Norton & Unzipping Folders - Page 2

yurimxpxman · August 12th, 2006

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Originally Posted by sktworkshop06

I don't understand why someone would want to spend $50 or more on a antivirus program like Norton, Panda, or Bit Defender when they can get the best that there is for free! AVG!

I seem to remember someone telling me that Panda was the best anti-virus available

sktworkshop06 · August 13th, 2006

HA! I told you that two years ago. Before I ever knew about AVG. The "geeks" at the computer store in town said it was the best. It was a lie. A scheme just to get people to pay them $60 for a copy of it... If these people only knew it was a rip off...

polobunny · August 13th, 2006

I honestly think that Panda isn't all that bad, to be honest. But really, AVG gets the work done so stop searching already. :D

**Capper** · August 13th, 2006

LOL, try uninstalling Panda!!! Worst experience I've ever had was using a trial version of Panda, then trying to uninstall it from my system

yurimxpxman · August 14th, 2006

Norton has THE absolute worst uninstallion. It leaves behind hundreds of registry keys and several files and folders in the most precarious places. It's so bad that you can't even re-install Norton after you uninstall it!

polobunny · August 14th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Capper

LOL, try uninstalling Panda!!! Worst experience I've ever had was using a trial version of Panda, then trying to uninstall it from my system

I didn't have any problem. I've seen tons of failed Norton uninstallation however, some rendering the system unbootable under "Normal mode" thus needing to boot into Safe Mode. Problem is, you can't uninstall Norton under Safe Mode, and even their "manual" uninstallor you can find on Symantec website doesn't work under Safe Mode! Well done. =|

sbohdan · August 14th, 2006

I used norton for a long time. I hated it for the above reasons (resource hog) just to find out later that it's not even effective. It only finds about 60-70% of viruses. the next I used was nod32 and that was much better but still not perfect. Then I read a comparison of 30 antiviruses and the winner (fastest not a resource hog and 100% efective) was kaspersky. Since I use it, I have no problems whatsoever.

August 13th, 2006	#14
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,874 Blog Entries: 6	LOL, try uninstalling Panda!!! Worst experience I've ever had was using a trial version of Panda, then trying to uninstall it from my system INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

August 14th, 2006	#17
sbohdan VGA tuner & F@H Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 628	I used norton for a long time. I hated it for the above reasons (resource hog) just to find out later that it's not even effective. It only finds about 60-70% of viruses. the next I used was nod32 and that was much better but still not perfect. Then I read a comparison of 30 antiviruses and the winner (fastest not a resource hog and 100% efective) was kaspersky. Since I use it, I have no problems whatsoever. Main rig: Chieftec modded case,MSI P4N Diamond, D830@3.48Ghz,1.4V,928FSB 2GB patriot Extreme Performance 6400@900Mhz, 4-4-4-17 Inno3D 7900GT@542Mhz/1.6Ghz, Thermalright SI-97 Samsung 320GB, Maxtor 250GB; Antec 500W Swiftech NB, Asus StarIceBlue CPU cooler; XP Pro Laptop: Dell XPS 1530 (T7500; 3GB 667 RAM; 160GB 7200rpm HDD; 8600GT; Vista 32bit) my 6800LE mod

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August 13th, 2006	#12
sktworkshop06 "Problems are messages." Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 137	HA! I told you that two years ago. Before I ever knew about AVG. The "geeks" at the computer store in town said it was the best. It was a lie. A scheme just to get people to pay them $60 for a copy of it... If these people only knew it was a rip off...

August 13th, 2006	#13
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,841 Blog Entries: 6	I honestly think that Panda isn't all that bad, to be honest. But really, AVG gets the work done so stop searching already. :D

August 14th, 2006	#15
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	Norton has THE absolute worst uninstallion. It leaves behind hundreds of registry keys and several files and folders in the most precarious places. It's so bad that you can't even re-install Norton after you uninstall it!