In Norton's defense, they have been getting better reviews the last few years. The best way to really check is search for other reviews of the same products. Perhaps this review is geared more towards corporate solutions then home users...I think that is evident with the lack of AVG or Avast etc.
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:36 AM, db <[email protected]> wrote: > My instinct in reading the article is that it's pay for play journalism. > It doesn't contain a lot of specs/ test reports, details etc and the best > rated security suite of recent years... Zone Alarm Security Suite ... > isn't even tested or mentioned and the big corporate solutions are all at or > near the top... which hasn't been the case for quite some time ... until > now. > And it's not going to erase my bad feelings for the years of problems I > have had removing Norton's viralware from computers. Leopards don't > change their spots overnight...and I doubt their code is a top to bottom > rewrite > > Maybe the article should be: "Top Internet Security Suites: Paying for > Ratings..." > db > > > Tony B wrote: > >> Multiple recent reviews are giving Norton Internet Security 2009 top >> ratings, so I thought I'd make sure the list was aware of this. None >> of us has particularly liked Norton for several years now, but >> apparently they've gotten this newest one right. >> >> So, the next time someone mentions Norton, there's no reason to pile >> on with reasons why they should avoid it. We've still got a year on a >> 10 seat Kaspersky subscription, so I won't be trying it anytime soon >> myself. >> >> >> http://www.pcworld.com/article/158157/top_internet_security_suites_paying_for_protection.html >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> >> >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
