Norton Antivirus 2009: Gaming Edition

[Sigmatic.Minor]

Dude, you have no idea what you are talking about. It scored pretty well on the avcomparatives [better than NOD32 I might add].

For those of you who think Norton AV 2009 is bloated, fear not. I am trying it right now, and when idle, it only uses ~ 4 Mb X 2 processes. That is way better than NOD32. It even gives you a meter showing how many resources it is using and I noticed that it also scans faster.

Not really. Norton AV 2009 did not pick up as much on the side of viruses/sw, mw, etc as NOD32.

It runs with less resources because it isn't doing much!

[ViZioN]

Not really. Norton AV 2009 did not pick up as much on the side of viruses/sw, mw, etc as NOD32.

It runs with less resources because it isn't doing much!

Source?

[HawkMan]

Trial seems good. One thing that p**ses me right off is that if I want to buy it, on the UK site for Symantec its ?39.99, but on the US site its $39.99. Why is the UK getting ripped off yet again. I mean it's a digital download, not like anything is different.

Because unlike the US, Europe, or most of it, has a lot more consumer protection, and we pay ~25% VAT.

As for resoure, NOD may use a bit more ram. but Honestlyy as long as it's reaosnable I don't care how much ram an app or service use, and it can use as many processes as it wants. what counts, for AV software, is CPU usage, and if and how much t slows down IO ops.

NOD is virtually undetectable in it's effect on IO or CPU. I've yet to see a Norton infected computer, whatever version, that doesn't run like it's clogged up with syrup.

I'm not sure if this is because of what Norton or symantec is doing, or if it's because the users are idiots and the AV software isn't doing it's job, i.e omputer full of viruses and malware.

[ViZioN]

Because unlike the US, Europe, or most of it, has a lot more consumer protection, and we pay ~25% VAT.

So why isn't it cheaper in the UK where VAT isn't ~25%? What do you mean by consumer protection?

NOD is virtually undetectable in it's effect on IO or CPU. I've yet to see a Norton infected computer, whatever version, that doesn't run like it's clogged up with syrup.

I'm not sure if this is because of what Norton or symantec is doing, or if it's because the users are idiots and the AV software isn't doing it's job, i.e omputer full of viruses and malware.

Normally I'd totally agree with you, but 2009 so far isn't showing any of those signs. Install was very quick and the program seems very snappy. I'm also carrying out a full system scan as I write this and I'm impressed by the lack of slowdown.

[HawkMan]

So why isn't it cheaper in the UK where VAT isn't ~25%? What do you mean by consumer protection?

Because UK, being part of Europe, is one of thos nations with ~25% VAT and all those consumer protections. They vary form country to country, but here in Nroway for example. Every product has a mandatory "warranty" against production faults for 2 or 5 years, dependign on how long the products is meant to last. This was recently extended to even laptop and cell phone batterias who have to last for 2.5 or something I believe.

Also every manufacturer has to offer at least a 1 year guarantee, none of this 3 months crap.

Normally I'd totally agree with you, but 2009 so far isn't showing any of those signs.

I dunno, I'm still seeing computer we sell with Norton speed up significantly when norton has ben de-infected, but at least the new version seems like it may not need the special remover tool to be able to remove all parts, like the notifyer for example wich you can't uninstall.

granted replacing Norton trial with the F-Secure they get with their internet subscription is kind of like replacing the plague with cholera.

[BoDEAN]

Norton anything = JUNK

Norton was king of the hill back in the 90's.

Time to move on to bigger and better. Would definitely not waste money on this crap.

[CPressland]

Norton anything = JUNK

Norton was king of the hill back in the 90's.

Time to move on to bigger and better. Would definitely not waste money on this crap.

And I completely agreed with you, until I tried it.

[Imran Hussain]

This Norton bashing is ridiculous! Give the trial a go, before giving your opinion folks. It really is that good.

[Unimatrix Xero]

This Norton bashing is ridiculous! Give the trial a go, before giving your opinion folks. It really is that good.

do you work for them then? lol

i'll never touch Norton products again

[HawkMan]

Why should people give it a try if they have AV they're happy with.

uninstalling and reinstalling new AV just to reinstalle the rgeistered one they had that actually works is kind of a mess.

Besides I wouldn't ever let anything norton get in touch with my own computers, I have enough with getting it off other people computers, be it old or new Nortong "my computer is so slow, why is that?"

As I said, either norton steals too many CPU and IO resources, or it sucks at doing it's job and let's everything through for the idiot users who insist on going to dodgy webpages and clickign yes to everything.

I don't know wich it is, but I do know, that every coputer I have seen with Norton on it, ANY version, is slow.

So even if they have improved I see no reason to give them my trust when there is other software out there, that does their job, doesn't slow down IO or hijack the CPU. AV software in't exatly somethign I change every second week. and well personally I don't ven use AV as it is right now.

[Imran Hussain]

Well, don't ****ing give it a try then. It's not like I work for them or something. I gave it a try and it works great. I hate the past Norton products but this one is really good. If you guys have a problem with Norton, then don't come to this thread just to bash them, coz I don't think this is the right thread for that.

[endtype]

Good Idea....but it won't work + it's useless

[x-byte]

This Norton bashing is ridiculous! Give the trial a go, before giving your opinion folks. It really is that good.

Yes it is!

I haven't tried Norton since 2004 when it was ****ty. Been using AVG and Avast etc. since then. But when I tried Norton 2009 I really liked it and bought it. Instals in 1 min. and runs really smooth. Best AV I've used in years. Been testing NOD32 and Avira before also.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Sometimes I think "Antivirus Fanboys" are worse than Gamers :laugh:

Unnecessary bashing FTL.

If you deem Norton the antichrist and won't go near them, why the heck are you visiting this topic?

[CPressland]

Well.. Norton 2009 is great, but at least I dont need an extra copy for my Mac or Ubuntu Netbook. /silent stab at windows

[Sigmatic.Minor]

Why should people give it a try if they have AV they're happy with.

uninstalling and reinstalling new AV just to reinstalle the rgeistered one they had that actually works is kind of a mess.

Besides I wouldn't ever let anything norton get in touch with my own computers, I have enough with getting it off other people computers, be it old or new Nortong "my computer is so slow, why is that?"

As I said, either norton steals too many CPU and IO resources, or it sucks at doing it's job and let's everything through for the idiot users who insist on going to dodgy webpages and clickign yes to everything.

I don't know wich it is, but I do know, that every coputer I have seen with Norton on it, ANY version, is slow.

So even if they have improved I see no reason to give them my trust when there is other software out there, that does their job, doesn't slow down IO or hijack the CPU. AV software in't exatly somethign I change every second week. and well personally I don't ven use AV as it is right now.

+1!!

[NoLiMiT06]

Well I will try it out and see what I think. I currently have NOD installed and it takes up about 45mb of memory and on average 5-10% CPU usage. It's not going to kill me to try this...

[zhangm Supervisor]

+1!!

-1

Its one thing to like something that you already have, and not see a need for trying out an alternative.

Its quite another thing to hate the alternative and thread-crap with phanboi insults, while refusing to actually challenge your beliefs on the matter.

[Denholm]

It may not be a bad product, but what were they thinking when designing that skin for Nortons?

[Dance.]

Sometimes I think "Antivirus Fanboys" are worse than Gamers :laugh:

:rofl:

[ViZioN]

It may not be a bad product, but what were they thinking when designing that skin for Nortons?

Personally I like it. I'm using the blue background right now and I think it's really cool

[Beastage]

I gave it a go, now I already posted that Norton 2009 antivirus is a brand new product which is light and easy to use tho it fails too many times at detecting spyware and trojans.

Regarding gaming edition, it is complete none sense! this version is identical to the regular 2009! the difference I see is in skin and instead of quiet mode you can gaming mode, both do the same thing.

[White Cuban]

it uses little to leave the rest for their botnet affilates

[(Spork)]

norton !

the only company that need another program to fully uninstall there crapware

[Malskazz]

NOD-32 for the way