2006-11-15 20:30:28 · 14 answers · asked by The_answer_person 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hi there,
Instead of all these "Mine is better than yours" answers that go on around here, I'll instead answer with the facts.
Quite simply - Yes, Norton IS much better than AVG and Avast.
Looking at current protection ratings, AVG scores a lowly 90% protection against all known viruses, whilst Avast comes in at 92%. This means they are letting through one in every ten viruses - pretty shocking.
Norton on the other hand is protecting against something like 98.3% of all known viruses - a much better score.
However as people have mentioned, Norton is know for being a very heavy program which can tend to slow down certain machines. If you are thinking of installing Norton I would definitely recommend you download their free trial to check it does not affect your machine in this way prior to opening your wallet.
If you would be interested in other Security products that are better than Norton, you should try either Prevx1, Kaspersky or F-Secure who all score over a 99% protection rating.
2006-11-15 21:18:57 · answer #1 · answered by Secure Expert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 22:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by Lawrence 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avg Norton
2016-12-14 14:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HATE Norton.I have Norton Internet security w/ anti virus (3 month trial came w/ comp) and all it does is slow my computer down. I guess the lag is worth the security but it sure does get annoying when every time you turn on your computer it has to scan and wants to update. I just bought more 1GB and it seems to be going a lot faster now. But yes Norton is better than AVG as far as protection.
2006-11-15 20:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by mystique_dragon4 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Norton is better, but it makes the machine slow if you enabled the autoscan programmed. But AVG is also good it doesnt make the machine slow although you enabled autoprotect. MCAfee is hard to update unless you have an internet connection. and it always pops up messages.
2006-11-15 20:43:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Norton is a piece of crap. Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:
http://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
2006-11-16 03:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO!
AVAST DOES THE JOB BETTER!
http://www.avast.com
2006-11-15 20:32:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
AVAST is number one , norton sux
2006-11-15 20:46:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Norton is the best or any that work
2006-11-15 20:32:37 · answer #9 · answered by frankmilano610 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think they are all like coke and pepsi...same thing/different name.
Personally I use Norton and I think it's the one Windows recommends.
2006-11-15 20:33:05 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋