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Renew Norton or is there something better?

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Jenny

Jenny Report 26 Sep 2005 19:26

Sophia, need some of the latter in my house! Jenny

Jenny

Jenny Report 26 Sep 2005 17:58

Bye Bye Norton. Need to check they havn't got my credit card details. Jenny

The Ego

The Ego Report 26 Sep 2005 16:21

I must add that the cost is not really relevant to me-more the effectiveness-Norton not protecting my computer well enough cost me £85 to sort out.The combination of the right anti virus and spyware is critical-dont have too many on your computer-just one of each-sometimes they conflict and make your system vulnerable-eg Norton with Spybot is no good-I found that to my cost. Also,no software guarantees 100% protection-you can just get unluckyand get hit with trojans and worms,no matter what.

BR

BR Report 26 Sep 2005 15:52

Hi, Just another confirming dump Norton and go for Grisoft's AVG. Norton are too expensive ( Irish Vat is more than ours ) and too clever at keep putting messages on screen reminding of renewal for 3 months before the due date. Mind they don't take sub automatically if you previously paid by credit card !!!

Jenny

Jenny Report 26 Sep 2005 15:19

Thanks Alter and Heather. Jenny

Heather

Heather Report 26 Sep 2005 13:23

I think most of us use AVG7 from grisoft- its free and updates daily. I also use Zone Alarm firewall and Microsofts spyware - all freebies - I dumped Mcafee paid for program for them. I also like CCleaner which cleans up all the rubbishy bits of files left on the puter.

The Ego

The Ego Report 26 Sep 2005 13:21

I changed from norton to avast- only because the viruses are being targeted at norton ratherthan the smaller outfits. Adaware SE professional is good to use in conjunction with this,for dealing with spyware.

Jenny

Jenny Report 26 Sep 2005 12:51

Thanks Joy, I'll Google and find them. Jenny

Joy

Joy Report 26 Sep 2005 12:48

AVG and AVAST are both free. Joy

Jenny

Jenny Report 26 Sep 2005 12:25

My renewal reminder has just come up. Do I renew or can anyone suggest something better or cheaper. Jenny