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Charlie Bravo
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Post by Charlie Bravo »

PC World is as big a joke as Norton.
Norton and Mcafee pay PC World to display the product and whoever pays the most gets it recommended by the muppet.... sorry...sales person.
A bird in the hand will probably sh!t on your wrist.

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Charlie Bravo wrote:Anyone who chooses to run Norton deserves what they've got coming.
I've been using Norton for Five years now, I've yet to have a problem.

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Use a decent anti virus package, and I bet you find at least 1 virus.

People who use Norton don't think they have problems because they just don't know what gets through. It'll tell you when there is a problem but it won't when there isn't !
A bird in the hand will probably sh!t on your wrist.

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I'm also a 'Nortonian', in the form of the Internet security package, but as I've read that it's slipping, I'll probably go for Panda, or McAlfee when my current subscription runs out.......in 271 days time! :roll:
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Chris,

I think that report said that Internet Security was ok. It's users of Nav10 that need to panic a little (perhaps).. the standalone product :wink:

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Charlie Bravo wrote:Use a decent anti virus package, and I bet you find at least 1 virus.

People who use Norton don't think they have problems because they just don't know what gets through. It'll tell you when there is a problem but it won't when there isn't !
Combimed with weekly housecall AV checks, I have yet to find anything on my PC. I have never found or Had a virus on any of my systems. It's not denial in my case, but fact :wink:

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This computer came with Norton pre-loaded. Soon as I got it home, the first thing I did was uninstall it and stick AVG in. Its free, as are the updates, and has kept me pure and unsullied for years. I thoroughly recommend it. :smile:

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Just for info.... AVG isn't free anymore. :wink:
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Paul K wrote:Oh yes it is! :dance:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
Thats really odd Paul. I was in two shops recently Selling it as an AV product to end users. :think:

I'll need to go and investigate further. Cheers for that. (Not that I'm too bothered, I use Trend. :wink:
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