Symantec Offers Free Anti-Spyware Beta

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LightningStrikes

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A word to the wise....

Do not install this Beta software if you have existing Norton Products installed (e.g. Norton SystemWorks) unless you plan on upgrading to this product.

It is a real PIA to uninstall and restore your initial installation if you need to.

You have been warned :)

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emeraldsky

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Thanks for that tip.
I suspect it's hard to uninstall no matter what your situation. That's the way Norton Anti-Virus has always been, and this product uses the same scanning engine as NAV.
 
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geekender

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Cool. Thanks for the tip. I wonder how well this will work compared to Microsoft and Spybot.
 
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LightningStrikes

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Hopefully between AdAware, SpyBot and SpywareBlaster I have a decent shot of being covered :)

BTW, I have also installed the Microsoft AntiSpyware and have had better results with the prior three mentioned. As long as it is free however, it still hangs around :)

-LS
 
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John

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Originally posted by: Chadder007
$79???....Microsoft will eventually offer theirs for free anyway.
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Norton Internet Security 2005 Anti-Spyware Edition is, as the name implies, a version of Symantec's all-in-one consumer and small business security suite.
 
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emeraldsky

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Originally posted by: IanWorthington
Realy? Has this been confirmed?

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Yes. Microsoft is committed to free anti-spyware. It's already free and it's going to stay that way.

It looks like they are going to enter the anti-virus market with a commercial product.

 
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emeraldsky

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Originally posted by: casualsax3
http://stuff.techwhack.com/archives/2005/02/16/microsoft-anti-spyware-free/

Microsoft has not committed to keeping it free for download and update.
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From the link you provided: "16th Feb 2005; Microsoft to keep their Anti-Spyware application free". and a quote from Bill Gates "?Just as spyware is something that we have to nip down today, we have decided that all licensed Windows users should have that protection at no charge?.

Which is what I said. How did you reach the opposite conclusion?

 
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salaku

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So true.
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
Thanks for that tip.
I suspect it's hard to uninstall no matter what your situation. That's the way Norton Anti-Virus has always been, and this product uses the same scanning engine as NAV.
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PELarson

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Since it is from Symantec.. thank you but no. If it was from Norton maybe, but Symantec does blot real well.
 
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Originally posted by: PELarson
Since it is from Symantec.. thank you but no. If it was from Norton maybe, but Symantec does blot real well.
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i think u have it the other way around...
norton is what bloats. symantec caters towards corporate environments while norton caters toward home users.

as for the product. i dislike the norton security client quite a bit. i'd rather use zonealarm or sygate personal firewall, both which are free. however, i've gotta say symantec antivirus (non bloat version of norton antivirus) is very nice and clean and does the job well.

//krunk (^_^x)
 
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Dan2

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That's so funny Microsoft would give that software away for free. It's like saying, "Hey, we at Microsoft love you, so we're going to 'upgrade' your system with *FREE* security software, so now your Windows based PC may be almost secure! Don't you love us?"

People eat it up like Microsoft saved the world when it reality it's all marketing. :)
 
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