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Old 14-07-2007, 12:09   #1
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Norton is very very good at stopping viruses and telling me when my computer has innocent spyware in it but, norton is a really large file to install and it slows down my computer a awful lot. Dont know why... is there a way to speed it up a bit?
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
How long have you got left with your subscription?
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
Norton is a system hog, bin it and get NOD32 best a/v you can get in my opinion.
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Norton is very very good at stopping viruses and telling me when my computer has innocent spyware in it but, norton is a really large file to install and it slows down my computer a awful lot. Dont know why... is there a way to speed it up a bit?
Quite a number of us here use Eset's Nod32.It has a much lower use of resources on a PC and has one of the best reps for a pay for AV.Plus the online help from Eset is very efficient..I've always got a personal answer in a very short time and they keep going until you are sorted.
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Old 14-07-2007, 12:51   #5
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
is nod 32 free?
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
No unfortunatly you have to pay for it.
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
ok, but ive been paying for norton and its s***
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
There are loads for free alternatives out there on the Internet.

AVG Anti Virus Free - http://free.grisoft.com
Avast - http://www.avast.com
Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic - http://www.free-av.com/
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
Nod32 is well worth the money and it's nowhere near as expensive as you might think.
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
ok ill look out for it
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
Download and run the Norton Removal Tool

You might need that.

Free Anti-Virus Protection - Active Virus Shield
This is the best free AV available. It's based on the Kaspersky engine, but is free. Ignore the AOL bit, the name is deceptive...
Otherwise... Avast.
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Re: Norton Slowing Computer Down Alot
Kaspersky is going cheap on amazon at the moment, its got a good detection rate but i'm not sure how much of a resource hog it is.
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Kaspersky is going cheap on amazon at the moment, its got a good detection rate but i'm not sure how much of a resource hog it is.
AVS is good, so I suspect Kaspersky is better, otherwise why pay for it?
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I use Kaspersky.


Much better IMO than Norton, & not as much of a resource hog.
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