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May 11^th, 2008 at 8:04pm

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Just wondering if you actually use it.

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Reply #1 - May 11^th, 2008 at 9:28pm

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Who wouldn't use it.

Even if you don't need it and don't think it will be worth the money, it is good to have some protection when you browse unknown sites. The money issue is really over now as there are many free good anti virus and lots of other anti things that can do the job of a bought product. Wink

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Reply #2 - May 12^th, 2008 at 10:53am

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Only on the machines of mine that are active on the internet. I don't use it on my flight sim machine.

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Reply #3 - May 12^th, 2008 at 1:11pm

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I have norton on my desktop and half on my laptop.

One 10GB partition is the main perition which I use which is fully active, I am just about to set up another partition which will be 10GB (maybe less) which will be my "show" partition for when I am using my laptop for running sound for shows. This will be a very barebone OS with not much enabled at all and will NOT have AV (as it will not be connected to the Internet).

It also has a 20GB partition, but this is just a data partition which means that I can easily access music fiels ETC, regardless of the OS I am booted into.

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Reply #4 - May 12^th, 2008 at 1:23pm

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drummer_tom wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 1:11pm:

I have norton on my desktop and half on my laptop........

I read that, and got so depressed, that words fail me.... Cry

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I leave it to my Sim V Chums, to relate their nightmare experiences involving the dreaded Norton... Angry

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Paul....G-BPLF...and AVG.... Wink

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...a successful method of removing Norton from your Hard Drive requires a whole new Thread... Wink

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Reply #5 - May 12^th, 2008 at 1:48pm

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Fozzer wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 1:23pm:

drummer_tom wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 1:11pm:

I have norton on my desktop and half on my laptop........

I read that, and got so depressed, that words fail me.... Cry

...!

I leave it to my Sim V Chums, to relate their nightmare experiences involving the dreaded Norton... Angry

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Paul....G-BPLF...and AVG.... Wink

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...a successful method of removing Norton from your Hard Drive requires a whole new Thread... Wink

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You speaketh the truth.
I haven't tried AVG but I really like Trend Micro Internet Security Suite 2008...
Full Vista SP1 compatibility, easy virus removal just all around great. Only down part is, is it takes forever to start up when your computer is starting up.
Norton = Baaaaaaaad.
Removing Norton demos is bad enough.

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Reply #6 - May 12^th, 2008 at 4:18pm

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I have to be honest and say I have never had any problems with norton. Admittedly the older versions were very resourceful but the new 360 I like very much and isn't system heavy at all.

Just like some people love vista and some people hate it

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Reply #7 - May 12^th, 2008 at 4:34pm

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drummer_tom wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 4:18pm:

I have to be honest and say I have never had any problems with norton. Admittedly the older versions were very resourceful but the new 360 I like very much and isn't system heavy at all.

Just like some people love vista and some people hate it

Very good point.

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Reply #8 - May 12^th, 2008 at 4:44pm

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drummer_tom wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 4:18pm:

I have to be honest and say I have never had any problems with norton. Admittedly the older versions were very resourceful but the new 360 I like very much and isn't system heavy at all.

Just like some people love vista and some people hate it

Its not a Love or Hate thing... Wink

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It's how many years I was prepared to keep forking out to maintain my Annual Subscription for something which was so bleedin' annoying with it's insistence on constantly reminding me of never-ending upgrades, special offers, latest information, etc, etc....
.....with equivalents to it being available for free, and without all the aggravation!

...and you just try to un-install/get rid of it*... Shocked

...and see where your problems start...they purposely stop you from doing it...trust me/us... Wink

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Expensive, Annual Subscription, Anti-Virus programs are OK for Companies, and Big Organisations...but for us lowly Folks, down below, there are excellent Free versions available out there that do the job to our general satisfaction... Wink

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Mr. Norton is in the business of extracting our Cash... Wink

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Paul...G-BPLF... Cool

* ...you are stuck with it until you Format your Hard Drive!... Shocked

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Reply #9 - May 12^th, 2008 at 4:59pm

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It's also good for me as dad pays for it not me Grin

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Reply #10 - May 14^th, 2008 at 8:46am

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I use the free version of AVG 8.0 also.

I had nothing but problems with BOTH Norton and McAfee. Norton just dogged the computer down all to heck. And yes... like Foz says, removing it is like removing a bad virus.

McAfee ended up totally trashing a hard drive on me with an "automatic update". It updated... and I could no longer access ANYTHING on the hard drive. My own passwords no longer worked. My computer shop folks couldn't fix it either. They said that I'd just have to re-format the drive and start over. Lost some un-backed up data on THAT one.

AVG.... simple, light weight, free, and nary a virus problem. For a company site, I'd recommend the paware stuff of theirs in a second.

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Reply #11 - May 14^th, 2008 at 3:30pm

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In 6 days my Norton360 runs out... cant wait. It will also mark my first year of owning Vista!

I always have my Anti-Virus on. AVG and Norton... Spybot for spyware.

I dont do full scans all that often as they take so long, but occasionally in a holiday or at a weekend I will leave my machine on to defrag, scan spyware and for viruses and all that.

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Reply #12 - May 14^th, 2008 at 6:29pm

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I love saying Notron is Cancer. Wink

I use the pay version of AVG 8 so I have the complete package but still the same light weight as free.

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Reply #13 - May 15^th, 2008 at 4:43am

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machineman9 wrote on May 14^th, 2008 at 3:30pm:

In 6 days my Norton360 runs out... cant wait....

Tee-Hee.... Grin

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Then your problems will start.... :evil....

...every two minutes the annoying chaps at Symantic Inc. will constantly remind you of the fact, and request/insist that you renew your Subscription, annually, for the rest of your life on this Planet, (or any other Planet)... Cry

...!

And if you thought about un-installing it to prevent the annoyance....

...forget it...it wont happen....trust me... Wink

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A complete Format of your Hard Drive is the only way out of your misery... Shocked

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Paul....AVG for Free... Cool

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Reply #14 - May 15^th, 2008 at 7:57am

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I've been on the internet since it's inception. I've never run any type of anti-virus software.

I've gotten ONE virus in that time (and I know perfectly well, where I got it Embarrassed

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I keep all my important stuff backed up.. and if I DO ever have to format because of a virus... that's less of a head-ache, and about as time-consuming, as installing and updating and running and monitoring anti-virus stuff.

Don't open email from strangers .. stay away from naughty websites .. and you'll be just fine Wink

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