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norton 360 re newal

  • 11-01-2011 12:09pm
    #1
    bambam26
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am looking for some advise please as i am not very good with laptops and software.

    I have had norton 360 since i bought my laptop last year and it is now up for renewal which comes at a price.

    Is there any alternatives preferbly free that will do what norton does or should i just stick with what i have and pay the renewal price

    Thanks for the help


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  • #2
    WildOscar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭WildOscar


    bambam26 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am looking for some advise please as i am not very good with laptops and software.

    I have had norton 360 since i bought my laptop last year and it is now up for renewal which comes at a price.

    Is there any alternatives preferbly free that will do what norton does or should i just stick with what i have and pay the renewal price

    Thanks for the help
    free antivirus
    Not sure how good they are some say better than norton, not sure if i would trust a year old pc to a free one. people will disagree


  • #3
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    Personally I'd remove Norton immediately and replace it with MSE. You'd probably notice a significant improvement in performace too as Norton is a real resource hog.

    Have a look here too to see what antivirus/antimalware protection people here recommend.


  • #4
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    free antivirus softwares

    www.avg.com for avg

    www.avast.com for avast

    i use avast


  • #5
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    bhickey wrote: »
    Personally I'd remove Norton immediately and replace it with MSE. You'd probably notice a significant improvement in performace too as Norton is a real resource hog.

    Have a look here too to see what antivirus/antimalware protection people here recommend.

    +1. I'd recommend using this link to see what people have voted on.


  • #6
    RGDATA!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭RGDATA!


    bhickey wrote: »
    Personally I'd remove Norton immediately and replace it with MSE. You'd probably notice a significant improvement in performace too as Norton is a real resource hog.

    seconded


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  • #7
    pawrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,739 ✭✭✭pawrick


    I use Norton 360 - it's pricey but there's no messing about with it and I've never had a problem with it. It's not slow on my machine, turn it on and it works away in the back ground with minimal need to do anything.

    I also used MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) and the others on my other laptop. MSE is very slow to scan I found and also missed a virus, while the others aren't as user friendly imo.

    More important then which one is your internet habits - be careful with what you download, sites you use such as streaming video sites etc.


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