I dumped Norton for McAfee earlier this year and have found it superior in virus/spyware detection and does not slow my computer down...Norton failed on both counts.
I am going to ditch Norton when my subscription runs out next month.
Thanks to all for the suggestions on this thread about Trend Micro and some of the other good ones.
I couldn't figure out why my 'puter slowed down more and more after each Symantec update. I'm a little behind the curve, not being a computer professional--just an ordinary user.
I finally figured out that if I deleted the calendar in Microsoft Works, it would solve a Norton glitch. Just look for wks.cal.exe on your hard drive and get rid of it.
Better yet, get rid of Norton altogether.
I agree...I dropped $75 last year for Norton, and for what? My computer eventually crashed due to lack of protection; plus, after a year, they wanted another $40 for renewal.
McAfee comes free w/ my high speed, and it has worked well to date.