Comments on: Killing Off Antivirus http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/ the way i see it Sun, 7 Sep 2008 19:21:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris Nixon http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-103 Chris Nixon Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:51:36 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-103 Ahhh Orlandin. Thanks for popping by and not really reading the post. I gave three solutions for PC users. I'm a PC user for goodness sake. The problem, as you so completely ignored, is how difficult it is to uninstall the software. Ahhh Orlandin. Thanks for popping by and not really reading the post. I gave three solutions for PC users. I'm a PC user for goodness sake. The problem, as you so completely ignored, is how difficult it is to uninstall the software.

]]> By: Orlandin http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-102 Orlandin Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:21:59 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-102 For Christ sake, why is it that every time someone has a gripe about a Windows based machine it has to end with "buy a Mac"? Guess what, Norton is just as big of a pain on a Mac. People are writing virus for Macs. It is not the God system. It doesn't even have 9% of the computer market share (<a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/01/mac-os-x-approaches-8-percent-market-share-in-june">http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/...</a>)<br>Uninstall the program, find something better, and move on. If that is the least of your problems; consider yourself lucky. For Christ sake, why is it that every time someone has a gripe about a Windows based machine it has to end with “buy a Mac”? Guess what, Norton is just as big of a pain on a Mac. People are writing virus for Macs. It is not the God system. It doesn't even have 9% of the computer market share (http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/...)
Uninstall the program, find something better, and move on. If that is the least of your problems; consider yourself lucky.

]]> By: Russ G http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-100 Russ G Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:13:01 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-100 I agree completely as I had Norton 360 on one of my PC's and it was an absolute pain to remove and I hadn't realized how slow the PC had become until it was gone! Plus 360 is sold as a simple user friendly solution that does it all for you with little knowledge required and in that read....we load it all on for you, configure it automatically then make it impossible to remove unless you know what your doing! I agree completely as I had Norton 360 on one of my PC's and it was an absolute pain to remove and I hadn't realized how slow the PC had become until it was gone! Plus 360 is sold as a simple user friendly solution that does it all for you with little knowledge required and in that read….we load it all on for you, configure it automatically then make it impossible to remove unless you know what your doing!

]]> By: Jonathan Beckett http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-101 Jonathan Beckett Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:09:33 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-101 Excellent post - and I agree with you. I have recently looked at Kaspersky and was horrified by the performance hit the PC took. I ended up installing Avira as a "good enough" solution.<br><br>I have seen a machine pre-installed with Norton where it could not be removed before. Not nice. Excellent post - and I agree with you. I have recently looked at Kaspersky and was horrified by the performance hit the PC took. I ended up installing Avira as a “good enough” solution.

I have seen a machine pre-installed with Norton where it could not be removed before. Not nice.

]]> By: Chris Nixon http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-99 Chris Nixon Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:39:57 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-99 ...and Norton are definitely not the only culprits! …and Norton are definitely not the only culprits!

]]> By: Chris Nixon http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-97 Chris Nixon Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:39:01 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-97 What is worrying is this is sold as a benefit for your PC. These companies are taking advatage of people's ignorance of the problem. What is worrying is this is sold as a benefit for your PC. These companies are taking advatage of people's ignorance of the problem.

]]> By: Tate http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-98 Tate Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:27:36 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-98 It took me forever to get Norton off my laptop. I had the same problem. It took me forever to get Norton off my laptop. I had the same problem.

]]> By: shane http://nixonbyname.com/2008/06/24/killing-off-antivirus/#comment-96 shane Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:54:21 +0000 http://nixonbyname.com/?p=165#comment-96 agree 100%. The most common thing I see are users installing (or buying a computer with it preinstalled) Norton Antivirus thinking that it will "protect" them and then complain that their computer is slow. agree 100%. The most common thing I see are users installing (or buying a computer with it preinstalled) Norton Antivirus thinking that it will “protect” them and then complain that their computer is slow.

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