Norton 360

brewerdave

baby_frogmella wrote: »

Dude move on....it's not 2005 anymore. Norton is one of the least bloated av programs these days. I'm now using it instead of nod32...and this from someone who used to hate norton with passion. Give norton a try you might be pleasantly surprised on how much its changed

....appreciate the update......wasn't quite 2005 tho' - bought the laptop in 2008 :)and it was the( then) latest "trial" version of Norton AV.
Next time I get the opportunity of a trial I'll give it a go.
Tell me tho' - is it still a pig to remove if it does cause problems? Or is that sorted too?

keith 1950 - the only reason I posted , was because lots of people seem to think that you HAVE to pay for security s/ware - if the OP was aware of free alternatives then fair enuf! It is a Money saving forum after all.

woody2234

every new pc that I have purchased has had the norton 3 months 3 trial offer so I remove this and put the avast on, anyway yes norton used to be resource hogger but its faster and better these days, but your best to search best antivirus or best free antivirus on internet

Meadows

painterjohn wrote: »

Not sure if this is right place but I'm sure someone will put me right!
Just got my renewal through for my Norton 360 subscription - £64.99.
I found it being priced at £29.99.
Phoned Norton, got put through to " Gerrard" ( in India) who, after accessing my machine to look at the page I was looking at, gave me my renewal at the cheaper price.
So its worth researching and badgering - I've saved £35 on their quoted price.Hope this of help to people.

When we came to need a new one I saw an offer from the Norton site that was cheaper than if we click through to renew. So as with anything you buy price check first.

baby_frogmella

brewerdave wrote: »

....appreciate the update......wasn't quite 2005 tho' - bought the laptop in 2008 :)and it was the( then) latest "trial" version of Norton AV.
Next time I get the opportunity of a trial I'll give it a go.
Tell me tho' - is it still a pig to remove if it does cause problems? Or is that sorted too?

As long as you use Norton Removal Tool to uninstall it you won't have any problems. If an ex-Norton hater like me can be converted, i'm sure you'll be fine:p

dodger1

keith1950 wrote: »

I think the point is that if someone wants to buy a particular product at the cheapest possible price you try to help them, not tell them not to bother because that's what you prefer to do.

Many people don't realise that you can get security as good as Norton if not better for free.

baby_frogmella

dodger1 wrote: »

Many people don't realise that you can get security as good as Norton if not better for free.

and free usually means annoying ads (as this proves) and no phone support ie instant support. I think its better to let people decide for THEMSELVES what they want. After all if everyone followed your advice then the likes of Norton, Kaspersky, ESET etc would be bankrupt.

woody2234

"and free usually means annoying ads (as this proves) and no phone support " well that link is about avira av and I use avast free on 2 pcs and 3 smart phones for 3 years now and theres no ads and why would you need phone support because avast is simple fast and sweet

dodger1

baby_frogmella wrote: »

and free usually means annoying ads (as this proves) and no phone support ie instant support. I think its better to let people decide for THEMSELVES what they want. After all if everyone followed your advice then the likes of Norton, Kaspersky, ESET etc would be bankrupt.

I agree people should decide for themselves and the best way to do that is by knowing the choices they have and many people don't know that there are free alternatives just as good or better than the examples you give.

closed

You might want to try it before reaching for the credit card.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/

NiftyDigits

Look out for Toolbars in 'free' software. Make sure that you opt out of installing them.