my norton anti virus has just gone completely bonkers & is flashing up warnings every 15 seconds telling me my protection is turned off when it is not :-5
is anyone having the same problem?
im switching off for a bit to investigate further, will return before i throw puter out the bl***y window, hope someone has suggestions
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anastrophe
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buttercup wrote: my norton anti virus has just gone completely bonkers & is flashing up warnings every 15 seconds telling me my protection is turned off when it is not :-5
is anyone having the same problem?
im switching off for a bit to investigate further, will return before i throw puter out the bl***y window, hope someone has suggestions
i used to use norton. a couple of years ago, they bloated up the software so much that it started really affecting my machine's performance. it's a common complaint now that it just goes 'bonkers'. i highly recommend AVG antivirus. they have a free version for personal use that is virtually the same as their paid version. they don't delay signature updates to the free users at all - same protection. i've been using it about a year now, and it works flawlessly, with no noticeable effect on my machine's overall performance.
they also have a paid version, and it's inexpensive - it's a two year license.
http://www.grisoft.com
while i'm at it, i also highly recommend the Sygate Personal Firewall - it's also 100% free, and works exceedingly well.
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
is anyone having the same problem?
im switching off for a bit to investigate further, will return before i throw puter out the bl***y window, hope someone has suggestions
i used to use norton. a couple of years ago, they bloated up the software so much that it started really affecting my machine's performance. it's a common complaint now that it just goes 'bonkers'. i highly recommend AVG antivirus. they have a free version for personal use that is virtually the same as their paid version. they don't delay signature updates to the free users at all - same protection. i've been using it about a year now, and it works flawlessly, with no noticeable effect on my machine's overall performance.
they also have a paid version, and it's inexpensive - it's a two year license.
http://www.grisoft.com
while i'm at it, i also highly recommend the Sygate Personal Firewall - it's also 100% free, and works exceedingly well.
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
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oh, and if you do install AVG, you'll want to ensure that norton has been completely wiped from your system. norton has a habit of leaving all kinds of junk all over your machine even after doing an "uninstall". it's good to run a registry cleaner to make sure all the crap's been removed.
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thank you very much anastrophe, i'll check out avg
norton seems to have settled for the moment, we'll see how it goes :rolleyes:
norton seems to have settled for the moment, we'll see how it goes :rolleyes:
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I had exactly the same problem BC, i found i had to shut down windows completely,
when i switched it back on went back into Norton & it allowed me to turn it back on again.
It must be a common fault with Norton, what's annoying is,
its so ruddy expensive to buy you'd think they'd have probs like this ironed out! :-5
when i switched it back on went back into Norton & it allowed me to turn it back on again.
It must be a common fault with Norton, what's annoying is,
its so ruddy expensive to buy you'd think they'd have probs like this ironed out! :-5
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abbey wrote: I had exactly the same problem BC, i found i had to shut down windows completely,
when i switched it back on went back into Norton & it allowed me to turn it back on again.
It must be a common fault with Norton, what's annoying is,
its so ruddy expensive to buy you'd think they'd have probs like this ironed out! :-5I can't stand Norton. I use McAfee on all my machines (paid subscriptions) and have had trouble-free virus protection (I haven't used the other features).
when i switched it back on went back into Norton & it allowed me to turn it back on again.
It must be a common fault with Norton, what's annoying is,
its so ruddy expensive to buy you'd think they'd have probs like this ironed out! :-5I can't stand Norton. I use McAfee on all my machines (paid subscriptions) and have had trouble-free virus protection (I haven't used the other features).
Look what the cat dragged in.