Norton Internet Security?

Question

I currently have Norton Internet Security 2003 on my XP. My subscription in running out soon. My question is should I renew it or upgrade? i really don't want to spend the extra $ for the upgrade and the renew price is pretty good. All I read about is that the 2007 is a resource hog. If I leave 2003 on, is that still sufficient?

Answer 1

if you renew is sufficient because newer version means more ram i mean your computer will also run more slow norton 2003 has all features that is required for security you can update your norton intrernet security after renewal

Zone alarm has a free version if you are interested it is a good firewall



http://www.zonelabs.com

Answer 2

You should just buy the software of Norton 2007 in a store. It can be cheaper, safer, and easier. When you upgrade it or renew it through the internet it can cost more and if it downloads wrong you will have to pay for the download again. Also, if you keep the 2003 it can start messing up your computer. Buy the software at Fry's they usually have it on sale and it comes with everything, antvirus, antispam, internet protection, etc. You can probably get it for $80 or less if its on sale.

P.S. In my opinion you should get AVG antivirus, its easier and it won't expire. It does the upgrades itself and it has actually removed the rojan hore virus from my computer while Nortan just told me i had it instead of removing it. Also it is a lot cheaper than Norton and it also come with the antispam and etc.

Answer 3

So you have two obvious options:

A.) Renew

B.) Upgrade



Can I suggest option C?

Move out of using Norton and use a few separate programs to cover all (and more) of what Norton does.



Did I mention you can do this for no cost?



Viruses and spyware tend to go hand in hand:

Anti-virus:

AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free

or

ClamWin - http://www.clamwin.com/

Only install one at a time.

Note: McCaffee and Norton are huge for what they do - they take up a lot of resources, etc. The specialized programs take up less.



Viruses:

Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html

Make sure to do the "Immunize" part too!



While we're cleaning up your computer, grab:

Ccleaner - it finds the crud in your computer and cleans it out (history files, shortcuts that don't go anywhere, missing file associations, etc) - http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/



And everyone needs a firewall. The one with Windows just doesn't cut it anymore.

Zonealarm (free) - http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp



All of these programs are free, virus and spyware free and highly rated.



Oh, and if you're finding viruses / spyware and you don't do P2P (file sharing), it's probably Internet Explorer letting them in.

Move to using Firefox (http://www.firefox.com/) - it blocks pop-ups, is faster, safer, more secure. It has tabs and the real secret to Firefox's awesomeness?



The add-ons.



With a small add-on you can block ads. Flash ads, banner ads, iframe ads... The internet looks quite different without all those ugly ads!

Adblock Plus - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/



With a small add-on you can block a security hole that affects all browsers - until now. It's called XSS or cross-site scripting. It can be used to steal your passwords, mess up your browser, etc.

NoScript - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/



There are lots more... Feel free to ask me questions by clicking on my name and sending me an e-mail.

Answer 4

Uninstall Norton and all Norton products.



Install AVG FREE or AVAST FREE for anti virus,

Install AD-Aware 2007 and Spy Bot Search and Destroy 1.4 for Spy Ware.



Ad-aware and spy bot will not do anything automatically, you have to manually update them and run the scans. but there free.

Answer 5

no it will be outdated and you will not receive updates, 2003 is old, the new versions will protect your computer 100 percent more, lots of new features to protect from all the newest threats. You get what you pay for, better than crashing your computer.

Answer 6

You can get Norton 2007 free after rebate.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202988960&adid=17662

Answer 7

Uninstall Norton and switch to free protection instead.



How to Fully Remove Norton 2004 and newer

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic42247.html



Norton anti virus uninstall guidelines!

http://forums.techguy.org/security/566663-norton-anti-virus-uninstall-guidelines.html



Download and run the Norton Removal Tool

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Use the Norton Removal Tool to remove a failed installation or a damaged Norton product.

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Purchased Active (full time) Virus Protection



NOD32 is said to use the least system resources.



http://reviews.cnet.com

User Rating out of 10

Avast Antivirus 4.7 Home Edition....8.6

AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional..... 9.1

BitDefender Antivirus 10 ...............5.2

CA Internet Security Suite 2007.......2.5

F-Secure .......................no user ratings

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 ....................5.8

McAfee VirusScan 8.0...................... 5.0

NOD32 2.5...................................... 9.1

Norton Internet Security 2007.......... 3.8

Norton 360 ----------- 5.8

Sophos Anti-Virus 3.7...................... 8.6

Windows Live OneCare ..................8.0

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 ... 5.2

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Free protection



In addition to a firewall you must have full time (active) virus protection and full time spyware protection.



All the following programs are free.

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Full Time (Active) Virus Protection

If you do not have active virus protection, install only one. All are excellent.

Try AVG first.



AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10669237.html?tag=lst-0-1

or

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

or

AOL Active Virus Shield (powered by Kaspersky)

http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp

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Full Time (Active) Spyware Protection



Windows Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx



or

AOL Automatic Protection Against Spyware and Malware

http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter/spyware

http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter/

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Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.



Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php



Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)

Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper

After installation: update + scan + immunize

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html



SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html



SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)

http://www.superantispyware.com/



CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option

Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history

In options.

Set to run when computer starts.

Place cookies you want to keep in save list

http://www.ccleaner.com/

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McAfee Site Advisor: Internet Explorer and Firefox

http://www.siteadvisor.com/

Indicates if a site is unsafe and can link to a page to explain why it is unsafe.

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Additional run this time and monthly.



Run Microsoft Update "Custom Mode" install everything

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us



Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”

Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

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Online Free Scanners:

Run a different one each month.



Trend Micro: HouseCall Free Scan (removes what it finds)

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

BitDefender Online Scanner http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

Kaspersky Labs Online Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

McAfee http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?affid=294

Edwido Spyware Scan

http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/

F-Secure

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?

Symantic Online Scanner http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/ssc_eula.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=ALUFRHYTINMHDKDCWLL&vc_scanstate=2