Norton anti virus 2003

Discussion in 'Computers and The Internet' started by groovy41, Mar 10, 2005.

  1. groovy41

    groovy41 Member

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    Hi there. Does anyone still use Norton anti virus 2003, when the subscription is up in December I just want to renew it, how much does it cost just to renew it? I don't want to upgrade. I am using a windows xp computer with xpsp2 pack installed, and so far nothing has happened as far as loosing my files. It is a great program, plus I have addaware installed as well. If anyone has info email me at: groovy41@juno.com. Thank you.
     
  2. Hikaru Zero

    Hikaru Zero Sylvan Paladin

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    Sorry, I'm too lazy to e-mail you. =P I'll just post instead.

    If I am correct, renewing subscription provides access to only two things: (1) the latest version of Norton Anti-Virus (which by now is likely to be NAV 2005), and (2) the latest virus definition file (DATs as they are usually called).

    I am not sure whether or not you HAVE to use the latest version of NAV in order to use the latest DATs, but I think you can just stay down-graded and keep your DATs up to date, even with a subscription (give Norton a call and ask!).

    If you want a good FREE anti-virus program, check out AVG Anti-Virus. =) No subscriptions or anything.
     
  3. Trotsky311

    Trotsky311 Supporters HipForums Supporter

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    paying for antivirus isn't worth it,

    AVG
    http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
    it's free forever.


    get that, and run a firewall like zonealarm, also free
    http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp;jsessionid=CwEP1p0lK5U4cLynz2Pj1sET2WDkB2Mmezh2dpISOeMK6aV6cv2R!1506478802!-1062696905!7551!7552!NONE

    and switch your browser to firefox, free
    http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
     
  4. NEMISIS

    NEMISIS GONE

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    I uninstalled my Norton despite having 6 months
    left free of updates, etc. Some people will say
    Norton is the best thing ever and some, like me
    have many issues with it.

    I will never go back to Norton again, instead I
    use a combination of Firefox, AVG, Zone Alarm,
    Ad-Aware & Spybot. All free and have had no
    problems unlike Norton.
     
  5. Zer0_II

    Zer0_II Member

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    It really isn't necessary for you to pay for the program or the updates. If you would like it for free all you have to do is PM me. I personally wouldn't recommend using Norton products because they have a tendacy to make your computer run slow. They tend to use a lot of system resources. I personally prefer NOD32. I believe it uses the least amount of resources of any of the anti-virus programs. It also hasn't missed a single virus in the wild for several years in a row. If you want you could also try a free anti-virus program. AVG is considered the best free anti-virus program by many. It's just as good as many commercial programs. As for a free firewall..I would suggest Sygate Free. I've used it for some time now and I'm pretty content with it. It's easy to use and get adjusted to as well.
     

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