Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002

After upgrading my home computer to Windows XP (which is well worth doing, by the way), I unfortunately discovered that my trusty old InoculateIT anti-virus software is not Windows XP compatible. Disaster! I needed to find a replacement quickly... I had a quick shop around, and picked up a cheap copy of Norton Antivirus 2002. I've been a big fan of Symantec's Norton products since getting a free copy of Norton Utilities 4 (I think) from Jungle, and I also have friends that use Norton Antivirus and rate it highly. Plus, working in the IT field, I've had experience with several different pieces of anti-virus software, and Norton is the only one I'd ...  Read the complete review

ZAPPPPPPP!!! Eat cyber lead you pesky varmints! Luckily, I've never actually been the victim of a computer virus, I'm glad to say, and with that happy state of being it's hard to really imagine how terrible life could get if you were indeed unlucky and got attacked by the creeping menace. The user's guide which you get with Norton Antivirus 2002 gives a pretty decent analysis of the dangers you face:"A computer virus is a parasitic program written intentionally to alter the way your computer operates without your permission or knowledge. A virus attaches copies of itself to other files and, when activated, may damage files, cause ...  Read the complete review

I recently upgraded to NAV 2002 from NAV 2000 which was on my newly bought laptop PC. I had been pleased with the quality of NAV 2000 as it had wiped out a couple of email viruses from my inbox before they had chance to infect my system. I would not have bothered with the upgrade were it not for the fact that my one-year subscription to the virus definition updates had run out. Rather than just extending my subscription for a year, I decided to go for a full upgrade. I bought the upgrade online through the Symantec website, downloaded and installed it without any problem. After installation a wizard was run to set up my preferences, eg whether or not to scan ...  Read the complete review

Now im all for keeping your virus software up to date. In fact, Norton Antivirus 2004 has just come out and im as of yet, untried on this one. However, the trusty old 2003 seems to be an excellent product with lots of gadgets and protection. So what is it? Well, its a Virus protection system for your computer and network. Whats a Virus Andy? Its a nasty little bug, a bit like in the human world, that has one goal.......To try and and stop you or the computer working, causing harm along the way and trying to spread itself on to someone else. However, unlike human viruses, they are treatable with the right product. How do I ...  Read the complete review

To be honest viruses are over-rated. Occasionally one will crop up in the computer world that becomes high profile by purely inflicting damage in the simplest form. Having worked in computer retail for over four years I can say that you're more likely to get a virus by sharing disks than you are by browsing the internet. Some may disagree. But then it's better to be safe than sorry and now I have a new computer I felt it was necessary to give it some protection of the software kind in order to keep it clean. In the past I've used Norton's purely because of it's ease of use and value for money. Thirty pounds is not much to spend when you ...  Read the complete review