I recently purchased a laptop, an Aspire 5000 (Acer), that came with Norton Anti-Virus 2006. I downloaded it because it was free, and I am on an unsecure wireless network. Is Norton Anti-Virus a good virus program or am I better off looking for something for free from the internet? My sister, who has computer friends, say that Norton Anti-Virus is not good, but they also told us to leave our computer on instead of shutting it off. Can someone help me? Please? Thanks!
2006-07-28 19:19:04 · 11 answers · asked by bridgetrocks86 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
If you have a licensed version of Norton Antivirus then your computer is safe all the time. Just keep your antivirus updated and your computer will remain safe and secure.
2006-07-28 19:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by maxvijay2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton used to be the best, but that was ages ago before some greedy corporation bought them out and ruined the program by adding a lot of unneccessary junk. Now it's bloated to the point it bogs down most computers. NOD32 is the best. It is far superior to any other Anti-virus program on the market. It doesn't bog your sytem down and it won't bother you with annoying warnings like Norton does. It also does the best job of finding and removing pests.
2006-07-29 02:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by godeep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Norton is just about the worst anti-virus program out there. Everyone I have talked to says it's horrible. It blocks your access to things and often just won't let you online, yet it doesn't even stop a lot of viruses. I use McAfee, and have for years. I've never had any problems. It lets me do what I want, and I have never (crosses fingers) had a virus.
2006-07-29 02:24:31 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton is one of the best anti virus for the money. It is great for internet. I leave my pc on all the time with dsl and it is fine. But my boyfriends uncle also added some stuff for extra protection just because Im a freak and didnt want to worry but hes a pc genuis and he said norton is great.
2006-07-29 02:23:52 · answer #4 · answered by joycebyerly@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Norton Anti-virus is a good program, even though it doesn't help for pop-up but it good for deleting your cookies and clear the history of your internet. You need to get System Spyware Interrogator, it much better and good use if you want no pop-up and viruses.
2006-07-29 02:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by Viety 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have used Norton in private, government and business environments. You can set it uo update on a regular basis. Synantec (norton) releaes new updates every week about midnight on thursday. They also have an access where they will tell you how to deal with specific issues and if any thing special pops up that is an epidemic they push it out to users as soon as they have a fix/block
2006-07-29 02:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by auhunter04 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used Norton Anti-Virus for over four years, and I think it works just fine. It is easy to keep updated, easy to scan for viruses, and it tells you every time it blocks a virus attack.
2006-07-29 02:24:35 · answer #7 · answered by No Shortage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-aware is not for virus protection. Download AVG antivirus. It is free, and works and updates as well as Norton.
2006-07-29 02:24:15 · answer #8 · answered by candl91402 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like Norton. This one is better http://www.download.com/Kaspersky-Anti-Virus/3000-2239_4-10536845.html?tag=lst-0-1
is bad that you are on an unsecured wireless network you should password protected and if your not using your computer turn it off don't waste energy.
2006-07-29 02:42:40 · answer #9 · answered by haroldoem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton isn't bad, and the $40 a year is no biggie to purchase it. You can get free antivirus here: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01#Download.
P.S. You should definitely shut your computer down regularly.
2006-07-29 02:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋