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    The Return Of The King

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by surefire, Sep 21, 2008.

  1. surefire

    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    surefire, Sep 21, 2008
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  2. Mr._Kubelwagen

    Mr._Kubelwagen More machine now than man

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    ...What?
    Spam...
     
    Mr._Kubelwagen, Sep 21, 2008
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  3. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Norton AV has left a bad taste in my mouth that will probably take a decade to forget.

    Also NIS 09 doesn't have the best reviews out there. Source: Google :)
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 21, 2008
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  4. surefire

    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    i feel ur pain but everything deserves a second chance

    dont get me wrong though
    it's been a resourse hug in the past but has constantly always top the charts in security

    ever heard of "ur bestfriend becomes ur arch enemy then becomes ur best friend again"

    well thats been my story with norton
     
    surefire, Sep 21, 2008
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  5. zero7404

    zero7404 Notebook Deity

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    i used to hate symantec too, but there are also a lot of good reviews out there....you only went to one source ? also look @ cnet and pcmag's take...

    i used nis 2008 on 3 machines without problems, now nis 2009, also with no problems...it's actually more lightweight on the OS than it's predecessor.
     
    zero7404, Sep 21, 2008
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  6. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    I looked multiple places. That's why I said Source is Google.

    BTW Cnet only gives 2 1/2 stars out of 5

    Pcmag is bia$ed(norton got 4.5/5 and nod 32 got 4/5), but not bia$ed enough not to expose NIS cons.

    I'll admit I'm a little biased too, but for good reason. I'll need to see some serious high marking review on most sites for me to even consider testing this on a Virtual OS.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 21, 2008
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  7. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    Cnet gave NIS 2009 4/5 stars...

    You might want to pay more attention before you go bashing something.
     
    Matt is Pro, Sep 21, 2008
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  8. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Ok my bad ... I was looking at User Ratings which is more important IMO.

    Giving it's history, I still have every right to bash it.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 21, 2008
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    There's no need to have one thread announcing another thread . . . please continue discussion in the link in the original post. Thanks.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 21, 2008
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