What is the last ver of Norton AV for Win98?

letterman RemoveThis @invalid.com wrote:

>I run Windows98SE. I'm tired of all these free AV programs that no
>longer support Win98se. I was running AVG until it just puked out and
>would not get updates, and said something about no longer supporting
>98. I've decided to just buy a used copy of Norton AV on Amazon or
>some other place. What is the last version that supports Win98se?
>I'm sure their newest ones dont.
>
>Someone said they have Norton AV 5 and would sell it cheap, but they
>said they think thats for Win95? When I looked on some website it
>listed them by year from 2002 to 2008 or something like that. Unless
>version 5 is from 2005????
>
>Anyone know?
>
>And if I was to buy one of these older ones, does NAV still furnish
>the definition files?
>
>Dont waste your time to tell me to upgrade to XP, I'm perfectly happy
>with Win98. It's just some of the support for software that sucks
>these days.
>
>Thanks
>
>LM

Try Avast Home first. It's excellent and runs on Win98.
http://www.avast.com

Larry
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>I run Windows98SE.

My comdolences.

> I'm tired of all these free AV programs that no
> longer support Win98se. I was running AVG until it just puked out and
> would not get updates, and said something about no longer supporting
> 98. I've decided to just buy a used copy of Norton AV on Amazon or
> some other place. What is the last version that supports Win98se?
> I'm sure their newest ones dont.
>
> Someone said they have Norton AV 5 and would sell it cheap, but they
> said they think thats for Win95? When I looked on some website it
> listed them by year from 2002 to 2008 or something like that. Unless
> version 5 is from 2005????
>
> Anyone know?

I was using NAV 5 on W98 just fine - didn't have SE though. I could
still get updates for definitions files but not for program updates, so
I eventually went with AVG because program updates are more important
IMO than just virus definition files.

> And if I was to buy one of these older ones, does NAV still furnish
> the definition files?

One poster (Virus Guy IIRC) did some research and insists that NAV2002
was still getting *both* definitions and program updates after repeated
reinstalls to extend its subscription life.

> Dont waste your time to tell me to upgrade to XP, I'm perfectly happy
> with Win98. It's just some of the support for software that sucks
> these days.

It gets worse.
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As of May 10th, NAV 2002 (and also NAV 2003 I think) can no longer be
updated with new virus definition files; the problem is related to the ever
increasing size of the files, and effectively means the end of usefulness of
NAV 2002.
More info on the Symantec NAV forum.

Marc.

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>I run Windows98SE. I'm tired of all these free AV programs that no
> longer support Win98se. I was running AVG until it just puked out and
> would not get updates, and said something about no longer supporting
> 98. I've decided to just buy a used copy of Norton AV on Amazon or
> some other place. What is the last version that supports Win98se?
> I'm sure their newest ones dont.
>
> Someone said they have Norton AV 5 and would sell it cheap, but they
> said they think thats for Win95? When I looked on some website it
> listed them by year from 2002 to 2008 or something like that. Unless
> version 5 is from 2005????
>
> Anyone know?
>
> And if I was to buy one of these older ones, does NAV still furnish
> the definition files?
>
> Dont waste your time to tell me to upgrade to XP, I'm perfectly happy
> with Win98. It's just some of the support for software that sucks
> these days.
>
> Thanks
>
> LM
>
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