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Old August 15th, 2005
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Question May be a silly question but.....

I downloaded a Norton anitvirus program but i cannot seem to find the product key. Help plz.
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Old August 15th, 2005
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I cannot think of ANYWHERE to get an antivirus programme from other than the official supplier! but then that's just me!
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Old August 15th, 2005
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What on Earth is a 'product key'? I have McAfee and when I want to scan my computer I simply double-click on the red M then click on 'Scan my computer'.

You might be better off ditching what you have now and buying Norton from a retailer that supplies it.
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Old August 15th, 2005
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in my opinion, norton sucks, go with avast (www.avast.com) or avg (free.grisoft.com) they are both free.
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I've never used Norton before. What 'sucks' about it?
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I've never used Norton before. What 'sucks' about it?
1a. i dont believe there is anything wrong with it. but their definitions never catch anything. even if i were to purposely download and run a virus that i KNOW is very obvious when every other scanner detects it. such as subseven and netbus.

1b. their security response is often very slow and sometimes takes week before it comes out. such as product security fixes and definition updates.

2. it costs money for this over-bloated software.

3. a subscription is required to download new def files.

4. updates are a bitch.

5. i know of atleast 3 running BG processes it uses and takes of more ram than it should required (hence the bloating)

6. norton only survives because it is installed by default on proprietary machines. and therefore everyone knows this name and goes with it because they dont know any better. (hence why kazaa is still alive.)

7. crashes occurs frequently if you run large programs that require heavy disk access.

8. i have never had any of these problems with AVG. and i only recommend avast because et_voila seems to think its a good product. he puts avg before avast. making avast on his list #1. but i still like my avg

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i wouldnt be suprized if norton was owned by m$ (IIRC, M$ owns mcafee *sp)
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Norton Sucks for sure on Macs ... no use to man or beast!!
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Old August 15th, 2005
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use avg - it's free and it is MOST reliable! All you need is an anti-virus that stops... erm, viruses. There's no need for all the bells and whistles that the others provide.
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Where can I find avg?
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Where can I find avg?
www.grisoft.com
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