heh-heh... I do not use the Norton 360 app. I am still using the Symantec AntiVirus Corporate app, and now its v-11 that includes the software firewall. It is a far cry from what the Norton brand of product offers. I will admit the Norton brand of products (AntiVirus, Internet Security and 360) have really dumbed down their interface to the point that it is difficult for me to figure out what to do to tweak it. But somehow I always manage to get done what I must. But I will only use a Norton consumer level app when I absolutely must. I far prefer their corporate flavor of protection. In either case, or any other AntiVirus/AntiMalware solution, I emliminate .dbf, .cdx, .idx and .fpt files from being scanned. And for the more advanced apps I eliminate any network accessed files from being scanned. I pick up a lot of performance that way.
Of course, all that can be resolved by not using Norton/Symantec or any other protection at all. Yep, go Mac or Linux and all will be left to the history archives! I know that is not a reasonable proposition for a family member or friend that just got a shiny, new Vista machine. But I have done a little bit in that arena by persuading a few friends to get a Mac to replace their older PC, or moving some folks to Linux when their kids kept trashing their Windoze PCs with their "free downloads that are guaranteed virus free" (hint, spyware <> virus). This past week I visited a friend whose ex-hubby got their 16 year old daughter a "new laptop", and they could not get their WiFi to work. I had moved their Compaq PC to Ubuntu Linux over a year ago, and upgraded it to v-8.04 last Spring. I feared going over and finding I was the most accursed wretch in her daughters' minds. But I went over. I was shocked to see they were still using the Linux OS, and the girls both told me how nice it works! The laptop was another story. The "new" laptop was "new to them", a 5 year old Toshiba that would not support WPA WiFi encryption. I had to crank their WPA down to WEP and implemented MAC Address Filtering. I got it to work just fine, but could not get them to move to Linux on the laptop <g>... I guess I was lucky as I had been told it was new, with Vista. Well, it was "new to them" with XP Pro - such a lucky break... Oh, they are running AVG, so I am expecting to get a call later on about the laptop being trashed... Ciao! Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of David Smith > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] Happy holidays from your friends at Norton antivirus > > > As dictated in the fine print of my contract as the local friendly > neighborhood computer geek ,this time of year I get inundated with > everyone's new PC's and laptops they received for the holidays. > I take the > machines, clean out the bloatware , make them more user friendly and hand > them back to their excited owners. Along the way I inevitably run across a > preinstalled Norton product, which this year I decided I would try to take > the time to learn the interface, set it up properly and really give it a > chance; based primarily on Gil's love and unwavering faith in the product > line. Well, after almost an hour inside the interface, I > surrender. it ( the > 360 product) getting uninstalled and going right back into the > Hate-bin, and > I'm picking up the "Norton's blows really, really hard" flag once again. > Here's why: > > > > No access to fine tune settings whatsoever. > > No control panel > > No ability to set up and save custom scans > > No ability to turn down the notifications > > Pop up city from the task bar with nags ( note to developers: silent > programs = good programs ) > > Unclean uninstall. this crap left half a dozen start up elements I had to > manually remove via autoruns. > > Intrusive behavior in internet explorer, and the shell. > > Doesn't ask permission to do things; it just does them. > > Spam. I registered under one of my hotmail accounts and despite > every opt-in > being unchecked, I received *8* emails in less than 20 minutes from them. > > The general vibe from the software that they know better than I do as to > what is "safe" for my PC. > > > > Now, I'm sure all these things could be addressed somehow, but at > this point > why bother? Is it really too much to ask to make these sort of adjustments > available ( and easily available ) to those of us who want them? Do they > really have to be hidden? The really sad part of all of this is that it's > very likely it's a great product that would do a fine job, but the > combination of everything above has not only earned it 'insta-delete' > status, but has cost Norton's around 40-50 new licenses as people tend to > buy what I recommend to them. It's a shame. Adios Norton 360, maybe next > year. > > > > Dave > > > > David Smith > > Systems Administrator > > Doan Family of Dealerships > > (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 > > [email protected] > > www.upstatedigitools.com > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
