MCafee or Norton AV?

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Stuart Palmer said:
Which is best or are they both much of the same?

Thx

Stu
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I use norton and have never had a virus. so im gonna say norton. but there
are posters in this newsgroup that dnt like norton or even symantec (the
people that create norton). but there are loads of alternatives panda and
AVG and so on. AVG is supposed to be the best at script scanning from what i
have heard.
 
Which is best or are they both much of the same?

Thx

Stu
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Much the same from my past experience.. and one word sums them both up:


CRAP


Do some more research, just because both of the ones you mention are sold
primarily on hype.. doesn't mean they're good =)



Regards,

Ian
 
chip_y2kuk said:
I use norton and have never had a virus. so im gonna say norton. but there
are posters in this newsgroup that dnt like norton or even symantec (the
people that create norton). but there are loads of alternatives panda and
AVG and so on. AVG is supposed to be the best at script scanning from what i
have heard.
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Symantec didn't created Norton. They bought it several years ago.
 
Norman Anti-Virus and Firewall. If they are good enough for Microsoft
they are good enough for me.
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Microsoft? You mean the people that brought us Windows Millennium and
Edlin?
 
Which is best or are they both much of the same?
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I used Norton for several years and got no virii, however, it is
expensive as you can get Avast (www.avast.com) for free and I have read
many good things about it.

I downloaded it two days ago and it was a snap.
 
I've used both (amongst others).
Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
To cut a long story short, I felt Norton is a bit bloated, however they've
got a fairly good support base and the Norton has the advantage of scanning
incoming e-mails. This may be a two edged sword but it's better to have the
ability then be without it.

McAfee is a bit lighter but it's hell if you're on a modem connection (I'm
talking McAfee On Line here).

So I guess, I'm going for Norton here.

I'm basing this on the fact that I'm still on Win98SE (yes I know).

Regards,

Ka.
 
NOD32..............
www.eset.com

Ka Khiong Kwok said:
I've used both (amongst others).
Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
To cut a long story short, I felt Norton is a bit bloated, however they've
got a fairly good support base and the Norton has the advantage of scanning
incoming e-mails. This may be a two edged sword but it's better to have the
ability then be without it.

McAfee is a bit lighter but it's hell if you're on a modem connection (I'm
talking McAfee On Line here).

So I guess, I'm going for Norton here.

I'm basing this on the fact that I'm still on Win98SE (yes I know).

Regards,

Ka.
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Yes I know. But the guy was asking about those two.
Which reminds me, I'll need to cancel my subscription to McAfee. I don't see
much point with continuing with that product.

Regards,

Ka.
 
avg is not the best at anything :)

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