Norton Antivirus 2009 and Norton Internet Securithy 2009 final versons released

Lets fix that

So far day 3 still running fast and light utorrent seems to be giving it no problem long with the constant file transfers that the Test computer receives from my self along my wife and kids. seems to be holding up to punishment.

 

no not game over or you would of never started the 'norton stinks test'...it was a topic about Norton & not what was wrong with it, If you want to bash Norton & have empirical proof fine. I suggest you get a webpage & publish your findings but it's insulting to come here claim THIS is garbage & or course MINE found it... on that note let's move on & talk about the product(Norton 2009) itself. On tests I think Norton over the years has proven it has 'pretty good' results and these are well repects tests...

 

Already been done quite some time ago... Including all the screenshots of all those fabulous Norton bugs.

 

heck, I will not make any comments about norton in this forum anymore after this last one. Yes, norton is much lighter than previous versions which is very good. But, I would not blindly say that norton is one of the best NOW.
I saw norton was disabled by viruses in a couple of my friends' laptops. I was a fan of Norton back in 2002 and 2003, but more and more friends' computers got infected with norton installed so I went to KAV. Unfortunately, I don't like its iswift, so I am relying on F-Secure adn Avira now.
So people, if you believe an AV is the best, then use it but please don't make anouncement such as norton is one of the best now, wow, etc. Without a long time of real life experience, your anouncement that nis2009, which was just released a couple a days ago, is the best, has not much credit, or at least not convincable.

 

He has been a fanboy for Kaspersky for a long time. There is of course a bias, and I suspect he may be a shill for Kaspersky. Kaspersky in the tests I value, is about an average AV. In terms of heuristics, it is a poor AV. The fact that NIS 2009 may have achieved something significant is too much for him (or them) to handle and hence the constant critique of it's shortcomings (alleged but not proven empirically).

 

your posts are worthless you bash everything, have a nice day

 

I totally agree & while I 'did' test norton I complained about a couple things (why I didn't get a free license & I really don't care & no I didn't buy it..well yet) they did fix those & I think it's a solid product, to be honest & I'm not A_B comparing I like Nod32 Smart Security & 2009 F-Secure & yes I know it runs the definitions of the big K but it's the deep gurad I like. I like nortons sonar, it's still early but this will prove to be the big calling card for them in the way as heuistics...

 

I don't really see a lot of people saying its the best.. but it is defiantly in the 2nd to the top if not the top tier of AV's the reason Norton is getting such attention is because for once they listioned. and did a good job the fact is people seem to really want to give norton a 2nd chance. and I say let them a company can change just like anyone else. as for the time. the tests seem to back that.

 

Yeah, documenting bugs unsolved for ages is worthless, while your fanboy screaming is extremely useful. Have a nice day indeed and think twice next time before asking someone to document Norton's suckage, it's documented all over the web.

 

So are many top AV's out there.. back on topic

 

the only fanboy I'm for is the security product called 'common sense' & that I use everyday. Security software is but an extension of your ability to use your common sense to interpret what the security software is tellling you. If you think I mindlessly believe any AV you are kidding yourself, I'm my best line of defense...

 

I made several comments about the need for Norton to vastly improve their heuristics a while back here as well as the Symantec forum. To me, the heuristics have to be a lot better than in prior tests, or I will think seriously about returning to Avira or Dr. Web. But with these other innovations, I suspect they will be better.

 

Your brain has always been the best line of defense and common sense is not so common it appears with horror stories about infections, etc. I have never had a virus since I used my first PC in 1980 (Apple). I am as high a risk user as there is, but never had a problem. But, I am also smart enough to not take obvious risks.

 

I think it's important that everyone have their favorite security solution. However, I think this whole thread is aimed at the fact that Norton have made huge strides over the last year to introduce top notch protection for us. They deserve credit for that.

 

they will be better to what degree is the question that will probably not be fully answered for about a year...

 

Considering that other software developers have done a lot better - in freeware products - doesn't say much for Norton since they have an income stream of 100s of millions of £s a year and still can't get to the same level as many freeware products.

 

Did you actually check NIS 2009? So call us ONE SINGLE freeware product that does better! I'll be happy to use it.

 

Please let's stop comparing NIS/NAV 2009 to Kaspersky, or any other AV/Suite in this thread. You know if this continues, the thread will be closed.

This is a thread about the new Norton product. I'm using it, and I'm interested in what others are saying about it. I'd hate to see the mods close it because of arguments over which is better, A or B.

By the way, NIS 2009 is running very nice on my computer. Loads fast at start up, no browser slow downs, and I like the streaming/pulse updates. It's heads above previous Norton versions.

 

Thanks for showing us your webpage .

 

LOL - surely you jest Sir!

 

I agree.

 

We are talking about Norton, but the Kaspersky shill/bashers (and some others) have to get their shots in. NIS 2009 is awesome, and I have been using Avira mostly for the past two years. I can tell you, NIS 2009 runs lighter. So let's keep the thread open, and get out the bashers.

 

doktornotor has a site full of NIS2008 ****...we are talking about a totally new product with the numbers 2009 on it. And SteveE clearly has no idea what he is talking about for sure too. Comparing this new NIS to freeware is a joke. Maybe they need a ban from this specif thread

 

LMAO, paranoia FTW. That ain't even my site. (Though, I could produce similar one after my nightmare SEP11 experience).