I need to buy a new AntiVirus but I cannot decide what to get. Can anyone tell me about their experiences with Kaspersky and Norton AV? Thanks in advance.
2007-11-22 09:47:44 · 18 answers · asked by Efta_Potiria 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
nortons is practically a virus itself ... kapersky is ok ... personally i would use a free antivirus like avast ..
2007-11-22 09:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-08-21 21:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely stay away from Norton. Why? Bad detection rate, long scan time, resource hog, plus it is a pain to uninstall. The person who said Norton is practically a virus is not to far off from being accurate.
I've only ever heard good things about Kaspersky though I've never actually used it myself, other than for its online scanner - which was good.
I would go with a free antivirus app as well. Try AVG Free, Avast, or Avira Antivir. All three are superb apps that are easy on resources and have fairly good detection rates. However, remember to only have ONE antivirus as they might have conflicts with each other. One should suffice anyway.
Try to google some reviewsfrom other users, they should help you make a better informed decision.
2007-11-22 10:00:22 · answer #3 · answered by jc 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Anything but Norton. Beware of freebies - these are usually trouble-free and will beat Norton into the ground but they have a very low detection rate. If you looking to buy one, go for Kaspersky, BitDefender or Nod32 which are currently the best on the market.
2007-11-22 09:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jellicoe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kasperski is better than norton antivirus, so yeah
2016-05-25 01:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I caught a virus whilst using Norton AV.On install Norton advises pre-scan & found virus did i wish to delete.It didnt detect whilst installed?
Computer Shopper tested various AV last year & KApersky came out top.I have installed & renewed subscription for another 2yrs.That says a lot Eh?
2007-11-22 11:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by ian d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been running Kaspersky for years now. Far better than Norton.
2007-11-22 09:55:01 · answer #7 · answered by Paul H 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Norton- NO WAY ! I use Nod 32 Anti Virus which is excellent, i think Kaspersky is a good one too.
2007-11-22 09:54:58 · answer #8 · answered by villavillain 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Norton i've used it for years not had a problem and it does exactly what i want it to with out putting out annoying pop-ups on screen every five minutes like panda does not tried kaspersky before
2007-11-22 09:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by Claiire 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Norton has always been a bloatware of sorts constantly slowly downn my computer even more than a regular virus would. I prefer NOD32 as an anti-virus since it serves its purpose as its supposed to do. Also it has a much smaller memory footprint.
2007-11-22 09:54:40 · answer #10 · answered by hyposave 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
kaspersky is way , way better , norton is crap many free anti viruses are way better than norton , also kaspersky is the best
paid for anti virus.
2007-11-22 10:09:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋