Norton Anti Virus

Hello group,
I am really sad because I asked the same question on the other group
and some how it was never posted (Computer tip & tricks). My Norton
Anti Virus is coming up due, and I was wondering if I should renew? I
have heard that it is a resourse hog, and slows down your computer. I
do notice a slow computer, but it has always been like that. What
would be compairable to Norton that could be cheaper or free? Could I
just use Windows defender? Thanks for any help.

Virginia C.

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Better use a freeware antivirus like Grisoft's AVG, Avast or Antivir. Better
than Norton. I have experience Norton destroying my file during the clean up
of a virus.

3XC

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Subject: [CHAD] Norton Anti Virus

Hello group,
I am really sad because I asked the same question on the other group
and some how it was never posted (Computer tip & tricks). My Norton
Anti Virus is coming up due, and I was wondering if I should renew? I
have heard that it is a resourse hog, and slows down your computer. I
do notice a slow computer, but it has always been like that. What
would be compairable to Norton that could be cheaper or free? Could I
just use Windows defender? Thanks for any help.

Virginia C.

No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.0/1077 - Release Date: 10/18/2007
9:54 AM

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--- In Computer_Help_and_Discussion%40yahoogroups.com">Computer_Help_and_Discussionyahoogroups.com, "Virginia C"
<vcstar5...> wrote:
&gt;
> Hello group,
&gt; I am really sad because I asked the same question on the other group
> and some how it was never posted (Computer tip & tricks). My Norton
> Anti Virus is coming up due, and I was wondering if I should renew? I
> have heard that it is a resourse hog, and slows down your computer. I
> do notice a slow computer, but it has always been like that. What
> would be compairable to Norton that could be cheaper or free? Could I
> just use Windows defender? Thanks for any help.
&gt;
> Virginia C.
>

^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^~~~~ Paris's Reply ~~~~^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^

Virginia

No you cannot just use Windows Defender, which simply carries out some
of the functions of an anti-spyware application.

The most popular free anti-virus programs are Avast or AVG.

Either is for all practical purposes a lot better than better than
Norton or similar paid anti-virus products.

I have used both Avast and AVG, but prefer Avast which has never let
me down in over 3 years. Although the newest version of Norton is not
quite the resource hog it once was, I recommend that everyone gives it
the boot. Any company that make it so difficult to remove their
products is not to be trusted. A lot of people renew because they
cannot remove it. Go and read about the trusted free alternatives:

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

http://free.grisoft.com/

The AVG (Grisoft) free anti-spyware and anti-rootkit are also worth
installing.

HTH

Paris
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/a_ztechnicalcomputersupportforall/

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Use AVG free edition.

Its just as good or better than Norton,(the system hog!).
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Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:47 AM
Subject: [CHAD] Norton Anti Virus

> Hello group,
&gt; I am really sad because I asked the same question on the other group
&gt; and some how it was never posted (Computer tip & tricks). My Norton
&gt; Anti Virus is coming up due, and I was wondering if I should renew? I
> have heard that it is a resourse hog, and slows down your computer. I
> do notice a slow computer, but it has always been like that. What
>; would be compairable to Norton that could be cheaper or free? Could I
> just use Windows defender? Thanks for any help.
&gt;
> Virginia C.
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> > Remove the anti-virus footer, ads, Yahoo footers, and this line and
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>; http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=chadfree
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