Norton AntiVirus 2008 Falls Short
Posted 05.23.2008 by Frank J in Software,
Norton AntiVirus 2008 utilizes six times the size of most competing antivirus applications, doesn’t offer three-user license, lacks support for Firefox, doesn’t work with the latest Yahoo and AOL IM applications, and offers fee-based services under the guise of technical support.
Norton AntiVirus 2008 falls way short of expectation. The protection is still solid, the user
experience could be more friendly, easier, and the product itself could be more streamlined. The biggest knock is the addition of paid services in the technical support section.
One would expect that if you purchase a license for any application, you would at least or at minimum, get free technical support.
The other downfall is the yearly subscription to renew with Symantec to get the latest virus definition updates. Think about it, if you pay for the software, you would think your dollar would go further.
Grade: C-
Norton AntiVirus falls short of consumer satisfaction and yet it’s pre-loaded with many of the popular PC manufactures.
It’s time for every PC owner to explore other options.
What are your thoughts? What AV program do you use and why?
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May 23rd, 2008 on 6:13 am
lol Norton should have just given up.. the word “bloated” has somehow carved in my mind whenever I hear Norton Antivirus..sorry, Symantec
May 23rd, 2008 on 6:19 am
Meh, i haven’t paid for my virus definitions in YEARS. but i can still install them.
Just set your computer clock back 10 years and they install fine.
Yeah, their security check is THAT bad.
May 23rd, 2008 on 7:11 am
@bbr: Another solution: many colleges and universities offer the antivirus solution they use for free to students. Some require logins, some don’t. If you can find a login-free edition, you’ll have a version that never expires.
For me, McAfee was always the one that fell short and reminded me of the word “bloated.” Norton consumer edition I haven’t seen in years.
Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition, at least the 10.1.5 and 10.2 (vista) versions I’m running hardly make a dent in my system resources, and catch anything that comes up. But I’m also of the school that if you use safe computing practices, you probably aren’t going to catch much anyway.
May 23rd, 2008 on 7:39 am
RT,
I just sent you the Y2K08 virus, did you catch it?
May 24th, 2008 on 9:42 pm
Norton = bloated. A computer that comes with that crap has to be formatted since it screws up the registry and doesn’t clean it up during the uninstall. There are plenty of free anti-viruses, speaking of that, technically literate people don’t even need such a thing, they use OS’s that cannot contract viruses. The whole point seems very stupid if you think about it.
June 14th, 2008 on 1:06 am
Useful information!!
June 19th, 2008 on 11:09 am
Everyone knows that Norton fails. As if this was new.
June 19th, 2008 on 11:27 am
lol
June 19th, 2008 on 11:32 am
Well this is just pathetic. i use Norton and it works fine for me. It works with my Firefox, but i dont know wich firefox you asume it wont work with.
It wont take any space at all and blocks everything that comes. Protected me for over 3 years. I dont know about this, but the lack of knowledge here is obvious. Please if you test it then test it more then 3 bloody weeks. I mean you draw fake and faulse aguments. And then come here and tell other people that Norton is not good? What in gods name is that?
Norton is the greatest Anti-Virus there is.
I dont understand why it got so low here, since it was announced ” best Anti-virus program ” for just 1 or 2 years ago.
Please dont come with facts that you dont have a clue of even being true. Norton got medals for being the best. So dont come with you Bull shit and say its not good. Becuase their wisdom is far greater then your pathetic little 2 day tests.
you guys are the worst i have ever seen!
June 19th, 2008 on 12:20 pm
@I use Norton: Just an FYI, those “Best Antivirus Programs” awards don’t mean anything compared to actual user experience. Most of those awards are sponsored anyway.
What you say is an interesting argument, but most of it is inflammatory and merit-less. There are plenty of people who have issues with Norton’s consumer level products. Because that’s what they are - consumer-level. After all, you get what you pay for.
Symantec’s corporate edition product is much more efficient and thorough, and doesn’t hog system resources.
Phrases like “Well this is just pathetic” and “So dont come with you Bull shit” are only going to serve to weaken your argument, especially against an article with documented research.
Your comment was both pedantic and short-sighted. While throwing around “facts” like Norton won an award two-years running might win you a “boo yah” or an “Oooh, burn” on your favorite gaming forum, here it just makes you look like a jackass.
If awards mean so much to you, I crown you “Jackass of the Day” for June 19th, 2008.
July 8th, 2008 on 4:37 pm
Best Antivirus…
If your looking for even more information on PC security then I would head over here as they have plenty of stuff on identity theft, antivirus software etc….
July 11th, 2008 on 9:43 am
10 RT your message is pointless, since you do not even have an idea of What Norton does or probably even is. you just asume it is bad because these guys say so. But to be clear, Norton is awesome.
Those who have problems, they simply dont know how to use it and that’s just sad. there is no problem with the program but there is a problem with the people who cant use it. They just suck.
Weakened arguments, well thats what you are doing now. Have you even tested norton? You seriously have no idea of what it does do you?
Honestly, it is a pain to read your post since it sucks.
July 11th, 2008 on 11:55 am
Norton is not a top notch product, there are better (lol). CA Etrust is a corporate antivirus application that has duel engines and runs in the system tray, and there’s no expiration
Norton requires a yearly renewal.
July 30th, 2008 on 2:32 pm
Hmm, well i might try it then. Thanks for the tip, but as for me Norton works just fine