Why is norton bad

Furthermore, didn't Kaspersky undergo a data breach recently? However, Norton is a very good Antivirus, the differences in efficiency are marginal, but there are arguments, among the Gaming Fraternity, as to the amount it slows down your PC. I doubt that the rest of us would notice.

I think youre mixing it up, it was BAD years ago, but its quite good now, and by data breach, you mean the allegations of kaspersky spying on you? Norton is actually very light, Kaspersky and Bitdefender slows down my computer far more and uses more resources. I think youre mixing it up, it was BAD years ago, but its quite good now, and by data breach, you mean the allegations of them spying on you? Huh, that's odd. I remember some people saying it was good ages ago on Reddit and only recently has it been getting lazy on the antivirus situation.

As for the data breach, I remember seeing something about Kaspersky being compromised a year or so back and that the FBI had something to do with it not exactly sure how. Take everything on Reddit with a grain of salt, its pretty biased and its full of people with all kinds of opinions. And I think it is the allegations of kaspersky spying on you that youre talking about, all it is is US propaganda amid paranoia and growing tensions between the US and Russia, heres what happened:.

The user had enabled the Kaspersky Security Network KSN features of the software, so the files were automatically uploaded to Kaspersky as a malware sample to KSN for analysis, under the assumption that it was a new malware variant. Eugene Kaspersky stated that he ordered that the sample be destroyed. Kaspersky claimed that the antivirus software had been temporarily disabled by the PC's user in order to install a pirated copy of Microsoft Office.

When the software was re-enabled, it detected both the Equation Group code, as well as unrelated backdoor infections created by a keygen program for Office, which may have facilitated third-party access to the computer. Search for "Best Antivirus" and you'll, at the very least, get a list of the options.

Even Windows Defender is now up there with the best, well, nearly. There are freebies galore, all are competent. The downside is that most of them require you to do the Updating yourself. Norton use to be junk 5 to 10 years ago but it has really improved considerable lately. Enjoy reading our tips and recommendations.

These guys, in my 3 years of of interactions with them, have proven to be a fantastic safety net against viruses and other forms of online cyber scams. My partner and 2 children also enjoy the safety and security provided by these folks.

My brief interactions with other companies in the field has been overly intrusive and have ended up really complicating my daily online activities. I'll be sticking with Norton. The protection is phenomenal and I love the VPN service. Norton keeps my computer clean from junk files. The only issue I have with Norton is that I'm always having to change my password because it seems to keep storing previous passwords.

But as for the protection, I'd highly recommend it. I'm using it on two computers, a tablet and on my smartphone. I haven't had any more issues with hackers hacking my devices. I work with 3 different non-profits currently and do consulting and contract work occasionally with others in the Atlanta and Kansas City Metro areas, including other cities infrequently.

Having the use of Norton's service helps my team and I have VPN access and protects our vital client files, agency forms, grant statistics, and other important documents key to our work and continued growth.

I have been using Norton for quite a few years and I have always enjoyed their customer service. When I have system problems, not only do they help with Norton products, they help me with my whole system and they are detailed with no rush to end the call, they are more helpful than the company I have my software warranted with. They go above and beyond what's necessary and I always told them so, they are the best. I attempted to try a 14 day risk free trial of Norton on the App Store. After waiting exactly 60 minutes, I spoke with Shan or something like that for 30 minutes.

He blamed Apple as a 3rd party supplier. I ask for a supervisor and Rasheed or something like that wasted another 30 minutes of my time to ultimately tell me there was nothing he could do for me. I can tell you one thing. They need to learn the definition of service. Then apply it accordingly. I have been a Norton customer for years, and am overall pleased with their service.

Their communication system and refund policies, however, leave a lot to be desired. I underwent what most companies call a "life change" - my fiance and I started combining expenses. Because he had computer protection through another source with multiple seats that his children were also using, it made more sense for me - one person - to re-locate my computer protection to an empty seat on his plan that five others were using rather re-locate five people to my plan.

I tried to contact Norton voice support, but the automated menu would not connect me to a person. It ended the call three times when "too much background noise" prevented my response from being understood I had to search the internet for the correct numerical sequence to bypass the system to be added to the queue for voice support.

This was clearly an example of intentionally hindering customer interaction with a person. When I finally reached an agent and requested a partial refund, I was told that since my automatic renewal was charged on 24 May , the day period for a full refund had expired.

I clarified that I was not requesting a full refund and only wished a partial refund for the months I was not going to use. I was told that Norton did not do that. When I asked to speak to a supervisor, the individual's available time to speak to me kept changing - first it was a couple of minutes, then it was ten minutes, and then it was she had no idea because of "meetings".

This is a clear example of the individual's goal to force me to hang up the phone. Hi, Norton just is too bloated and causes too many issues and unfortunately it is not alone in that department.

Here is what I use and recommend : These are all Free versions and very effective. Avast and Prevx have proven extremely reliable and compatible with everything I have thrown at them. Microsoft Security Essentials and Prevx have also proven to be very reliable and compatible. Double Click Blue icon - details next to OK. If you ever suspect malware, and that would be unsual with Avast and Prevx running except for an occasional low level cookie no big deal , UPDATE it and then run it as a scanner.

I have many scanners and they never find anything of note since I started using this setup. Rob - Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right. How satisfied are you with this reply?

In reply to SpiritX's post on January 12, It offers average security, and uses far to much of your system resources. Plus they bash everyone else for no reason.

In reply to Dabur's post on January 12, In reply to teen geek's post on January 12,