NAV 2003 CDs for sale - any good?

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I need to buy an AV prog for a friend and, looking on pricewatch, I found
lots of 2003 Norton AVs
for sale in many locations for as little as $5. All claim that the program
on the CD is upgradeable for one year for free from Symantec. Is this true

There are also 2004 CDs available at $10-15 and 2005s for about $25. Why buy
a 2005, if you can upgrade the 2003?

In addition, if I already subscribe to NAV at $20/year, would Symantec allow
me to upgrade the 2003 for a year for free, or is it a cheap lure to drag in
new $20/year subscribers?

TIA

RF

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RedFox said:
I need to buy an AV prog for a friend and, looking on pricewatch, I found
lots of 2003 Norton AVs
for sale in many locations for as little as $5. All claim that the program
on the CD is upgradeable for one year for free from Symantec. Is this true
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Upgradable for *free*? Yeah, Symantec always provides free upgrades for
their products for the 1st year :)>

At best, you'll get free Live-Update signature updates for a year.
There are also 2004 CDs available at $10-15 and 2005s for about $25. Why buy
a 2005, if you can upgrade the 2003?
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Sounds too good to be true, eh? There's probably a reason for that :)>
In addition, if I already subscribe to NAV at $20/year, would Symantec allow
me to upgrade the 2003 for a year for free, or is it a cheap lure to drag in
new $20/year subscribers?
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Since when was Symantec ever a non-profit organization?
 
RedFox said:
I need to buy an AV prog for a friend and, looking on pricewatch, I found
lots of 2003 Norton AVs
for sale in many locations for as little as $5. All claim that the program
on the CD is upgradeable for one year for free from Symantec. Is this true
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Don't take any 2003 version - they are not good. I speak from
experience with it. That version does not detect well at all compared to
the 2004 version.

There are also 2004 CDs available at $10-15 and 2005s for about $25. Why buy
a 2005, if you can upgrade the 2003?
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In addition, if I already subscribe to NAV at $20/year, would Symantec allow
me to upgrade the 2003 for a year for free, or is it a cheap lure to drag in
new $20/year subscribers?
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Foget about the 2003 version. Go for the newer ones if you want
Symantec.

If you want to see a selection of other AV products go here:
http://www.wilders.org/index.htm

Netuser 58
 
I need to buy an AV prog for a friend and, looking on pricewatch, I found
lots of 2003 Norton AVs
for sale in many locations for as little as $5. All claim that the program
on the CD is upgradeable for one year for free from Symantec. Is this true

There are also 2004 CDs available at $10-15 and 2005s for about $25. Why buy
a 2005, if you can upgrade the 2003?

In addition, if I already subscribe to NAV at $20/year, would Symantec allow
me to upgrade the 2003 for a year for free, or is it a cheap lure to drag in
new $20/year subscribers?

TIA

RF
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I'm still using a Systemworks 2003 w current sub. that seems to find as
much as anything else does.

I wouldn't bother buying the later (2005) version. If I felt a need for
whatever improvement there might be I wouldn't bother with a later
Norton product, most likely use a free AVG or Avast prod.
 
charles said:
I'm still using a Systemworks 2003 w current sub. that seems to find as
much as anything else does.

I wouldn't bother buying the later (2005) version. If I felt a need for
whatever improvement there might be I wouldn't bother with a later
Norton product, most likely use a free AVG or Avast prod.
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Thanks everyone for the inputs. Gives me something to chew on ;-)

RF
 
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