofl:ofl: If I do uninstall NAV what should I do?

AVG Free

AVG Money

Nav32 (or whatever it is)

Antivir

Clamwin

Other (suggestions pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease)

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Unistall Norton. Install Kaspersky/McAfee/NOD32(?)/Trend Micro(?:):)

*? = I haven't tried these lately to know if there good or not.

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Kraftman

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I live with my parents still (hey, I'm 12.......... erm 13 to register at Neowin :ninja: ) and I need the funding to back this. Of course, I could pay for it on my own, but who wants to :p Can I buy Kaspersky / NOD32 off the shelf, or credit card online only? Also, is it legal to back up the install file (if downloaded) to a CD or DVD or USB Drive or whatever?

PS : In Canada

[edit] NAV Uninstalled

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Randolph

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  bobp said:
I live with my parents still (hey, I'm 12.......... erm 13 to register at Neowin :ninja: ) and I need the funding to back this. Of course, I could pay for it on my own, but who wants to :p Can I buy Kaspersky / NOD32 off the shelf, or credit card online only? Also, is it legal to back up the install file (if downloaded) to a CD or DVD or USB Drive or whatever?

PS : In Canada

[edit] NAV Uninstalled

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I think they both have to be bought online. I am not sure though. And its legal to backup the install file for backup purposes only.

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Randolph

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  bobp said:
Okay, I need some AV to tide me over... AVG Free? Avast? Clamwin?

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Hellooooooo?? We just recommended you a few. If anything get NOD32 or KAV.

edit: Okay he went and purchased KAV :ninja: . Alot better then Norton.

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phend-one

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Lost faith in NAV and SAV. I found a few viruses with F-Prot antivirus after I decided that there was no way I wasn't getting viruses for 4 years. F-Prot for me now. Great product.

EDIT: My system also felt more responsive after removing SAV and installing F-Prot. Very noticable difference...

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Kraftman

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  phend-one said:
Lost faith in NAV and SAV. I found a few viruses with F-Prot antivirus after I decided that there was no way I wasn't getting viruses for 4 years. F-Prot for me now. Great product.

EDIT: My system also felt more responsive after removing SAV and installing F-Prot.  Very noticable difference...

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I thought so :yes: Norton seemed like it's time had passed and now it's just a big lumbering beast. Less features more bloat :x Not the way to do it Symantec :sleep:

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Monitored an installation of Nortan Anti-virus. The registry had 11387 new registry entries added, 487 deleted registry entries, and 227 modified entries. How in the world can an anti-virus need to add a resultant of 10900 entries to make my computer safe? This is not even mentioning the 8 new services added.

NAV needs to do an overhaul on it's core. I'm sure they will blame Windows for the bloat but other software packages aren't nearly this bad.

I switched to NOD32 a few months back and have been happy with it. I'm not saying it's better, just that I'm happy with it.

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Randolph

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  Raven said:
Monitored an installation of Nortan Anti-virus.  The registry had 11387 new registry entries added, 487 deleted registry entries, and 227 modified entries.  How in the world can an anti-virus need to add  a resultant of 10900 entries to make my computer safe?  This is not even mentioning the 8 new services added. 

NAV needs to do an overhaul on it's core.  I'm sure they will blame Windows for the bloat but other software packages aren't nearly this bad.

I switched to NOD32 a few months back and have been happy with it.  I'm not saying it's better, just that I'm happy with it.

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WOW.....are you serious? Wtf :o

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merovaeus_old

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NAV may be one of the oldest A/V in the market, but each new version it gets heavier and slow... and there are some other good solutions that are actualy better than NAV.

Personally I recommend the following:

Avast! (if you want a free solution)

Kaspersky (probably the best A/V)

McAfee (almost the same has NAV but lighter)

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