How do you explain Norton System Works or Norton Security 2005 slows down computers?

[Nocturnal]

How would you explain this in layman's terms to customers that want to know why their computers are running slow.

 

[spherrod]

They run background applications all the time which decreases the resources available to other applications?

 

[sandorski]

Do they still slow down systems?

Way back the effect was very obvious, but these days those apps rarely even register 1% cpu useage.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Do they still slow down systems?

Way back the effect was very obvious, but these days those apps rarely even register 1% cpu useage.

Yes they still slow down systems. My GF's dad has an 3200+ xp with 1 gig RAM and that machine crawls when you try to multitask with System Works on.

 

[skace]

VirusScanners set their cpu priority rather high and tend to take 100%? Most can be throttled, but this means they take longer to complete and most companies consider virusscanning to be an extremely high priority.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: sandorski
Do they still slow down systems?

Way back the effect was very obvious, but these days those apps rarely even register 1% cpu useage.

Yes they still slow down systems. My GF's dad has an 3200+ xp with 1 gig RAM and that machine crawls when you try to multitask with System Works on.

I find that hard to believe.

 

[firerock]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: sandorski
Do they still slow down systems?

Way back the effect was very obvious, but these days those apps rarely even register 1% cpu useage.

Yes they still slow down systems. My GF's dad has an 3200+ xp with 1 gig RAM and that machine crawls when you try to multitask with System Works on.

I find that hard to believe.

The only proof that I can agree with is that Norton System Works uses way too much ram. I have the similar setup as above, but I don't feel like it is slowing down my system a bit. I bought I gig ram so I can use them, so why worry if I got lots of them to spare? Of course, I would recommend people to stop those functions if you are gaming or video/graphic editing.

As for now, I only use Norton AV Corp and Outpost FW and I save almost 40+ ram space...

 

[jbritt1234]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: sandorski
Do they still slow down systems?

Way back the effect was very obvious, but these days those apps rarely even register 1% cpu useage.

Yes they still slow down systems. My GF's dad has an 3200+ xp with 1 gig RAM and that machine crawls when you try to multitask with System Works on.

I find that hard to believe.

I've got a P4 2.8 with a Gig of RAM. I don't even have to turn off SystemWorks when I play HL2. I'd say there is something else going on with his machine.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: sandorski
Do they still slow down systems?

Way back the effect was very obvious, but these days those apps rarely even register 1% cpu useage.

Yes they still slow down systems. My GF's dad has an 3200+ xp with 1 gig RAM and that machine crawls when you try to multitask with System Works on.

I find that hard to believe.

Agreed.

If you want me to help you explain it in Layman's terms you're going to have to explain it to me in technical terms.

 

[PingSpike]

The Norton fairies some times get drunk after they eat all the viruses on your computer. When they're drunk, they're slow to react.

 

[Regulator07]

kinda off topic, but does Symantec antivirus corporate edition slow down computers like Norton, i know they are made by the same company, but i use the corporate edition and i find it much better than norton and does the same thing, plus it is free through my school

 

[cbehnken]

Simple, all Norton products are bloated piles of crap that no person who cares about the speed of their machine would use.

Back when Norton System Utils was available during Dos 6 times it was a good product, but not since then.

 

[firerock]

No, I still recommend Norton AV Corp. It has small footprint and no bloated junk/GUI to interfere the usage. It is simple and direct. You can get v9 on Buy.com for only $29.99 or less about a month ago. So, I'm pretty sure you still can find it for a good price. It uses the same engine, if not better, than the Norton retail lineups.

 

[doan]

Last time I checked, Norton AV corp only scans outlook, and lotus notes mail. No scanning of traditional pop3 clinets like Outlook Express and thunderbird.

 

[firerock]

Originally posted by: doan
Last time I checked, Norton AV corp only scans outlook, and lotus notes mail. No scanning of traditional pop3 clinets like Outlook Express and thunderbird.

Nah, Norton AV scans all Pop3 clients since v8. I use it w/ my Thunderbird and it always scan my message...

 

[doan]

Ok, thanks....We use 8.0