I got rid of Symantecs insidious software years ago and have been using AVG
antivirus and Zonealarm fire wall ever since with no problems, They are both
very efficient but better still they are free!
Bob Weaver
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Michael Lanspa
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2006 9:45 PM
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Subject: [PCSOFT] Norton vs. McAfee
A little history. We've been having significant annoyances with Symantec's
Norton Internet Security (NIS) for years. However, it has caused several
major corruptions that forced us to "clean slate" our hard drive and lose
everything. The latest "event" was just before Thanksgiving, when the
"Norton GoBack" boot procedure insidiously inserted itself deep into our
hard drive into a partition where it couldn't be removed and wouldn't allow
a normal boot-up. Result: Dell expert techs couldn't remove it so had to
send us a brand new hard drive (free, bless 'em). And recently I discovered
that I can't run a virus scan any more with Symantec's little NIS jewel
because of a program called WinFax Pro, a Symantec product that "appeared"
in my hard drive, and which Symantec has stopped supporting, so they can't
help me with it. So I've decided to do the software equivalent of tying a
Symant cinder block around Symantec's ankles and throwing it and Norton off
the nearest high bridge.
My question is can anyone recommend a reliable Internet
Security/Anti-Virus-Spam package? I was thinking of McAfee, but haven't
used it in years. I've heard that most "all in one" packages, like McAfee
and Norton have a tendency to configure your system to conform to their
specs, and as such, could cause problems.
Any help would be appreciated.
Mike Lanspa
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