Norton Internet Security 2010 for 3 PCs $21.98 shipped at Newegg

[Linflas]

Your post is neither constructive nor useful. You have no data to back up any of your assertions. Your personal opinion does not create facts. Go troll somewhere else, or find some data to backup your poorly researched, uninformed opinions.



So you would rather have AV/AS software that has something go wrong, and then not have a way to fix it (or have to manually hunt through program files, appdata, sys32, and the registry) because the manufacturer didn't offer a removal tool? Kaspersky, Trend, McAfee, Webroot, and Symantec all have removal tools. Is all of their software bad because of that? Removal tools aren't just for when the software screws up; there's this little thing called user error that good programmers plan for.

When Symantec fixed the Norton product line in 08 (for the 09 version), I didn't believe it either until I tried it. And once I tried it I never looked back. It works, it works well, and it doesn't slow down your system as much as its competitors. If you're in doubt, they have free trials if you download their software (with the intention of 'upgrading' via the support section of the site) and skip entering a key. If you decide to keep it you can just buy it and enter in the key, no hassle.

And no I don't work for Symantec, I just work with a bunch of people who all cry about Norton and none of them have tried using the new version either.

Same here. I avoided the home version for years due to the reputation but when they released the 2009 version I followed the discussions in the Security section regarding it and decided to give it a try. I have had no problems with it, even when I moved to Windows 7 beta and used the beta versions. People really need to get over the treating software/hardware as a religion thing. I will always use what gets the job done for me most effectively at the lowest price.

 

[Old Hippie]

Anyone who hasn't tried NIS 2010 is blowing smoke.

Even though I've decided on NOD32 for myself I've tried Norton 2010 and it's much improved over past versions.

It does leave some registry entries after an uninstall but many programs do and that's why I use a registry cleaner.

 

[jzodda]

Um, why in the world would you not use MS security essentials?


Norton is the worst w/ bloatware and other crap that you don't know about which runs in the background.

Not anymore. Using 2009 version and it hardly uses any system resources at all. Norton used to suck but they got their act together of late.

Deal is Dead BTW

 

[Executioner]

http://www.av-comparatives.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=152

Microsoft Security Essentials and Avira kicked butt.

Kudos go to Microsoft as one of the highest detectors and also with very few false alarms (0-3).

Trustport, GData, Kaspersky, Microsoft, Avira, NOD32, FSecure, Bit Defender and Escan were awarded Advanced+

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24361500-AV-Comparatives-ProActive-Test

 

[SpatiallyAware]

I'm dealing with norton 360 right now and thought I'd come back to update everyone.


The machine was delivered to me with norton 360 installed but crashing, and a rogue anti-virus. The user had norton 360 installed and running when the rogue anti-virus infected the machine. When I got it norton had an 'install' window that wants me to reinsert a disc, but there's no way to get past this screen. It appears as though it was corrupted by the rogue av or malwarebytes (this has never been a problem with the other 'better' av programs)

So, there's nothing in add/remove progs. Now I'm off to symantec to download two different norton cleaners and hope for the best.



So just to express my frustration again - Norton/Symantec will not get my money until their POS product is improved upon; which has evidently not happened yet.