The biggest pile of poo since Nortons last pile of poo. (Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2000)

Member Name: mykp

Product:	Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2000
Date:	27/03/02 (388 review reads)
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Advantages: comes in a nice box

Disadvantages: not the best, doesnt have the best features, not value for money

I am not, I repeat not a fan of Norton Anti Virus.

As a corporate desision last year my boss decided that it would be best, even against his system administrators advice, that Norton was the way to go as "Its the best known, so it must be the best!", Hmmmm.

So we get and install enough copies to cover all the machines in the office. Execept mine. As system administrator I dont install it on my own machine prefering my own copy of F-Secure.

All is well for many months and the software is kept up to date with the liveupdate software that comes with the Norton Anti virus.

However, one of the machines gets a virus via email. This spreads rapidly as we email each other quite a lot. First person to notice that we have a virus is one of our customers who uses F-Secure and not Norton. The virus next trys to affect my machine where it is detected by my version of F-Secure, is disinfected and removed.

My boss is highly annoyed that we have a virus.

Scans with Norton Antivirus detect nothing and the only way the virus is removed is by installing F-Secure across all the machines in the office. This software detects, disinfects and removes the virus. Something Norton couldnt do.

Regardless Norton got sacked from our office and has never been seen since.

I dont know how well norton performs in the home enviroment, but in the corporate enviroment it might appear to have all the bells and whistles but if it doesnt detect viruses and do the job its supposed to do then what is the point.

Personally I wouldnt buy this product as I know of far better products which cost less money and perform much better.

If your after a virus checker then you must, must do your homework. Check out the price against the features and ask other what they use and what they have used.

Remember the details on your PC are your property and a virus is a little electronic vandal who must be stopped at a
ll costs. If its a work machine they this is doubley important as the information is your livelyhood.

I am not saying its rubbish but I am saying its not the best so look around.

Sorry this wasnt a op on Norton and its features but its my opinion on this software.

© copyright 2002, Mike Porter.

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