I use NORTON 360 (4.0) - am i an idiot?

I like that it has Antivirus:major spyware:major protection etc., Internet security system :major, and my favorite is the PC tune-up :major, all in one simple program.

is it not worth it? if so, why? and what is a better alternative?? :confused

 

No Anti-virus is perfect.

I prefer MalwareBytes, or AVG.

I have had more than one occasion where I have had to "clean up" after Norton, McAfee, or WebRoot.

Unless things have changed, Norton was always a MASSIVE resource hog, and slowed PCs with minimal RAM to a crawl. I'm really not a big fan of it, and it is at the bottom of my list.

However, that is just personal experience, and preference speaking. For reference, I use AVG, and supplement it with MalwareBytes free scanner.

 

Thanks, but..

Well what im trying to ask is, is having all these features in one program worth the RAM "hoggage"?

Also, what do you mean by "clean up"????

 

By "cleanup" he means that you need to remove all registry items pertaining to the program.

 

I would not recommend Norton/Symantec software to anyone, due to past experiences.

However, if you are happy with your software, there's nothing wrong with keeping it.

 

What are your "past experiences" is it manly because its a resource hog?:confused

 

I'm not a Norton user, but everything worth reading that I've seen in the past year would indicate that Norton is no longer the resource problem it once was. I wouldn't use it myself just because I can't see any point in paying for something you can get the equivalent of for free, but if you prefer the easy way then there's no reason not to stick with it imo.

 

I only installed Norton software once (Norton Works). It was a trial, the software did what I expected, so I wanted to register it. Only to discover that the software was no longer available. So I just forgot about it. I also forgot to uninstall it.

Then one day my computer suddenly wouldn't boot. It took me three days to find out that it was that Norton software that prevented the computer from booting. The trial had expired, so the software wouldn't let the computer boot, not even in Safe mode!

That experience is why I would never again let any Symantecware on my computers, nor recommend it to anyone.

 

Hi

I've never liked Norton, mainly because it doesn't let you deal with "virus-like" files (different Windows tweak files, etc.) that I have. Also, it costs money.

I personally use Comodo Internet Security. It's got antivirus, spyware protection, and firewall. It's free, has a free forum, it's always been free. They have a paid version, probably more for corporate use. Best of all, Comodo is COMPLETELY configurable... easy enough for someone that barely knows what a virus is, but enough options to satisfy a Major Geek.

I don't like the Sandbox part of it, so I disable that.

I've ran Comodo for several years now, and have yet to see an infection on my PC it couldn't handle straight away.

Side note: many people have mentioned Norton is a resource hog, or was. Comodo uses ALMOST 4MB of RAM and doesn't slow down my 6 year old computer in the least!