> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Pluta
>
> We have used Norton SystemWorks at my home for about 8 years.
> I read that Norton has not invested much effort in
> improving it's Utilities over the years.
>
> We have 3 PCs, all of which are close to having their V
> definitions subscription service expire in August.
>
> Does it make more sense to just pay for the renewal on each
> PC @$25/PC; or buy a 3-PC version of NSW 2005 for about $90;
> or just keep the Norton Utilities as they are (since not
> being improved by Norton) and buy a completely different AV program?
>
> I have read and read about the different AV applications on
> the web in reviews and get very mixed signals. One review
> says AV "X" is best; another says AV "Y" is best and so it
> goes. No consensus seemed apparent. All of them cost $25 to
> $40 to renew after a year, so it seems there is no really low
> cost way to have good, up to date AV definitions without
> ponying up the $.
>
> I am interested in hearing from the List. What advice would
> you give someone in my position...which is a common
> situation, because we all must have AV software!
>
> Phil
Phil,
I finally gave up on Norton with the 2004 version of SystemWorks/Personal
Firewall that I could not even get to install on my system. E-mail to tech
support was useless. I finally solved the problem by downloading Avast! free
anti-virus and Sygate free firewall. Both installed without issue and worked
perfectly. I continue to use SystemWorks 2003 for the utilities (but would
change if something else came along). I did not see a difference in the 2003
and 2004 versions of the utilites.
Anyway, there are other free anti-virus and firewalls available. Avast!
updates the signature files often and automatically, sometimes several times
in one day. HTH.
Jim Maki
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