Norton security suite good?

[adamo696]

Hello,

I just got a new PC and wonder if Norton Security Suite is a good antivirus to keep my PC safe??

Thanks

[vesseblah]

If you got subscription with the PC keep it. If it's some 30 day demo only you should look into getting some free alternatives.

It's not bad, but the subscription based AV products just don't offer enough compared to free alternatives to justify the cost in most cases.

[chazus]

subscription based AV products just don't offer enough

Not only that, but they often contain more fluffy, bloaty aspects to 'justify' the cost. 50 features, 48 which you don't use, slowing the system down.

Personally, as a repair tech, uninstalling norton is a paid service we provide.

[adamo696]

Not only that, but they often contain more fluffy, bloaty aspects to 'justify' the cost. 50 features, 48 which you don't use, slowing the system down.

Personally, as a repair tech, uninstalling norton is a paid service we provide.

I get it for free because of my brother but is it good or not?

[chazus]

I get it for free because of my brother but is it good or not?

I wouldn't say its "Not good" but I definitely wouldn't call it "Good"

If nobody is actually paying for it, I'd ditch it and switch to MSE

[Deleted]

Norton.. Just delete it, snap the disk.. whatever.

It is just a massive pain in the ass, so many security checks (to the point it's not even funny), updates constantly and yeah.. just don't.


I had it once, against many friend recommendations, I could NEVER fully remove it when I decided it wasn't for me, files would remain and now and again random shit would pop up to do with it..
Ever since I have stayed miles away from Norton, and I would recommend anyone to do so.
Maybe they're different now but meh.. Once bitten and all that..

[lordsphinx]

This was the chain of events that happened to me…

“Cool, free trial of Norton. I’ll use this for now and figure something out later”
“Aww, trial expired. Yeah, I can get Spybot: Search and Destroy, Malwarebytes, or MSE for free, I’ll just uninstall Norton”
“Sweet, Norton uninst… wait, what the hell is that popup? Norton subscription expired?!?! Hmm, let’s find who’s causing that little annoyance”
“Ahhaa! Found it!! Now just to restart computer aaannnnddd….”
“Really? Still there?!?!? Uggh, well, I’ll just ignore it for now and make it to raid on time”
“(3…2…1…pull) Arrggh!!! WoW minimized cause of this stupid fucking popup!!”
…
…
…
(6 months later) “Glad I finally got my new computer! No fucking NORTON on this BIAATCH!!!”

[Bakis]

My experience (used it) and every test or review of it that I've read: it take up more resoruces than other options, it find less threats, is expensive and generally a good novice tool.
Anyone who really want to be safe should stay away from it.
It never ever score high on tests compared with other options however they 'might' need more config and knowledge.

[vesseblah]

I really don't understand wtf people have been doing with Norton. I used it for two years (2010-2011) because I found ridiculously cheap retail box from some going out of business sale. It never used more than 3-4% of CPU even at worst, usually showing 0% in task manager and uninstalling happend cleanly from the windows uninstall programs list. Never false positives or showstopper bugs that would cause windows or WoW to not work.

[Bakis]

I really don't understand wtf people have been doing with Norton. I used it for two years (2010-2011) because I found ridiculously cheap retail box from some going out of business sale. It never used more than 3-4% of CPU even at worst, usually showing 0% in task manager and uninstalling happend cleanly from the windows uninstall programs list. Never false positives or showstopper bugs that would cause windows or WoW to not work.

Depends on the mode you run it in. % in itself is not really interesting but % compared to other options which do the job the same or better.

[adamo696]

Well please help me tell me the best free option i have!!!!

[Neurodilation]

Check out AVG, Avast, or Microsoft Security Essentials. All free. All good. All better than anything ever made by Norton.

[adamo696]

Check out AVG, Avast, or Microsoft Security Essentials. All free. All good. All better than anything ever made by Norton.

Lol i think ill get AVG but will it keep me safe>? And also is it better than Norton?

[Neurodilation]

Lol i think ill get AVG but will it keep me safe>? And also is it better than Norton?

Yes, it is better. It's what I use, and I've never had a problem. Some prefer the other two over AVG, so that's why I mentioned them. But truthfully, I think any of the three will serve you well.

[Deleted]

Lol i think ill get AVG but will it keep me safe>? And also is it better than Norton?

A sign on top of your PC saying "please don't give me a virus" is better than Norton. AVG Free is great, though.

Honestly, having Norton is worse than getting infected.

[Deleted]

Hello,

I just got a new PC and wonder if Norton Security Suite is a good antivirus to keep my PC safe??

Thanks

Norton used to be bad but now it's pretty good:

Norton Internet Security test

Norton Internet Security comparison

Always try before paying so you can pick something else in case you don't like it.

A sign on top of your PC saying "please don't give me a virus" is better than Norton. AVG Free is great, though.

Honestly, having Norton is worse than getting infected.

Don't spread these kind of false rumors/statements.

The more you know...

[chazus]

I really don't understand wtf people have been doing with Norton.

Norton for the most part, works decently if everything is already clean and in order. It just has a high potential of turning into a crapstorm. I cannot count on both hands and feet, five times over, the number of times a customer has brought in a system that is just utterly unusable, and the culprit is Norton.

[Deleted]

Don't spread these kind of false rumors/statements.

Based on a decade or so of this:

the number of times a customer has brought in a system that is just utterly unusable, and the culprit is Norton.

Edit: The same goes for McAfee

[Mouri Kogorou]

nothing is wrong with norton, i have been using it since 2010.

although recently i just moved to F-secure because they seem to have became the best option.

[Deleted]

Based on a decade or so of this:

His experience, not yours and things change. Check the links i provided. Saying it's worse than having a virus is just plain stupid and ignorant.