Posted on 03/21/2012 10:06:00 AM PDT by pabianice
I've had my share of bad Norton experiences. I will never, NEVER, buy a Norton product ever again. NEVER!
Download the free version of REVO uninstaller. It will use the built-in Symantec removal tool inside Norton but will also give you the option to remove any stray bits and pieces of Norton code that may be left on your computer.
Yeah me too; I may be a slow learner, but eventually it sinks in and sticks.
Actually, the bigger problem is Symantec, the company that bought and ruined Norton years ago.
Every good piece of software I had that ended up being bought by Symantec, became useless, buggy, and petrified-turtle-turd-slow after updated, newer version were published under Symantec.
After the grief and wasted time Symantec cost me, I will never, NEVER, ever buy another Symantec product again. NEVER!
Thanks for that info, I will expand my Norton Ban to include all Symantec. Long ago, I was a fan of Norton, but it really changed.
Likewise. I used to love Norton Anti-Virus software..
Then Symantec bought Norton, and turned it into buggy, memory hogging bloatware with lousy tech support. Then when you decided you had enough, it was a major project to uninstall the crap from your PC--it seemed to have its claws into every nook and cranny of the operating system.
WinFax is another example. WinFax was a great way to send and receive faxes on a PC, then Symantec bought it and turned Winfax into very buggy bloatware with lousy tech support.
I would removed the software altogether. Disabling it is temporary, and less satisfying.
Not everyone has the wherewithal to install and use Linux, and if a current anti-virus app has not expired, the temporary fix of disabling it may be satisfying enough for the moment.
Also, Norton and other similar apps usually permit disabling some fetaures or functions without disabling everything - permitting the app to have a smaller footprint (less of resource hog) temporarily.
In the meantime, price and feature investigation of optional apps can identify an app to install as soon as the current one stops accepting updates without a new subscription.
That’s usually good enough for most folks.
I’m an anti-Nortite.
I didn’t want to renew with Norton because Symetic contributes to Planned Parenthood.
HOWEVER, they renewed it without my permission, and CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD.
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