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Well, £20 actually. I used Norton Antivirus on my old computer and each year it would just cost me a few pounds to renew it. I was always very happy with the product so bought Norton again when I got my new computer last year. I have now come up to renewal time and have discovered it will cost me £19.99 to renew it. Does anyone know why there has been such a price rise?
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Cos Norton are money grabbers. Plenty free alternatives about that out-shine Norton products completely.
Norton & McFee are the biggest advertisers (TV/Newspapers/Bundled with P.C's), therefore they hit the biggest number of users, and because of the lack of competition they can prolly get away with increased prices.
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Because more and more people are realising that Norton is really really poor antivirus software with low detection rates and high resource requirements. I'd strongly advise you to check out ESET NOD32 which is continually proven to be the most effective antivirus software on the market.
HTH
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Because more and more people are realising that Norton is really really poor antivirus software with low detection rates and high resource requirements. I'd strongly advise you to check out ESET NOD32 which is continually proven to be the most effective antivirus software on the market.
HTH
I'm evaluating Kaspersky Anti Virus at the moment. seems good.
Interestingly though, a disc I scanned with the free version of Avast picked up two threats, whereas Kaspersky has ignored them. It could be a case of false positives.
I also have the full version of ESET.NOD32, though I haven't installed it yet.
Either way, obtaining the free version of Avast is a recommendation.
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I'm evaluating Kaspersky Anti Virus at the moment. seems good.
Interestingly though, a disc I scanned with the free version of Avast picked up two threats, whereas Kaspersky has ignored them. It could be a case of false positives.
I also have the full version of ESET.NOD32, though I haven't installed it yet.
Either way, obtaining the free version of Avast is a recommendation.
I would urge you to give NOD32 a go, you'll never look back. (Dont work for them BTW: just spent a lot of time and effort evaluating AV solutions for work and this won hands down, as it does in all the virus bulletins published online)
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i used to use Avast with out any problems for free....paired with Zone Alarms firewall which is THE best and is also free in no frills mode
for years.
i got a good deal on kaspersky with my comp so i,m with that at the mo but i may go back to avast after my 12 months
Norton + Mcafee are to anti virus what Budweiser and Carling are to beer pretty crap but the most identifyable and popular due to their large advertising.
if you are going to pay for premium anti virus i recommend Zone alarms security suite as all in one solution
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i used to use Avast with out any problems for free....paired with Zone Alarms firewall which is THE best and is also free in no frills mode
for years.
i got a good deal on kaspersky with my comp so i,m with that at the mo but i may go back to avast after my 12 months
avast is great because it updates every 4 hours if you are connected to the internet. My router has a firewall built in and also XP firewall does a good basic job in itself.
Avast can be renewed simply by re entering your email address and it sends you a new code.
Another advantage is the incredibly low system resources it takes up. Unlike Norton.
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I would urge you to give NOD32 a go, you'll never look back. (Dont work for them BTW: just spent a lot of time and effort evaluating AV solutions for work and this won hands down, as it does in all the virus bulletins published online)
I'm inclined to believe you. Just loathe to get rid of Kaspersky so soon.
I'll give it a bit longer. That will give me time to take a look at the GUI of NOD32.
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I think Norton is simply becoming more commercial for business rather than home use.
I would advise you download and use AdAware on your computer every now and then. This will do the same job as Norton and is free.
If you have a firewall as well however, you may need to download a free firewall software as well. Once again though, all free. And does exactly the same job
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It may be cheaper buying a new version of the software with subscription included (especially if it's OEM). My dad came up to renewing his McAfee Security and it was going to cost about £20 or £25. I bought him the full new version (OEM) for about £5 from scan.
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avg is free and great too.
grisoft.com
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avg is free and great too.
grisoft.com
I use McAfee Enterprise for free and has been great also.
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I use:
AVG Free anti Virus,
Agnitum Outpost 1.0 - Firewall,
Ad Aware (Spyware, Trojan etc.)
and Microsoft Defender
there is on online virus scanner at trend-micro
i use to double check that my system has not picked anything up
and a page at dsl reports
which will check that your firewall is working properly
and I have yet to encounter any problems with viruses etc. (touch wood)
I don't see any need to continually pay for updates. You may have to mix and match components from several suppliers but you should arrive at a system which is as secure if not more secure than a single supplier solution.
I know PC Pro recommend that you have several different spyware and anti-viruses installed which is all very well if a) the co-operate with each other and b) don't grind your pc down to a snails pace.
I would pay a reasonable amount for a security suite but it's the continual drip drip which annoys me.
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I would pay a reasonable amount for a security suite but it's the continual drip drip which annoys me.
As long as people like AVG and NOD32 are around there is no need to pay for this kind of stuff.
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As long as people like AVG and NOD32 are around there is no need to pay for this kind of stuff.
Since when did NOD32 become free?
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It may be cheaper buying a new version .......I bought him the full new version (OEM) for about £5 from scan.
Whats OEM stand for?
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Have you checked to see if your ISP has any offers? - I know BT do on some of their broadband packages & NTL give a very good free package for all broadband subscribers. Whatever you choose, make sure Norton is uninstalled correctly & completely - any remnants can cause conflicts.
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Does norton still make a fast P.C into a sluggish P.C? And add about 4 weeks to the boot time?
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Does norton still make a fast P.C into a sluggish P.C? And add about 4 weeks to the boot time?
Not as bad anymore. But still the free ones are better and faster. Just less updates
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I got my antivirus free from the university I'm registered with, may be your workplace (or university) will have similar licensing.