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- plagiats, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26"Key Features for 2007 : Detects and removes viruses and spyware". Finally.
- mastercheif, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25Wait!!! So you are telling me that this version removes Viruses and Spyware!!! Where do I sign up!!!!!
- LordSkywalker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Sweet. This'll take care of all that un-needed memory and system performance I don't need. And clear out some of that pointless money I've got stashed in my wallet. Thanks Symantec!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21Cool I've been looking for something that used the rest of my CPU usage and RAM! - And protect me from Sony.
- bobmagoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16In a less public move, they also decided to rename it "False Sense Of Security 2007"
It will mercilessly block or question all traffic out going and incoming traffic from mysterious applications like "Internet Explorer" and "Windows Update" - TheWriteGuy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Thank the Gods. This will help to slow my computer which has been running too damn fast.
- bantamw, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Out of all the IT problems I've had to deal with in the last 2 years, 75% of them have been caused by Norton's updates or patches that we've had to roll back.
When will they release software that doesn't consume huge amounts of CPU and actually does what it says? 'Oh. You have a virus. I'm going to do stuff all about it though. Especially if it's spyware and I'll ignore it'. :) - Kranklin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Last i heard, Norton Antivirus was actually an antiantivirus.... I picked itself up as a virus in a scan? can someone verify?
- madmax85, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Norton is probably the worst "antivirus" software there is
- phantasm10, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6NOD32 is the best. Fast and small. Don't even notice its running other than when it updates itself 4 or 5 times a day.
- wastern, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7why do you care?
- Ogopogo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5NAV2007 is great for convincing my clients they need to buy a new fast PC. NAV2006 had something like 90 MB resident-RAM requirement- can't imagine NAV2007 would be any less of a memory hog.
- wastern, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Norton = Bloatware
The real question is, which slows you down more? Norton or the Spyware? - meatbites, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Vista support is a way off: http://www.apcstart.com/site/ndavis/2006/09/1571/
- fedak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I've been a faithful norton user for years. A few weeks back I decided to switch to AVG on a few machines. I was absoluely shocked with how much uninstalling NAV improved the performance of the boxes.
Horrible Horrible Bloatware. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4...but does it contain Norton Anti-Chav? http://www.scallyhunter.info/norton-anti-chav/ "the worlds most trusted anti-chav system"
- robotz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Throwing in another vote for the best anti-virus product ever: NOD32. If you're insane enough to still be running Norton -through choice- then consider getting a brain enema, because there's obviously some ***** in there that needs removing (just like on your PC).
Bloatware, CPU sucking and RAM issues aside, the simple fact that NAV is bollocks at actually detecting viruses (look at all the Virus Bulletin Reports for evidence) should be enough to consider removing it pronto. - redxii, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I installed the trial in a virtual machine. Unrelated to the performance of virtual machines, NAV 2007 spent and hour and 35 minutes installing, but did not finish. By comparison, AVG or Kaspersky takes 30 seconds tops.
- abouthere, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Norton the choice of those that just don't know any better.
(or have been forced into using it because they can't get it off their PC because it's been pre-loaded) - rahulb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3What they forgot is - what is their definition of a virus or spyware. ;-) I've yet to see NAV block harmful programs (by blocking itself). I don't think they put a self-repair feature or did they?
- Kranklin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Let it be known what Chav is: (for us Americans)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav
"The term "chav" refers to a subcultural stereotype of people fixated on fashions such as flashy "bling" jewellery (Generally gold), and designer clothing with the beige Burberry pattern " - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Wow this is great news. As a hardware vendor, I'm gonna get more people flocking to me for upgrades and new PCs because their old ones will crawl with Norton. Thanks Symantec. I'm holding my breath for Vista. I think I can retire after that.
- piesforyou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"the system can be doing something with it."
seti@home, folding, etc - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If anything is a convincing argument to switch from NAV is that in a recent study Symantec was shown to only update their AV signatures on an average of 27 hours after the initial detection in the wild. Kaspersky was tops at 6 hours. Now THAT is a positive reason.
- usherzx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I've been using this for a while... the interface in this version is unlike anything Norton has ever had... it's really bizarre compared to what you are used to if you have ever used their software before in the past.. It's very... eh.. GUI ?
- borud, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Is anyone still using Norton products?
- popltree2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I personally like AVG, but hey, at least it isn't NAV or NIS!
- Joey67, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Just goes to show how effective pre-installing software can be... and good marketing. Pretty much every comment here has shown what people that know about computers think about Norton products... yet I would imagine they're in the top three. I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing CA, McAfee, and Norton would be the top three contenders for the average consumer (maybe not CA so much).
- bantamw, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0The AV I found (after testing 6 or 7 different anti-virus apps on identical machines - Norton, McAfee, ComputerAssociates, AVG, Trend, Panda, Sophos) to be the best and least intrustive was Trend. However, it's not cheap, but tends not to stuff up the machine. Sophos is worse than Norton for just generally destroying any performance. E.g. - install MS Office without Sophos on a current Core2Duo PC - takes about 5 minutes for a full-beans installation. Do the same with Sophos loaded and you're looking at an hour or so. :-(
- Aurorius, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Hey.. where's the specky dude ? He's my idol
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Honestly, why do you care? If you're not using the spare cycles, the system can be doing something with it. RAM prices are obscenely cheap these days, so you should be able to fit what you need in your system. Really, I use NAV at home and across our corporation and I've never seen it use up all CPU and all memory. If you have it configured to use lowest priority it will let other apps take priority. And using up all the memory? You don't know what you're talking about, unless you're silly enough to be running it on a 128MB system.
But I guess that "all memory and CPU" joke really was funnier the millionth time someone posted it. - chimpadink, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2And in later news, RAM are suddenly falling from bridges, planes, and building in a lemmings-style suicidal rage
- iAlex, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Ahh it is so nice. No Antivirus needed. Mac OS X rocks!
- TheCheeks, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4nvm, bury me.
- Jammerdelray, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Been using it....100% better compared to the 2006 version....no longer slows down your comp or hog system resources.
- snypy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Because maybe Kevin also is involved in Gaming Digg .. that is why he asked !
- Haggismuncher, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Quick! ....Run for the hills.
- KnightMareInc, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1puke
- Kranklin, on 10/12/2007, -10/+5HOT DAMN! Thanks for the 100th "Wow thanks for slowing down my computer" comment! One or two does it and its funny, but C'mon people!
edit: At least be a little original, say something like, "pssshh.. they should call it Norton AntiSpeed" - ThirdPrize, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Would you like to blog my link?
- Clearz, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3Norton pfff LOL. Nod32 is my baby.
- BerenTW, on 10/12/2007, -12/+4Why did Kevin digg this crap?
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