Comments on: Symantec: it’s dangerous to rely on free antivirus http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: windows 7 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/comment-page-3/#comment-350162 windows 7 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:07:34 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/#comment-350162 I've read several excellent stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much effort you put to make this sort of wonderful informative site. I’ve read several excellent stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much effort you put to make this sort of wonderful informative site.

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]]> By: Fred http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/comment-page-3/#comment-300528 Fred Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:15:06 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/#comment-300528 Bottom line: I work in IT and on systems running any form of Norton/Symantec antivirus I have seen crippling viruses that required a format and reinstall to get rid of them. On systems running Avast for over 3 years, I've never seen an infection. You be the judge. Bottom line: I work in IT and on systems running any form of Norton/Symantec antivirus I have seen crippling viruses that required a format and reinstall to get rid of them. On systems running Avast for over 3 years, I’ve never seen an infection. You be the judge.

]]> By: KDB http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/comment-page-3/#comment-255361 KDB Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:19:59 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/#comment-255361 I like Symantec products. Approximately 25% of my repairs are because of their products.. Customers+Symantec products = $$$ for me I like Symantec products. Approximately 25% of my repairs are because of their products..

Customers+Symantec products = $$$ for me

]]> By: RAJ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/comment-page-3/#comment-247932 RAJ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:43:51 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/#comment-247932 Typical scare tactics. I have a 5 cpu lan and do not run any active AV software. Sure my kids pick up some spyware from time to time but only from free games they install. Most of these apps just suck the life out of your system. I would rather have a fast computer than have them spend all their time running background bloatware. I run no software fire wall. (hardware fire wall does all the cpus) I run no real time av. Only scan once a week. I found that having the stuff running 24/7 still let stuff in and I still had to run manaul scans to fix them. So I had sluggish cpus that did not protect much better than not having them. All those running apps cause problems with other software especially games. Run lean and mean. Avira, Malwarebytes, Hyjack this. Learn to use them and you don't have to live in fear and rely on bloatware. Do get some kind of hardware firewall. Typical scare tactics.

I have a 5 cpu lan and do not run any active AV software. Sure my kids pick up some spyware from time to time but only from free games they install.

Most of these apps just suck the life out of your system. I would rather have a fast computer than have them spend all their time running background bloatware.

I run no software fire wall. (hardware fire wall does all the cpus)
I run no real time av. Only scan once a week.

I found that having the stuff running 24/7 still let stuff in and I still had to run manaul scans to fix them. So I had sluggish cpus that did not protect much better than not having them. All those running apps cause problems with other software especially games. Run lean and mean.

Avira, Malwarebytes, Hyjack this. Learn to use them and you don’t have to live in fear and rely on bloatware. Do get some kind of hardware firewall.

]]> By: siddu http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/comment-page-3/#comment-247327 siddu Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:48:51 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/#comment-247327 comodo free is better than symantec paid version comodo free is better than symantec paid version

]]> By: Starry-Eyed http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/comment-page-2/#comment-246182 Starry-Eyed Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:39:51 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/#comment-246182 I once had a lot of respect for Symantec as a company and felt that their solution was the best one out there. That was before the advent of the security suites, when all you could buy was Norton Anti-Virus. I think they made some bad decisions over the years, with their packages taking up so much system resource that the cure was worse than the disease. They have corrected the performance issue, which is a good thing, but their product is no longer the recognizably best-of-breed that it once was. They can't even compete with the best free AV programs. And yes, they can't even discuss it without sounding completely self-serving. Way beyond sad. I once had a lot of respect for Symantec as a company and felt that their solution was the best one out there. That was before the advent of the security suites, when all you could buy was Norton Anti-Virus. I think they made some bad decisions over the years, with their packages taking up so much system resource that the cure was worse than the disease. They have corrected the performance issue, which is a good thing, but their product is no longer the recognizably best-of-breed that it once was. They can’t even compete with the best free AV programs. And yes, they can’t even discuss it without sounding completely self-serving. Way beyond sad.

]]> By: Starry-Eyed http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/comment-page-2/#comment-246179 Starry-Eyed Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:03:17 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/04/symantec-its-dangerous-to-rely-on-free-antivirus/#comment-246179 It is true that NIS 2009 and now 2010 are basically install and forget applications that don't overload PCs like Norton used to. Someone said install and forget until a year has gone by. Worse than that, their product simply stops working when the year is up and you didn't agree to letting them auto-bill you. Used to be, the product would continue to work with no new updates. They've gone the subscription route one better. You didn't buy a program, you bought a 1-year subscription and the whole package becomes dysfunctional at the end of the year. No glass shoe or prince in sight. It is true that NIS 2009 and now 2010 are basically install and forget applications that don’t overload PCs like Norton used to. Someone said install and forget until a year has gone by. Worse than that, their product simply stops working when the year is up and you didn’t agree to letting them auto-bill you. Used to be, the product would continue to work with no new updates. They’ve gone the subscription route one better. You didn’t buy a program, you bought a 1-year subscription and the whole package becomes dysfunctional at the end of the year. No glass shoe or prince in sight.

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