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Since: Oct 05, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:00 am
Post subject: Had it with Symantec
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I think I'm finally in the market for a new brand of anti-virus.
I've been running Norton 2003, it has expired, and when I went to their
site, it said that I could buy a renewal. I went through everything
including entering all my credit card information, and got a message saying
it wasn't able to process my order and to contact customer service. Tried
it again, and got an "Error 500, Internal Server Error."
I emailed customer service and got a reply saying they no longer support it,
and to go to their on-line store and buy an upgrade to 2005. Three emails
back and forth, and that's all I'm getting from them, despite the product
being advertised on the website as being available for sale.
Between that and last year's rebate fiasco, I'm done with them.
Any suggestions for another virus scanner? I run Windows 2000, Zone Alarm
for a firewall, and Spybot and Adaware for spyware detection and removal, so
all I need is virus protection. I see you all talking about KAV a lot --
would you all say that's about the best for the money?
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Since: May 19, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 2:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Had it with Symantec [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 2:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Had it with Symantec [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Quoth the raven Locke Nash Cole:
> I highly recommend AVG Free Edition.
Please set your newsreader to quote the material you are replying to,
and then trim it to the relevant parts. Thanks!
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Since: May 19, 2004
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:02 pm
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BTS,
Sorry I have bad habit of deleting, its not the news reader at all 
-L
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.DeleteThis@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Quoth the raven Locke Nash Cole:
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>> I highly recommend AVG Free Edition.
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> Please set your newsreader to quote the material you are replying to, and
> then trim it to the relevant parts. Thanks!
>
> --
> -bts
> -This space intentionally left blank. >> Stay informed about: Had it with Symantec |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 4:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Had it with Symantec [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I gave up on Symantec when they started the "Product Activation" scam.
I am happy with NOD32. They allow more than one installation for one
license. VB100 gives them the best virus detection score.
jimbo
Karen in MN wrote:
> I think I'm finally in the market for a new brand of anti-virus.
>
> I've been running Norton 2003, it has expired, and when I went to their
> site, it said that I could buy a renewal. I went through everything
> including entering all my credit card information, and got a message saying
> it wasn't able to process my order and to contact customer service. Tried
> it again, and got an "Error 500, Internal Server Error."
>
> I emailed customer service and got a reply saying they no longer support it,
> and to go to their on-line store and buy an upgrade to 2005. Three emails
> back and forth, and that's all I'm getting from them, despite the product
> being advertised on the website as being available for sale.
>
> Between that and last year's rebate fiasco, I'm done with them.
>
> Any suggestions for another virus scanner? I run Windows 2000, Zone Alarm
> for a firewall, and Spybot and Adaware for spyware detection and removal, so
> all I need is virus protection. I see you all talking about KAV a lot --
> would you all say that's about the best for the money?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> >> Stay informed about: Had it with Symantec |
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Since: Jun 12, 2004
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:23 am
Post subject: Re: Had it with Symantec [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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jimbo wrote:
> I gave up on Symantec when they started the "Product Activation" scam.
> I am happy with NOD32. They allow more than one installation for one
> license. VB100 gives them the best virus detection score.
>
> jimbo
Uh, you might get away with that, but I don't think the EULA allows
that. I own a license. >> Stay informed about: Had it with Symantec |
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Since: Oct 26, 2003
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:28 am
Post subject: Re: Had it with Symantec [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Karen in MN" <ask.me.for.my.email.address> wrote in
news:4162986a$0$55259$a1866201@newsreader.visi.com:
> I think I'm finally in the market for a new brand of anti-virus.
>
> I've been running Norton 2003, it has expired, and when I went to
> their site, it said that I could buy a renewal. I went through
> everything including entering all my credit card information, and got
> a message saying it wasn't able to process my order and to contact
> customer service. Tried it again, and got an "Error 500, Internal
> Server Error."
>
> I emailed customer service and got a reply saying they no longer
> support it, and to go to their on-line store and buy an upgrade to
> 2005. Three emails back and forth, and that's all I'm getting from
> them, despite the product being advertised on the website as being
> available for sale.
>
> Between that and last year's rebate fiasco, I'm done with them.
>
> Any suggestions for another virus scanner? I run Windows 2000, Zone
> Alarm for a firewall, and Spybot and Adaware for spyware detection and
> removal, so all I need is virus protection. I see you all talking
> about KAV a lot -- would you all say that's about the best for the
> money?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>
Kav is awesome. >> Stay informed about: Had it with Symantec |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Had it with Symantec [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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anything but Norton or McAfee...
BTW you can get a renewal for 2003. If you want to stay on hold for 1-2
hours on their support line. They will update it, I have a customer that I
updated around 15 copies at once but was on hold for almost 2 hours waiting.
but IMHO.. in the following order
AVG free <-- for me AVG integrated best with both outlook2k3 and outlook
express.
Avast Free
AntiVir free
or NOD32 for $
"BuİKaRoo" <tooscaredofspam RemoveThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9579D203C37F1tooscaredofspamyayac@24.168.128.74...
"Karen in MN" <ask.me.for.my.email.address> wrote in
news:4162986a$0$55259$a1866201@newsreader.visi.com:
> I think I'm finally in the market for a new brand of anti-virus.
>
> I've been running Norton 2003, it has expired, and when I went to
> their site, it said that I could buy a renewal. I went through
> everything including entering all my credit card information, and got
> a message saying it wasn't able to process my order and to contact
> customer service. Tried it again, and got an "Error 500, Internal
> Server Error."
>
> I emailed customer service and got a reply saying they no longer
> support it, and to go to their on-line store and buy an upgrade to
> 2005. Three emails back and forth, and that's all I'm getting from
> them, despite the product being advertised on the website as being
> available for sale.
>
> Between that and last year's rebate fiasco, I'm done with them.
>
> Any suggestions for another virus scanner? I run Windows 2000, Zone
> Alarm for a firewall, and Spybot and Adaware for spyware detection and
> removal, so all I need is virus protection. I see you all talking
> about KAV a lot -- would you all say that's about the best for the
> money?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>
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