I guess I am just luck. I have XP and Norton 2003 and it pass all test with flying colors.
> Yeah, NAV. ;-) I know, but I'm not talking about just > disabling it, but *TOTALLY UNLOADING* it. Just disabling > doesn't accomplish the same thing since it's still running in > the background and will, and does interfere with the > installation of software/drivers (in XP). I'm appalled that > the Symantec idiots would remove this VALUABLE NEEDED > feature in new releases! And I'm also appalled and horrified > at how many FEWER features are on 2002 & 2003! > > I found my 2003 version and it's even worse than 2002! With > the old version 5, it only loads ONE thing @startup and under > cont-alt-del. These newer versions load SEVERAL, and even > when you go to MSCONFIG's startup tab to UNCHECK them, they > are STILL loaded! Newer versions have absolutely no control > over the level of Heuristic Bloodhound scanning, and I also > now see in addition to that; no option to stop NAV from > destroying your floppy driver every single time you startup or > shutdown; several fewer alert options; several fewer scanning > options; incredibly no option to simply delete a v*rus!; no > option to scan a file when it's just 'moved'; no activity log > options (where v5.xx has SEVERAL); .....and even more. Plus > versions 2002 & 2003 even consume 6% MORE resources! What > idiots Symantec are to pull stunts such as this. I didn't even > try 2000 or 2001 because from what I saw, they don't support XP. > You would not believe how many webpages I found about NAV > bashing and complaints when I was searching for AV software > info. I can now say I fully agree with them, I now see why so > many hate NAV 20xx (v.8.xx & 9.xx) and go to other AV software. > > Well, I got so ticked at this that I tried AVG 6, > http://www.grisoft.com and man was I glad. Talk about a > blessing in disguise NOT being able to no longer use NAV 5! > Not only can (AVG) be easily and immediately unloaded so > you can install software, drivers, run scandisk, defrag, etc... > but I ran some tests, and Norton failed several (4) of them, > while AVG passed them all! The only thing I don't like about > AVG is having to wait 30 days for new definition updates. If > on the 1st day AFTER a new update some new malicious > codes are found, you have to wait 30 days to be protected > from them. The AVG people really should do something > about this, and could be why they have not surpassed NAV > in popularity. Unfortunately AVG consumes 3% more resources > that NAV 5, but less than 2002 & 2003. > > If any of you want to test your AV software's capability for > email and browser security, see these links: > http://www.eicar.org/anti_v*rus_test_file.htm > (SPELL THE WORD V*RUS CORRECTLY IN THAT URL) > http://www.nutzwerk.com/english/safersurf/security/test_email.html > http://www.nutzwerk.com/english/safersurf/security/test_browser.html > -Clint ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
