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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:17 pm
Post subject: Opinions Please - Norton or McAfee ?
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If you could only have one which would you use?
I have used Norton & Spybot for years, which both seem effective.
Recently my ISP began to offer free subscriptions to McAfee. The
problem is that when I tried to install McAfee it told me I had to
uninstall Norton and also Spybot.
Any opinions as to what to use or suggestions how to use all of them? |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:17 pm
Post subject: Re: Opinions Please - Norton or McAfee ? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:34 pm
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Bill9966 wrote:
> If you could only have one which would you use?
Neither.
Search Google for: bloated anti-virus applications
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> I have used Norton & Spybot for years, which both seem effective.
> Recently my ISP began to offer free subscriptions to McAfee. The
> problem is that when I tried to install McAfee it told me I had to
> uninstall Norton and also Spybot.
I can't see why it would tell you to uninstall SpybotS&D, but Norton?
Probably a good idea, as both McAfee and (Symantec) Norton are terribly
intrusive. Both are also extremely hard to get rid of. And expensive.
> Any opinions as to what to use or suggestions how to use all of them?
Never have more than one a-v app running at the same time. Any brand.
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-bts
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:06 pm
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:28 pm
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"Bill9966" <bill9966.DeleteThis@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:47dc10c7.7587921@news.rcn.com...
> If you could only have one which would you use?
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> I have used Norton & Spybot for years, which both seem effective.
> Recently my ISP began to offer free subscriptions to McAfee. The
> problem is that when I tried to install McAfee it told me I had to
> uninstall Norton and also Spybot.
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> Any opinions as to what to use or suggestions how to use all of them?
The choice between these two is simple. It is Nod32.
Jim >> Stay informed about: Opinions Please - Norton or McAfee ? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:49 am
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On Mar 15, 6:28 pm, "Jim" <j....RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote:
> "Bill9966" <bill9....RemoveThis@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> news:47dc10c7.7587921@news.rcn.com...> If you could only have one which would you use?
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> > I have used Norton & Spybot for years, which both seem effective.
> > Recently my ISP began to offer free subscriptions to McAfee. The
> > problem is that when I tried to install McAfee it told me I had to
> > uninstall Norton and also Spybot.
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> > Any opinions as to what to use or suggestions how to use all of them?
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> The choice between these two is simple. It is Nod32.
> Jim
That is a matter of opinion. >> Stay informed about: Opinions Please - Norton or McAfee ? |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:25 am
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On Mar 16, 4:32 am, Brett <Greene@.invalid> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:49:39 -0700 (PDT), Ron <BigELil....DeleteThis@msn.com> wrote:
> >On Mar 15, 6:28 pm, "Jim" <j....DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote:
> >> "Bill9966" <bill9....DeleteThis@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> >>news:47dc10c7.7587921@news.rcn.com...> If you could only have one which would you use?
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> >> > I have used Norton & Spybot for years, which both seem effective.
> >> > Recently my ISP began to offer free subscriptions to McAfee. The
> >> > problem is that when I tried to install McAfee it told me I had to
> >> > uninstall Norton and also Spybot.
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> >> > Any opinions as to what to use or suggestions how to use all of them?
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> >> The choice between these two is simple. It is Nod32.
> >> Jim
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> >That is a matter of opinion.
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> My opinion is that your response was a waste of space because you made a
> negative retort to a possibly helpful reply without offering a better
> alternative.
> --
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> Brett Greene.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:28 am
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On Mar 16, 8:37 am, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
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> From: "Ron" <BigELil....RemoveThis@msn.com>
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> >> The choice between these two is simple. It is Nod32.
> >> Jim
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> | That is a matter of opinion.
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> In the paid-for AV class, that's an excellent opinion and I'll back it.
Yes, it's an option, but so is Kaspersky.
Isn't Avira Anti now using the Kaspersky scan engine? >> Stay informed about: Opinions Please - Norton or McAfee ? |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:37 pm
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:56 pm
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:58 pm
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:32 pm
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:56 am
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In article <47dc10c7.7587921 DeleteThis @news.rcn.com>, bill9966 DeleteThis @rcn.com says...
> If you could only have one which would you use?
>
> I have used Norton & Spybot for years, which both seem effective.
> Recently my ISP began to offer free subscriptions to McAfee. The
> problem is that when I tried to install McAfee it told me I had to
> uninstall Norton and also Spybot.
>
> Any opinions as to what to use or suggestions how to use all of them?
>
I wouldn't use the retail versions of either. The enterprise version of
McAfee is OK, and works quite happily with SpyBot.
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Snob? Were I a snob, I wouldn't be talking to you. >> Stay informed about: Opinions Please - Norton or McAfee ? |
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:58 am
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> > >> > I have used Norton & Spybot for years, which both seem effective.
> > >> > Recently my ISP began to offer free subscriptions to McAfee. The
> > >> > problem is that when I tried to install McAfee it told me I had to
> > >> > uninstall Norton and also Spybot.
> >
> > >> > Any opinions as to what to use or suggestions how to use all of them?
> >
> > >> The choice between these two is simple. It is Nod32.
> > >> Jim
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> > >That is a matter of opinion.
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> > My opinion is that your response was a waste of space because you made a
> > negative retort to a possibly helpful reply without offering a better
> > alternative.
> Kaspersky
Not a bad choice.
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:55 pm
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