Norton 360 wants to uninstall Windows Defender -- Why ??

allthedoyles · 2009-06-10 21:22:34

I had to uninstall Norton 360 2.0 as it was a bit fcuked up. Now when I go to re-install , it want to uninstall windows defender first. Is it worthwhile using Norton at all , or is windows defender doing the same job ?

10-06-2009 10:22PM

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allthedoyles

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I had to uninstall Norton 360 2.0 as it was a bit fcuked up.

Now when I go to re-install , it want to uninstall windows defender first.

Is it worthwhile using Norton at all , or is windows defender doing the same job ?

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#2 14-06-2009 08:24PM

mukki

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never install any software made by norton.

But its okay to remove windows defender, its an antispyware, 2 anti something apps don't get along

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#3 14-06-2009 08:30PM

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take off norton it's a pile of crap, avast free is pretty good and it's free

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