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Norton 360.

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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My subscription is about to run out, literally, but after checking the renewal prices and the lack of funds in my back account - it's not something I can really do...

Will my flaptop get really poorly without the Norton 360 protection?

Thanks in advance :)

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Anything 'Norton' is rubbish bloatware.

    There's plenty of free alternatives out there.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Your laptop will probably be more poorly WITH norton 360!

    Remove the crap and replace it with AVG Free 8.0 :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    agreed
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Agreed also.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I've been using http://www.free-av.com/ for years, never had any problems with it, and it's been far more reliable, user friendly and uses less system resources than any of the big name brands like Norton or Mcafee. Plus it's free.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks guys.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you bank with barclays, they are offering free Kasper Internet security!

    On up to 3 computers, for 12 months :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ooh I do as well! Ta;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kaspersky I've tried, bad.
    You're still protected by your norton but you're not fighting agaisnt new viruses since you can't update.
    All you need is malwarebytes and spyware terminator. Works perfectly, no need for extra AV's.

    Also norton isn't that bad if you have the pc to support it, it's a good AV.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The enterprise versions of Norton and McAfee are lightweight (namely Symantec and V Shield), but the home versions are bloat.

    As with what most people have already said - AVG Free. Or NOD32.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The latest AVG got a bit bloaty for me, so I switched to Avast!. I like it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Currently I have no AV installed at all. Which means I get a big red X in the task bar.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Mist wrote: »
    Currently I have no AV installed at all. Which means I get a big red X in the task bar.
    I'd be more worried about getting big red Xs everywhere on the screen (I had a virus in win95/98 that did that). :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote: »
    I'd be more worried about getting big red Xs everywhere on the screen (I had a virus in win95/98 that did that). :p

    On balance, it's fairly unlikely. I've had a windows PC now for quite a few years, and only 1 virus has ever infected it - which was a direct result of me downloading a file from a unverified source. (A gamble at the time which didn't really pay off.)

    So given 1 virus over a few years, I reckon it's pretty slim chances of getting another one. Especially as I don't engage in a lot of the activities that normally result in getting viruses.

    Still, when I get around to it, it'll probably be AVG free 8
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    How do you know you've not got a virus if you have no scanner?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Illuminatus wrote: »
    How do you know you've not got a virus if you have no scanner?

    I have had a scanner for the past few years. There's not one on right now because it's been reinstalled recently.

    So I know there wasn't one over the last few years. I don't know that there's not one on there right this second, but, as I said, averages suggest that there isn't.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mist wrote: »
    Currently I have no AV installed at all. Which means I get a big red X in the task bar.

    There's an option in the security centre to 'change the way security centre alerts me' which gives you an option to disable that red x :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    noog wrote: »
    There's an option in the security centre to 'change the way security centre alerts me' which gives you an option to disable that red x :)

    oo so there is. Now I can live on the edge without a red x.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    haha :)
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