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Since: Feb 24, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:46 pm
Post subject: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed
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Hi,
I'm fed up with symantec; almost every time I need a subscription renewal
for Norton AV / Internet Security I'm told my product is no longer
'supported' and I need an upgrade, when all I want is new AV definitions
and security updates. For 2 days I've been trying to get a response from
their website but as soon as you enter the product you want renewals for
the page fails to load. Faced with this I rang them, spent 15 mins on
hold, then spoke to a very unhelpful woman who's English was not great,
answered 'exactly' to 2 of my questions (in so doing failing to answer
them) and who seemed irritated by my questions. So I will look elsewhere...
What decent AV software should I look at for a PC running Win2000 Pro? Is
there any good free software with regular AV updates out there? Or
reasonably priced software that will charge me a modest fee for the
following year's AV updates without hitting me every time for the whole
cost of the software?
Many thanks,
MS |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:46 pm
Post subject: Re: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:56 pm
Post subject: Re: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"MS" <No.Way.Jose.TakeThisOut@No.Spam.Thank.You.com> wrote in message
news:JeDLf.25740$wl.20429@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> I'm fed up with symantec; almost every time I need a subscription
renewal
> for Norton AV / Internet Security I'm told my product is no longer
> 'supported' and I need an upgrade, when all I want is new AV
definitions
> and security updates. For 2 days I've been trying to get a response
from
> their website but as soon as you enter the product you want renewals
for
> the page fails to load. Faced with this I rang them, spent 15 mins on
> hold, then spoke to a very unhelpful woman who's English was not
great,
> answered 'exactly' to 2 of my questions (in so doing failing to answer
> them) and who seemed irritated by my questions. So I will look
elsewhere...
>
> What decent AV software should I look at for a PC running Win2000 Pro?
Is
> there any good free software with regular AV updates out there? Or
> reasonably priced software that will charge me a modest fee for the
> following year's AV updates without hitting me every time for the
whole
> cost of the software?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> MS
Almost anything except McAfee is going to be an improvement over NAV!
I like NOD32 followed by F-Prot.
Chas. >> Stay informed about: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:16 pm
Post subject: Re: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"MS" <No.Way.Jose.RemoveThis@No.Spam.Thank.You.com> wrote in message
news:JeDLf.25740$wl.20429@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> I'm fed up with symantec; almost every time I need a subscription renewal
> for Norton AV / Internet Security I'm told my product is no longer
> 'supported' and I need an upgrade.
Seems a clever way from Symantec to make money >> Stay informed about: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:11 pm
Post subject: Re: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:43 pm
Post subject: Re: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:46:33 GMT, MS <No.Way.Jose.TakeThisOut@No.Spam.Thank.You.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm fed up with symantec; almost every time I need a subscription renewal
>for Norton AV / Internet Security I'm told my product is no longer
>'supported' and I need an upgrade, when all I want is new AV definitions
>and security updates. For 2 days I've been trying to get a response from
>their website but as soon as you enter the product you want renewals for
>the page fails to load. Faced with this I rang them, spent 15 mins on
>hold, then spoke to a very unhelpful woman who's English was not great,
>answered 'exactly' to 2 of my questions (in so doing failing to answer
>them) and who seemed irritated by my questions. So I will look elsewhere...
>
>What decent AV software should I look at for a PC running Win2000 Pro? Is
>there any good free software with regular AV updates out there? Or
>reasonably priced software that will charge me a modest fee for the
>following year's AV updates without hitting me every time for the whole
>cost of the software?
>
>Many thanks,
>
>MS
I used McAfee for a year or so and hated it. I used Symantec for a couple of years and really hated
it.
Tried AVG. It was OK, I'm not knocking it, but I didn't like the interface (at the time).
I have been using avast! (free version) for a couple of years now, and love it. Daily updates
(sometimes twice a day), no drain on system, does what it is supposed to do and does not get "in my
face" all the time.
www.avast.com
--
Glen
(Remove the invalid NIT from the end of my address) >> Stay informed about: I'm fed up with symantec, AV advice needed |
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