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May 13th, 2007, 07:10 PM
#21
Well I mean it's not bad compared to their home version, norton. They used symantec on my last job, and I still have it on my old laptop. Of course I don't USE the old laptop anymore. I'm quite happy with Kaspersky suite so far. It's less of a resource hog than the others and hasn't made any errors yet that i'm aware of.
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May 13th, 2007, 07:20 PM
#22
Originally Posted by JPnyc
Well I mean it's not bad compared to their home version, norton.
I stand corrected. That's very true. Norton for home users is a nightmare, particularly their internet security suite.
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” — Will Rogers
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May 13th, 2007, 07:23 PM
#23
Yep, I related a story about it above. And I give my 80 yr old father a helluva lotta credit. He's not at all pc savvy (is very challenged just forwarding an email or adding a site to his faves) and yet he immediately despised AOL and Norton suite. GO DAD!
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May 13th, 2007, 08:57 PM
#24
Ok, I'll chime in
Symantec CE has proven itself to be a very good AV solution on our network. However, I think Symantec tends to put more quality in their corporate edition products (IMO).
As for Kaspersky, I use that on the home laptop and convinced most of the family to switch over from Norton to Kaspersky. It's a solid product thus far.
As for the best AV solution? I think AV products belong to a highly volatile market. You really have to stay on top of the research data and not rely on hearsay.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his - George Patton
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May 13th, 2007, 09:54 PM
#25
Exactly, which is why I never trust one scan. I always check with at least 2, often 3, each from a different co.
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May 13th, 2007, 10:02 PM
#26
Junior Member
Hi Nihil!
Thanks for the advice - I had no idea how to go about this. From what I read, it seems Norton is going to be difficult to remove. That sucks! If anyone has any specific tips, I'd appreciate it.
Ghostowl
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May 13th, 2007, 10:34 PM
#27
What Nih told you is the best advice. That's the way to go about it.
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May 14th, 2007, 12:17 AM
#28
Hey ghostowl,
Which version of Norton is it? let me know and I will ask around if anyone knows of problems related to it.
The later (after 2003) they are, the easier it seems to be able to get rid of them.
The checklist I gave you should work just fine.
What is your operating system and Service Pack again?
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May 14th, 2007, 05:07 PM
#29
Originally Posted by ghostowl
Thanks for the advice - I had no idea how to go about this. From what I read, it seems Norton is going to be difficult to remove. That sucks! If anyone has any specific tips, I'd appreciate it.
Ghostowl
You can get a removal tool from here:
http://idatop.com/programs/file/Nort...Tool/15185.htm
Cheers:
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May 14th, 2007, 06:00 PM
#30
Anything available in a security suite is built into other apps or the
operating system, so why bother? Anti-phishing is built into the latest
versions of most webbrowsers, Windows firewall's decent enough
Windows firewall is complete garbage IMO, !!! Seriously, it's an half ass firewall. Why do I say that? It doesnt even monitor *outgoing traffic* only incomming traffic. Meaning, if your system is infected with any malicious code and it needs to make an outbound connection well your phucked unless you have other 3rd party software that can detect oubound traffic.
Even by *default* this is how MS configures there windows firewall. (For demo purposes only)
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\cn22>netsh firewall show config
Domain profile configuration:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Operational mode = Enable
Exception mode = Enable
Multicast/broadcast response mode = Enable
Notification mode = Enable
Allowed programs configuration for Domain profile:
Mode Name / Program
Log configuration:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
location = C:\WINDOWS\pfirewall.log
Max file size = 4096 KB
Dropped packets = Disable
Connections = Disable
Local Area Connection firewall configuration:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Operational mode = Enable
Wireless Network Connection firewall configuration:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Operational mode = Enable
1394 Connection firewall configuration:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Operational mode = Enable
C:\Documents and Settings\cn22>
bottom line windows firewall IMO, is a ****ing joke.
Cheers, cn22
Last edited by Computernerd22; May 14th, 2007 at 06:07 PM.
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