Norton System Works 2004 only £9.99 great deal [CLOSED]

Sooler

kdee wrote:

I use AVG and did so primarily because my Norton (which I'd been previously happy with) had expired and wasn't prepared to pay big bucks to renew.

It was only then that I noticed the difference..not only in speed but in how many previously undetected viruses it found.

Could this be down to NAV doing a better job of preventing the viruses getting onto the PC, ie. it won't find what's not there.

gazransom

Sooler wrote:

Could this be down to NAV doing a better job of preventing the viruses getting onto the PC, ie. it won't find what's not there.

At the risk of prolonging the off topic nature of this thread -

my experience and of friends and indeed of posters to this thread is that if you run an alternative to Norton, whether or not you uninstall Norton first, it is not unusual to detect viruses/trojans that Norton had missed.

This isn't unusual. No antivirus detects 100% of all infections. However if you do a little research you will find that there are several independant organisations that run unbiased comparisons between different product detection rates. Unless Norton has significantly improved recently, it always sits in the middle or towards the bottom of the league tables. Several free AVs consistently score better. Norton fans may not like it but it's a fact.

Without denigrating a previous "software developer" who posted earlier (and who lumped together anti virus with firewalls and spyware detection/deletion! - all completely different technologies and purposes) I prefer to make my own mind up based on verifiable sources. AVG (free) suits me. Norton may suit you.

Lastly, and to try and return this post back to its topic - if you want Norton (and are happy with its limitations) this is a great price and a bargain compared to normal retail.

spobby

just looked on the website seen that they are out of stock! is a good deal but 2006 one will be out soon

KillCrazyFrog

amit_1 wrote:

Bigpockets are doing Norton System Works 2004 for an incredible £9.99,

here is the link

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&product=EXS1026

My subscription runs out in 2 days!!! Nice save!

andyandy_2

Just Looked and they are now sold out

thanks anyway

exotic_2

I work on the Broadband Tech Support helpline of a well-known cable internet and telecoms company. I handle around 40 calls per day, 200 a week.

Roughly 10 of my 40 daily calls regard:

Loss of Internet access (where Internet Explorer has been hijacked)

Slow speeds (where an unknown program is up/downloading in the background)

Occassionally the infected customer will be running AVG, or just have a selection of free anti-spyware products. However, in almost all cases, the customer is either running a Norton anti-virus/firewall product, or has no security software at all.

Unfortunately my employer forbid us from making any hardware or software recommendations, mainly for legal reasons, and secondly we're only there to support issues with the cable modem or our network.

I do get round this by quoting the above statistics, plus the fact that, since I started working there some 7 months ago, I have never EVER had a single customer using McAfee VirusScan with a virus infection (as opposed to 1 in 4 per day with Norton or no security software).

It gets to me that Norton is still so popular and often recommended by friends and PC store sales staff, and even IT workers. In fact, I really don't understand how they get away with selling their security products at all. Our local-rate helpline is very expensive to run, and Norton indirectly cost my employers a small fortune (which obviously gets passed on to all customers).

Of course, if you are a savvy Internet user adopting some common sense security practises, it is unlikely you will get infected no matter which product you use.

This is my first and last message on this subject here. These statistics are based on around 5,000 calls. I hope some people find them beneficial, and help end all this off-topicness :beer: