VIPRE Security...

[Laura's Babies]

My daughter has Nortons on their computer. They got a virus on theior computer and called Norton for help in removing it and they wanted to charge them over $100 to help them get rid of it.. My son in law got it then... You have to BUY Nortons, it LETS viruses on your computer so they can then CHARGE you to get rid of it. He couldn't believe it!

[Snowdrops]

Nortons and McAfee also turn your computer to quick set cement.

You also have to jump through hoops to get Nortons OFF your computer.

Honestly... AVG Free is good enough for the techies... its been good enough for me for several years.

[smokey the elder]

Avast and Malwarebytes are good to use together; it provides double-layer protection and doesn't bog down your machine too much.

[redbird]

My daughter has Nortons on their computer. They got a virus on theior computer and called Norton for help in removing it and they wanted to charge them over $100 to help them get rid of it.. My son in law got it then... You have to BUY Nortons, it LETS viruses on your computer so they can then CHARGE you to get rid of it. He couldn't believe it!

I don't believe this for a minute, Norton wouldn't be in business if they actually put a virus on your computer just so they can charge you to get rid of it. I have had Norton on my computer since I bought this Dell in 2006 and they have always been helpful to me when needed and when I did have a problem, they added more time to my subscription free of charge. It's very hard to believe any security/anti-virus company would do something like this and not be caught at it.

[pomtzu]

Norton stinks and I always had issues with them. So much crap showed up on my computer when I had them, that it was unbelievable. Went with AVG and haven't had a problem since - and AVG is free.

[redbird]

Norton stinks and I always had issues with them. So much crap showed up on my computer when I had them, that it was unbelievable. Went with AVG and haven't had a problem since - and AVG is free.

Wow I'm shocked to hear this, Norton has always been good and fair to me. I guess I'm doing something right.
Never had a virus and any risks were taken care of without me even knowing. I still have over 280 days left on my subscription and will keep it till then, I will decide what to do after that.

[pomtzu]

Wow I'm shocked to hear this, Norton has always been good and fair to me. I guess I'm doing something right.
Never had a virus and any risks were taken care of without me even knowing. I still have over 280 days left on my subscription and will keep it till then, I will decide what to do after that.

Just wait until you decide to unsubscribe - then you'll see how much junk Norton gave you - without you ever knowing about it too. And good luck trying to get rid of it.........

[Snowdrops]

Never had a pop up with AVG Free in the 7 plus years I have used it. Only ever have had the "upgrade to new version free" pop-up and that once a year approximately

Malwarebytes I also use and it is Free and excellent too. Also recommended years ago by several techs who know what they are doing.

Already mentioned the stuff Norton insinuates into your system that takes forEVER to get off.

[redbird]

Just wait until you decide to unsubscribe - then you'll see how much junk Norton gave you - without you ever knowing about it too. And good luck trying to get rid of it.........

OK, now you're scaring me. What should I expect when I do unsubscribe, forewarned is forearmed. Thanks for the info and warning.

[Lady's Human]

OK, now you're scaring me. What should I expect when I do unsubscribe, forewarned is forearmed. Thanks for the info and warning.

There are tech forums that will give you instructions on how to remove all the little bits and pieces left behind by the uninstaller. Suggested procedure would be to remove using the uninstaller, remove the bits and pieces as directed, then install whatever product you're going to use going forward. The bits and pieces Norton leaves behind can cause issues for the new software.

[Lady's Human]

To expand on my comments above:

Norton stinks. They at one point were an excellent company, had a ton of useful tools to use with a computer, and their AV software was decent.

Now, however, their software is almost impossible to completely remove once installed, buggy, slow, and puts crapware in your system. I wouldn't use norton anything, as most norton products also include constant advertisement for other norton products.

I was using AVG with no issues until they got popup-happy with their reminder that you're using the freeware version and you should really buy the paid version. Avast is getting there, but they're nowhere near as bad, hence my choice of Avast over AVG.

[redbird]

To expand on my comments above:

Norton stinks. They at one point were an excellent company, had a ton of useful tools to use with a computer, and their AV software was decent.

Now, however, their software is almost impossible to completely remove once installed, buggy, slow, and puts crapware in your system. I wouldn't use norton anything, as most norton products also include constant advertisement for other norton products.

I was using AVG with no issues until they got popup-happy with their reminder that you're using the freeware version and you should really buy the paid version. Avast is getting there, but they're nowhere near as bad, hence my choice of Avast over AVG.

I have not had any of the above issues in over 6 years. So far Norton has been great for me, it's unfortunate that many have had issues with them but I have not so am not complaining.