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norton anti virus -

  • 26-01-2011 7:25pm
    #1
    paddles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭


    I have my laptop less than 6months and got the norton anti-v with it. Fine, no probs. However, for the past week or so, it insists on doing a full system scan everyday! It seldom did this before, in fact I never noticed because now, the laptop gets quite noisy during this process which can last up to 10/15mins apprx, sometimes even longer. I was away for a couple of weeks and laptop not used. I don't know if that's anything to do with it but it seems excessive now and I never noticed how noisy it was before. Is there a prob with laptop?


Comments

  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Norton is shite. If it were my machine i would completely remove it. And install this. It's free, and better imo. I hate norton with a passion:D


  • #3
    paddles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭paddles


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Norton is shite. If it were my machine i would completely remove it. And install this. It's free, and better imo. I hate norton with a passion:D

    came back to laptop after a couple of hours and that stupid scan happening again so it seems to be repeatedly happening and it makes a funny noiselike the laptop is malfunctioning!
    Maybe you're right but it cost me about Eur80 for 12months so bit of a waste to remove before then. As long as my laptop is ok, I'll cope i guess...


  • #4
    rhonin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭rhonin


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Norton is shite. If it were my machine i would completely remove it. And install this. It's free, and better imo. I hate norton with a passion:D

    +1
    I hate Norton as well.
    I find MSE really good.


  • #5
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Quote. Maybe you're right but it cost me about Eur80 for 12months so bit of a waste to remove before then. end quote.

    Your €80.00 is long gone and even if it had been €800.00 it is the worst possible reason for hanging onto something if it is clearly malfunctioning.


  • #6
    The Black Pearl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭The Black Pearl


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Norton is shite. If it were my machine i would completely remove it. And install this. It's free, and better imo. I hate norton with a passion:D


    I've done the same with the 2 laptops at home.

    Norton is a fooking wearout, never mind about the money there are literally numerous other programs available for free that are miles better....


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  • #7
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Norton takes up a lot of space too apparantly slows down your pc/laptop


  • #8
    The Black Pearl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭The Black Pearl


    stephendevlin wrote: »
    Norton takes up a lot of space too apparantly slows down your pc/laptop

    Its unreal, look at your process tab just to see how much of your cpu's resources it manages to hog


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