Quote Originally Posted by Ryudo View Post
Norton is extremely bloated, and it interferes with many programs. On top of that it does things without your permission. And as for the bloated thing I mentioned - It will slow down your computer considerably, even if you have a powerful one.
It used to be a great antivirus, back in 2003, when it was just that - an AV. (Norton Antivirus 2003 Professional), which I used myself. Then they released the dreaded 2004 version which started the downhill process of Norton products.



hmmm I see. for me it doesn't feel slow. my pc anyway. so if Norton sucks? well i'll wait until my subscription is over, in about 62 days. and to get a different one. I was thinking eset nod 32? what do you think?

Avast is free, and offers better protection than Norton does, and it's less demanding of your computer.


As for the ads you keep getting about cleaning your comp - Check the installed programs on your computer, see if there's stuff like "Clean PC" or "System Optimizer" stuff like that installed. I find it odd that MBAM isn't finding anything, because it usually does pick stuff like that up real quick, unless it's somehow disabled.
nope nothing I check the programs and features and no "clean pc" are install. i remember a few weeks ago Malwarebyte found something. it was the TWC app. when it was updated. i use Norton to scan my drive c: and didn't found nothing. so i did a quick scan and found some cookies. so i Malwarebyte and i updated and full scan, and did it found some something. but im thinking it was some toolbar? not really sure. so that was the only thing it found.