I hear a lot of people do not like norton
2006-11-15 08:36:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
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2006-11-15 09:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-08-26 13:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by Joyce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are definietly the most well-known. However, I have all kinds of tasks that I think could well be viruses that Nortom ignores.
2006-11-15 08:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by swelwynemma 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'm one of those people. its a memory hog...and as good as any other antivirus, so if you can, go for something lighter - something that wont slow down your operating system
2006-11-15 08:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by ya_right_funny 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could you please repeat your question in a known language? Currently I can interpret 595,000 languages. However your wording is beyond me.
2006-11-15 08:41:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋