help with bt broaband and norton

rhodyate

i have just recieved my home hub and have option 3 bt broaband. i wanted some info regarding the norton security. when i set it up will the norton security start soon as i 1st go online. it says i can do the broadband set up manually. but was not sure if i had to put the set up disc in to get nortons on my pc.or does it automatically start when i go online??? any help would be great.

penrhyn

If it were me I'd use your Norton disk as a coaster and download some free applications from the net such as ZoneAlarm, AVG Antivirus free, and Super Antispyware. There is a sticky somewhere with other recommendations.

Assuming you are running XP service pack 2, or Vista you already have a firewall active by default, so there is no need to worry about having no protection, in any case I would imagine that the home hub has a built in firewall itself.

deanos

Yes Norton is horrible and hogs your PC.

Browntoa

yes the home hub has a built in firewall, as the others suggest leave Nortons alone , get online by plugging the hub into the phoneline and , if not wireless, plugging the ethernet cable into the back of the PC and hub (nothing from the CD is required !!) and then download the foloowing

download free AVG antivirus

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/us/frt/0?prd=aff

if on Vista then no additional firewall needed at this time , if XP then

comodo free

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

BritBrat

I love my Norton.

I know lots of people don't but having been on the net 10 years and never had a virus it must be doing something right.