I bought an laptop 3 months back .It came with an preloaded antivirus software(norton) wit 60 days validity.. now it is being expired n asking me to subscribe..For subscription i hav got to pay neary 4000 bugs..so my question is wheather i can now delete this n can i install some other software tat r freely available... will this be ok.
2007-09-04 04:53:00 · 13 answers · asked by kart 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Will there be any prob if don uninstall the previous one n if i install the new one?
2007-09-04 05:00:43 · update #1
Norton should be banned from society :) Uninstall it without thinking much.
I'm using NOD32, which is much better than the rest of the antiviruses that I've used in my life.
2007-09-04 04:58:21 · answer #1 · answered by Dumitru 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uninstall NORTON download and Install AVG Antivirus Personal - Free
2007-09-04 12:14:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, Norton doesn't charge $400 for a subscription. It's usually around $30 or $40 for a year.
As far as un-installing Norton, you can do that.
There's a very good free anti-virus called AVG. And I'm sure there are a host of others out there. Just type "free anti-virus" in any search engine, you'll find many.
2007-09-04 12:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by centsless 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes dude, uninstall Norton it's really not that good. For a good free antivirus try Avast. Or try to download Bitdefender 2008 from a torrent site.
2007-09-04 11:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by Rancio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't delete it - uninstall it using the Add/Remove Programs control panel. Once you've uninstalled it, you can install whatever you like.
Keep in mind that most of the decent anti-virus programs will charge you a subscription fee for updates. The free programs are better than nothing, but they're not as good as the paid stuff.
2007-09-04 11:58:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
u can update ur norton antivirus through internet.But if u r not interested in subscribing uninstall the software and install freewares that are available,but the freewares may expires after a period of time and u have to subscribe for them to really run in ur system.Check out for Mc cafee antivirus software.
2007-09-04 22:03:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sham 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can delete it. It is very hard to get Norton completely off of your pc. You can go to the Norton site and search for free removal software. After that you can install the new anti-virus.
2007-09-04 11:57:05 · answer #7 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do it as fast as possible.....
just by removing norton, you will find ur pc boosted a lot.
well i was tired of norton as it not even detects some of the viruses.
thereafter, i tried macfee.... its good, but the problem was popups..... popup of deleting virus infected coockie and files.... really teasing.......
now i am using trend.... don't mind even to pay for it.... its worth...... before that you can try their trial version www.trendmicro.com
as said by other fellows, that norton doesn't uninstall completely... don't worry, installing trend or macfee will automatically remove norton....(after all they all are enemies of each other)
2007-09-08 11:01:19 · answer #8 · answered by Bad_Man_4_Good 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you just got your laptop, I hope you got the backup disks. If you did, there should be one from Norton. Use this disk to uninstall it, or else you will not get all of it out of your computer. If you do not have the disk, contact Norton and try to obtain uninstalling help.
2007-09-04 13:35:22 · answer #9 · answered by It's Complicated 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uninstall Norton. It is crap.
Get bitdefender, or even AVG Free edition is decent.
Both are free and there are many more.
2007-09-04 11:56:22 · answer #10 · answered by ○Freeman○ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋