Norton Anti Virus Automatic Renewal for Laptop

JacksDad

Okay so I have an email in this morning from Norton saying my anti-virus subscription is due for automatic renewal early March. Now I've been reading on here from time to time that Norton is notorious for slowing things up particularly on laptops. I am having speed/response issues with my laptop and Norton kept cropping up as a possible reason why.

Should I go for with a different anti-virus package? And if so with whom?

Any thoughts, recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

ejmaztec

If I hadn't got CA Internet Security Suite free for a year after a beta-test, I'd go with Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free and seems to be getting good reviews.

I've installed it on a couple of other PCs and no-one's having any problems with it.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

The CA one that I'm using is too much like hard work, but not as bad as the last time that I used Norton.

JacksDad

Thanks ejmaztec. Best to download MSE before I uninstall my Norton?

Tea_Bag

Download it, disconnect from internet, uninstall norton, install MSE, reconnect to internet, happy days.

actually, i use a program called revouninstaller to do my uninstalling, because it cleans up the registry and everything after you uninstall something. it also creates a restore point before doing anything. its free and works a charm.

xzanti

My Norton Antivirus expired about a week ago, I've tried renewing it online but it won't work for some reason.. anyway I got an alert on my PC last night that viruses have been detected will that Microsoft jobby clean them off for me or am I in deeper sh1t now??

Cheers

ejmaztec

xzanti wrote: »

My Norton Antivirus expired about a week ago, I've tried renewing it online but it won't work for some reason.. anyway I got an alert on my PC last night that viruses have been detected will that Microsoft jobby clean them off for me or am I in deeper sh1t now??

Cheers

MSE will probably dig you out of it. A couple of weeks ago, it found and nuked a trojan in one of my daughters' laptops. She was using AVG but that program hadn't stopped the trojan from causing mayhem.

I'd already read some consumer reports that MSE had found more viruses than some paid-for programs.

FarmerGreen

Check the price of the renewal of Norton!
I posted this on their forum

Re: Why should I renew my subscription?? N360
Yes, I was wondering that "Norton 360 Subscription Renewal £64.99"
I only paid £30 for it a year ago. A quick Google and
http://www.antivirus-outlet.info/norton-360.html £29.99, 2 years £44.99
The simple answer is DONT. Its a total ripoff
A pity we're not protected from "Norton" isnt it?
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-360/Why-should-I-renew-my-subscription-N360/td-p/192273/highlight/false/page/2

xzanti

Thank you Ejmaztec you saved me a trip to Currys she's clean as a whistle

koo60

Norton is automatically renewing my Antivirus. (for a laptop i no longer own!). I only found this out because I checked my Visa Statement.
(The email notification ironically enough was put into my Spam box!).
I want a refund, the email says I can up to 60 days, but phone no.'s listed are for US, Australia and Hong Kong.
You can't request a refund via their website or email according to their very unhelpful website.
Anyone come across this before?
If anyone has a phone no. for Europe even that would be a great help.
Please.