God, I hate Norton!

edijs · 01-06-2007, 02:56 PM

I hate Norto anti virus. Maybe I've just have the worst experience with it, but nevertheless - I hate it with heart and soul.

Slow, buggy, sticky ... it works against the computer. SO many things got past it undetected.

And then there's the subscription... damn why put your goddamn product on laptops if the subscription ends in less than a half-year? You think people will be stunned by the great job this

does? Or that they'll be stupid enough to buy it.

Had to get that of me...

ferg · 01-06-2007, 02:30 PM

I'm with you here mate, about 20 mins of most of my consultations is spent taking off norton and replacing with nod32/kerio.

Someone must have sold their soul to get it installed on every new computer system bought in the uk.....

RHochstenbach · 01-06-2007, 03:02 PM

I totally agree. The worst part is the installer. Takes half an hour to check everything, and 1 minute to actually install it. Sometimes the program doesn't load at Windows startup. And it doesn't detect spyware at all.

megamaced · 01-06-2007, 07:22 PM

You'll never completely get Norton uninstalled from your computer, once you've installed it. It's like a parasite, a virus that spreads from one dll library to another.

What's worse is that it's usually installed by default in most PCs that you buy from the store. Basically what you are buying is a crippled PC. Surely there is something in the terms and conditions that says "this PC will arrive in working order". Well if that's the case, why are they installing Norton?

There is only one anti-virus program I would ever install on a Windows machine. That program is Avast!. It's reasonably lightweight, detects a large amount of viruses, and it's free! Plus it updates daily at no extra cost.

Swansen · 01-06-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by megamaced

You'll never completely get Norton uninstalled from your computer, once you've installed it. It's like a parasite, a virus that spreads from one dll library to another.

OH MAN AOL WAS THE SAME WAY, lol, but yeah, i hate nortan with a passion as well, any of my friends PC's that i mess around with, the first thing i do is uninstall Nortan and get AVG. But i feel for you man.

monksgeorge21 · 16-07-2007, 06:48 PM

i agree norton anti virus uses so much of the c drive and then it never comes off or botchesup the pc 2 yrs ago i had to ditch my win 95 i used for playing old games because of norton it kept saying at start norton anti virsu not installed windows will shut doen in..
I hate em
George

DaRuSsIaMaN · 16-07-2007, 09:22 PM

There's a norton uninstaller somewhere, if anyone needs ... I still have it on my usb flash drive lol. I don't remember the link anymore to where to download it, but it was actually in a thread on this forum once. One of my threads, in fact. It might have been megamaced who gave me that link or maybe someone else *shrug.

WWR · 17-07-2007, 01:14 AM

Just a small note to show how badly Norton does in retail, Game (or EB for you in the US) runs a promotion where if you buy a PC game from the top 30 chart, you get £20 ($40) knocked off Norton Anti-Virus. I wouldn't even take it if it was free!

Actually, scratch that, I would, I need some coasters...

Ghostman 1 · 29-07-2007, 02:01 PM

Norton is the WORST AntiVirus Ever, I tried it Once,Big mistake...
When it rebooted, it froze my computer too the max.. This is real
Crappy software.. I also stay away from McAfee... There are allot of better
AV's out now days.

01-06-2007, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
edijs Programmer Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 22 Male Posts: 519 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Busy Status: Offline My Computer	God, I hate Norton! I hate Norto anti virus. Maybe I've just have the worst experience with it, but nevertheless - I hate it with heart and soul. Slow, buggy, sticky ... it works against the computer. SO many things got past it undetected. And then there's the subscription... damn why put your goddamn product on laptops if the subscription ends in less than a half-year? You think people will be stunned by the great job this does? Or that they'll be stupid enough to buy it. Had to get that of me...

01-06-2007, 02:30 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
ferg Manbearpig Join Date: May 2004 Age: 25 Male Posts: 539 Times Helpful: 26 My Mood: Innocent Status: Offline My Computer	I'm with you here mate, about 20 mins of most of my consultations is spent taking off norton and replacing with nod32/kerio. Someone must have sold their soul to get it installed on every new computer system bought in the uk..... __________________ FREE STUFF Spybot S&D Ad-Aware Spyware Blaster Comodo Free Firewall Speedfan Ad Block Plus (Plugin for Firefox)

01-06-2007, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,467 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	You'll never completely get Norton uninstalled from your computer, once you've installed it. It's like a parasite, a virus that spreads from one dll library to another. What's worse is that it's usually installed by default in most PCs that you buy from the store. Basically what you are buying is a crippled PC. Surely there is something in the terms and conditions that says "this PC will arrive in working order". Well if that's the case, why are they installing Norton? There is only one anti-virus program I would ever install on a Windows machine. That program is Avast!. It's reasonably lightweight, detects a large amount of viruses, and it's free! Plus it updates daily at no extra cost. __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

16-07-2007, 09:22 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
DaRuSsIaMaN Geek Comrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 749 Times Helpful: 12 Status: Offline My Computer	There's a norton uninstaller somewhere, if anyone needs ... I still have it on my usb flash drive lol. I don't remember the link anymore to where to download it, but it was actually in a thread on this forum once. One of my threads, in fact. It might have been megamaced who gave me that link or maybe someone else *shrug. __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions... "So, got any kids?" - Stephen Colbert My computer is not much to brag about, but I shall do so anyway. AMD 1800+ Athlon XP..............SoundBlaster PCI 512 ASUS A7N8X..........................WD 80GB ATI Radeon 8500....................WinXP Pro

17-07-2007, 01:14 AM	#8 (permalink) Top
WWR Ultra Geek Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 22 Male Posts: 883 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Yehaw Status: Offline My Computer	Just a small note to show how badly Norton does in retail, Game (or EB for you in the US) runs a promotion where if you buy a PC game from the top 30 chart, you get £20 ($40) knocked off Norton Anti-Virus. I wouldn't even take it if it was free! Actually, scratch that, I would, I need some coasters... __________________ "Si vis pacem, para bellum!" Clan: \| GBR \| Rank: Sneaky Bugger Actively playing: Guitar Hero 3 (360), Hellgate: London (PC), Call of Duty 4 (360), Stranglehold (360), Mass Effect (360)

16-07-2007, 06:48 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
monksgeorge21 Geek Trainee Join Date: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 14 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	i agree norton anti virus uses so much of the c drive and then it never comes off or botchesup the pc 2 yrs ago i had to ditch my win 95 i used for playing old games because of norton it kept saying at start norton anti virsu not installed windows will shut doen in.. I hate em George

29-07-2007, 02:01 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 730 Times Helpful: 34 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	Norton is the WORST AntiVirus Ever, I tried it Once,Big mistake... When it rebooted, it froze my computer too the max.. This is real Crappy software.. I also stay away from McAfee... There are allot of better AV's out now days.

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