Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Norton anti virus update

[Dave G]

I got notice that this live update needs re-registering,for which a fee is payable.
If it was fairly modest I might have done it without thinking about it too much,but it costs as much as the program did which I thought was a bit much.I may as well just buy a new one each year.
Is it worth doing?
Does the live update facility make that much difference?

[dickieducati]

yeah my morton has run out on my newish pc. does anyone know is it really worth having even if you put stuff like spybot and adaware on it too?
i managed to get a virus of some sort which changes my home page and search engine even with all that stuff which i cant clear.

[JPM]

Your live update subscription has expired, basically meaning you won't get any AV updates as and when a new virus comes along (daily), so all well and good for now, but in a week/month they'll be a couple of 100 new viruses, one or two will make the news, and you won't have any protection.

I've seen it 100's of times, people have AV but don't update them...

[dickieducati]

so i should pay up for it then??

[AK]

I didnt renew on line at the end of Aug, cos the new Norton cd was over £10 cheaper to buy in Dixons, thus giving me another year - and have used same disc on both home pc's.

C

[TP]

Originally posted by dickieducati
so i should pay up for it then??

IMO yes. AV is one of the (look away now) *few* things I pay for on my PC.

[Eamonn]

Having an up to date AV system in place is essential if you want to avoid having to strip down and rebuild your complete system.

I also had the CoolWebSearch (CWS) spyware infection on one of my laptops and the only way around it was to reformat the disk and start again. The older versions of Norton didn't detect Spyware (as it wasn't strictly a virus) so using something like Spybot and Adaware in conjuction with an AV should be a good safeguard. I believe the latest Norton (2005?) also has spyware detection in it - but I would advise not relying on only one means of protection, use Spybot or Adaware alongside your AV program even if they appear to do similar things.

[JPM]

Originally posted by Eamonn
Having an up to date AV system in place is essential if you want to avoid having to strip down and rebuild your complete system.

I also had the CoolWebSearch (CWS) spyware infection on one of my laptops and the only way around it was to reformat the disk and start again. The older versions of Norton didn't detect Spyware (as it wasn't strictly a virus) so using something like Spybot and Adaware in conjuction with an AV should be a good safeguard. I believe the latest Norton (2005?) also has spyware detection in it - but I would advise not relying on only one means of protection, use Spybot or Adaware alongside your AV program even if they appear to do similar things.

I think Symantec bundle it as Norton Internet Security...

You get the usual stuff AV, Firewall, Pop up blocker, Spam blocker, spyware etc

[skidlids]

When mine comes up for renewal I just go on Ebay and buy a unused newer version than what I had, usually this is slightly out of date but is better than what I had , gives another 12 months subscription and works out at a good price.

[Ozz]

Don't know if the offer is still on but I got Norton Internet Security 2005 in PC world at half price of £25! Gives year subscription. Well worth it!!