Moderators mta Posted November 16, 2014 Moderators Share Posted November 16, 2014 After ditching Norton's about 12 years ago due to it being too bloated, I find myself using it again - and loving it. My AVG was up for renewal in 2 months and coincidentally my monthly PC mag had an article/lab test giving NIS equal top spot (for TrendMicro). AVG scored 97% hit rate, NIS got 100% and poor MSE got 77% (sorry guys who still use it). But the big selling point was system resources; NIS got 0, AVG got 3 (out of 6, higher being worse). And at AUD$30 1yr/1PC it was very competitive to what I remember years ago. So long story short, if you are considering a total AV/firewall/spam/malware solution, it may be time to revisit Norton (who would have thought). Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 +1, seems to have improved. Don't use it, but have recommended it to businesses who need a set it & forget it solution. And can pay for it. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek891 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Another +1. I had a trial version installed on my Windows 8/8.1 machine when I purchased it. Twice it intervened when it thought I was doing something foolish on the web. The first time, it completely blocked me from accessing a website it viewed as threatening. When I say completely, it means there was no option offered for me to proceed at my own risk. Period. (Note: This was not a porn website or anything like that. Later on I visited the same site on my Linux machine and it turns out there were cracked copies of Windows XP available for download. Perhaps they contained viruses/malware?) The second time it blocked me from downloading a utility from Zemana's website that tests their keystroke encryption software. I guess it takes a very dim view of any form of software that is capable of cracking encryption as well. Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted November 16, 2014 Moderators Share Posted November 16, 2014 My experience has always been that the Home Versions (norton up through/including 365, which is provided for free by most U.S. broadband providers) contain a lot of default bulk that slows the PC (e.g. resource warnings of high cpu usage, password keeper that nobody notices). On the other hand the Business Products (Symantec up through/including Cloud, to which I'm currently subscribed on 2 PCs and possibly a third soon) is invisible and truly unobtrusive ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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