Faster speed on this site, Norton Internet Security 2009
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 08:27
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Michael ( Moss Vale NSW)
Hi all, Like a lot of others on this site, i have complained about the speed of getting around it. David mentioned some months ago that Norton was slow as everything has to pass through it and he couldn't do much for those running Norton.. I just moved to 2009 Norton Internet security a few days ago when my 2008 expired, it definitely runs many times faster now. Norton may have changed the way it works, the blurb that comes with it says, "Smart Security, Engineered for Speed". I waited a few days before posting this just to make sure it has made a difference, im convinced it has. My other computer at
home here is running 2008 version and is still painfully slow. I was going to change to AGV this time but thought it easier to leave it to next year, it was all too hard, im glad i did.. Norton may not be the best but simple to get up and running and inexpensive.. Michael
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:54
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:54
Well I will swim against the tide and say I am a happy Nortons user and have been for many years.
The problems are usually caused by incorrect configuration more than anything else.
I have tried the "free" versions of most tings and reckon you get what you pay for.That is for nothing you get exactly that.
Remember those makers also sell the pro version of that software so the free version will never be as good as that.
As long as you dont use AVAST you should be OK.
Try getting rid of that if you dont like it. I had to reformat to get rid of it.
Also you didnt need to format a drive to get rid of Nortons older versions.
If you went to their website they provided 3 small removal programs to do it for you.
You could then do a registry clean and edit to
check if it was all gone and also do a file search and it would show ANY file named NORTON
Delete them and it was gone.
Done it heaps of times on various machines
The files that most often get missed are the ones that hide in the "Common Files" folder as that is where the registraion details are kept.
The site loads at the same speed on this machine whether Nortons is turned on or off.
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Follow Up By: Gone Bush (WA) - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 11:39
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 11:39
I agree with you Graham.
Love my Norton.
Whenever a new virus hits town, who's the first company with a solution?
Norton.
And 2009 has been slimmed down, speeded up, made more efficient.
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Follow Up By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 12:01
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 12:01
*Whenever a new virus hits town, who's the first company with a solution?*
Eset (Nod32) or Kaspersky....
Ever thought Michael the reason why the sites so sloooow is because Norton is letting you down and believe me it will....This site is just as fast as any other,sure there is the occasional glitch but lately its been flying for me.
You'll need the Norton Removal tool to get rid of all the crud it loads on your system,They bring one out now themselves but people made there own years ago it was so bad...
I couldnt believe about a year ago a friend who works computers for a living fell for the new slim down version of Norton.I said your mad,he saids its great now..2 months later i said hows it going (back to Nod32) lmao..
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Willykj - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 12:14
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 12:14
Graham - what's your problem with Avast?
A couple of earlier posts indicated that they were happy with Avast. I also have been using it for many years - I spend all day on internet & have never had any problems. Avast regularly picks up stuff.
Acknowledge that the free ones have some limitations but it does everything that I need. On independent tests Avast comes up very
well.
Willy
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony B (Malanda FNQ) - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 13:10
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 13:10
Willykj - Same question I thought of asking. Its the right price :-). Regards Tony
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Follow Up By: DCTriton - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 14:35
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 14:35
Willy, Tony...
I have been using Avast for years without fail, initially on the advice of an IT guru mate... I play in the nether regions of the internet, regions which will doubtlessly be filtered if the gov gets it's way...
My guru mate who writes software and manages IT for a couple of multinational companies has a simple response - fear of the unknown drives people to pay for anti-virus software, in itself this isn't a bad thing but to justify their outlay they bag the free versions...
As a real world example - I not long ago purchased a laptop for the missus, came with Norton bundled so I configured it and let it go... In 2 days it missed 3 incoming (e-mail > I have mates who have no clue) threats that Avast picked up - off with it's head and we are an Avast family now...
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 16:18
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 16:18
Well the reason I dont like Avast is that I was given the PRO version to try Didnt like it for various reasons so tried to uninstall it.
What a nightmare It leaves hidden bits with strange names that even I couldnt find and delete.
Solution was to format HDD.sorry but I wouldnt touch it.
Everyone to their own and this could end up like toyota vers nissan.
I would just state that I have no issues with Nortons and as I have been involved with building and repairing computers since 1996 have more than a little bit of an idea of whats what.
As far as free versions are concerned you dont get all the features of the paid for versions so whats wrong with buying it and giving the makers some return for their efforts.
Cheers from a virus free Nortons protected computer.
LOL
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