[sockerdudex]

I just got the new, full, and complete norton. Just wanted to know what everyone thinks of it. I'm so concerned with password fill-ins and backups but more of the firewall, anti-virus, malware and spyware protection, ect. also anyone have any good tips wehn using the program?

[Kyle7M]

It is a good package. It does it's job. as long as it isn't effecting your PC's performance it will be fine.

[Ryoushi]

If you forget a password for it, go to Start > Control panel > Add or remove programs and then select Norton 360, then press the 'Change/Remove' button. The second option that comes up, Reset Password, will be what you're looking for.

Hope that helps as a tip. It's a great program to stay secure with, I've recommended it to a few of my friends whom are now enjoying it.

[sockerdudex]

it does affect performance obviously. is there any way i can still keep things fast?

[calvin-c]

While continuing to use Norton? No.

[geoffnmaree]

I changed from pc cillin to 360 this year.It seems good but not as informative as pc cillin.
iec cillin informed of a dangerous web site where all 360 says is fraud monitoring is on.
Thats my 2 cents worth.

[snowchick]

Norton slows your computer down and continues to deteriorate it. Wouldnt really suggest it, as I have seen computers that have plenty of issues that slipped past Norton.

I'd suggest NOD32, Smart Security is the best package.

http://www.nod32.com.au/download/trial.html

[sockerdudex]

yea guys, my computer is running really really slow now becuz of norton. i need help, i can barely do anything on it b/c of stupid norton but i still wanna keep the pc clean of spyware,viruses,malware, ect.

[calvin-c]

First, what are your computer specs. Could be that Norton's only part of the problem.

But Norton is a known performance hog. I use AVG Internet Security suite & 7.5 was great-but 8.0 seems to bog down more. Don't think it's as bad as Norton, but it seems worse than 7.5 was.

I haven't tried either Avast or NOD32 (yet) but both are highly recommended. A good approach, if you're willing to do some of the work yourself, is to use separate products for anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall. The 'hands-on' work isn't that much, mainly just that you need to install & periodically check 3 products rather than 1. But using 3 'specialized' products often gives superior performance to using a single suite.

Comodo firewall is another product I haven't used that is consistently highly recommended. (See above for why I don't use these separate products. I might do it for myself but I'm sure my wife & kids won't, so I install a suite on theirs-and the same on mine so I can help when they call me with questions.)

[Kyle7M]

If you are going to use a free steady antivirus then use Avast 4.8. Not only does it do a great just protecting you from any virus. But it also does a good job with spyware now. : ]

[sockerdudex]

i need everything. AVG is soo good but now u have to pay and i don';t think it covers everything

[jsparky77]

I would get off Norton NOW. Soon you will find your computer extraordinarily slow even after a full uninstall of Norton.

Of all the tests for antivirus software I have seen, this is probably the best FREE mix:
Antivirus: Avast OR Avira AntiVir Personal Edition NOT BOTH
Antispyware: SUPERAntiSpyware, Javacool SpywareBlaster and Malwarebytes AntiMalware
Heuristics: PC Tools ThreatFire
Firewall: Comodo Firewall Pro

Email: Mozilla ThunderBird
Browser: Mozilla Firefox
Browser Anonymizer: JAP/JonDo/JonDonym
Browser Keystroke Anonymizer: KeyScrambler Personal
Browser Sites Blocker: IE-SPYAD

Advanced Encryption: TrueCrypt
Basic Encryption: AxCrypt
File Hider: TwistedPear Camouflage

I would definitely NOT use Grisoft’s AVG, Spybot: Search & Destroy, Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware or either of Window’s Firewalls. The first three have TERRIBLE detection rates and Window’s Firewall is definitely better than XP's but is still not that great.

Also, if it's no big deal, run Windows in a Limited User Account. That way, if something is trying to install something without your notification, Windows won't let them. But that also means whenever you want to install something you have to switch accounts.

As for paid ones, Kaspersky and NOD32 take the cake.

Also, see http://forums.techguy.org/general-se...rotection.html

[sockerdudex]

thanks. i didn't wanna go individual w/ protection but it looks like i'm gonna have to

[calvin-c]

It's worse than that, jsparky. If you use a limited account then, when you want to install something you not only need to change accounts but in most cases you need to change account multiple times. Most programs (not the most commonly used programs, thank heavens, but still-most programs) only install & run for the current user.

So you need to log on as administrator, change your limited user to administrator, log back on as the formerly limited user, install the program, log back on as administrator, and then change your user back to limited. And then hope that the program will run under a limited user account.

I was tempted to call this a stupid move by Microsoft (making the program responsible for determine which OS user account can run it) but it's really arrogance-the same way they made the program responsible for how it uninstalls (or doesn't). There are better ways, but it might have required more work by Microsoft-so they didn't do it.

[prpltbrd]

I had a couple of problems with Norton 360. Not only did it slow down my PC's but it kept kicking out the sound card driver on my wifes XP Media Center laptop. I had to restore the operating system and take 360 off on her computer. Once I got 360 off, I have not had a problem since with losing her sound card drivers. This was on a HP Laptop with 17 inch screen. I went to PC Cillin and have not had a problem since.