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Norton Internet Security 2005
Hi,
I use Norton Internet Security 2003. In 2004 I opted not to upgrade to NIS 2004 but just to renew the subscription. There seemed to be a consensus that 2004 version was less reliable. Now, in 2005, I have the same dilemma: upgrade or renewal? While I understand that a lot of folks here are in favor of dropping Symantec altogether, let's keep this option out (at least for now). Those who either got or upgraded to NIS 2005, what is your opinion about the product? Any known issues and/or incompatibilities? TIA, Eugene |
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On 12 Apr 2005 13:36:55 -0700, "E. Fridman"
wrote: Hi, I use Norton Internet Security 2003. In 2004 I opted not to upgrade to NIS 2004 but just to renew the subscription. There seemed to be a consensus that 2004 version was less reliable. Now, in 2005, I have the same dilemma: upgrade or renewal? While I understand that a lot of folks here are in favor of dropping Symantec altogether, let's keep this option out (at least for now). Those who either got or upgraded to NIS 2005, what is your opinion about the product? Any known issues and/or incompatibilities? TIA, Eugene Why don't you look at other solutions. If you like the all in one solution then look at bitdefender.com for BitDefender 8 professional or f-secure.com for F-Secure internet security 2005. Personall the best solutions are a combination of best of breed applications from different vendors. I have Nod32 from www.nod32.com and Kerio Personal Firewall 4 from www.kerio.com . I also use Sygate Personal Firewall Professional on another machine with Nod32. Symantec doesn't get any better with age :=) |
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Andrew,
If you don't mind the inconvenience of reconfiguring: cheat. Uninstall NIS, then re-install it. This will reset the subscription to your install date + 1 year. The price of renewal is not cost prohibitive for me. I don't mind paying for the version upgrade either as long as I'm not getting less stable incarnation. |
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I'm a "Norton basher", but I can honestly suggest that NIS 2005 will be
a *worse* problem for Win9x users than even NIS 2004. I much prefer EZ Armor, from ETrust (aka Computer Associates.) See the "Security" article in my sig. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Eugene F." wrote in message ups.com... Andrew, If you don't mind the inconvenience of reconfiguring: cheat. Uninstall NIS, then re-install it. This will reset the subscription to your install date + 1 year. The price of renewal is not cost prohibitive for me. I don't mind paying for the version upgrade either as long as I'm not getting less stable incarnation. |
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Gary,
I can honestly suggest that NIS 2005 will be a *worse* problem for Win9x users than even NIS 2004 Is it a hunch or do you have solid reasons for your suggestion? (I'm not implying that your hunch isn't good enough.) |
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A well-founded hunch... But you might also peruse Google Groups. I see a
fair number of reports about NIS 2005. http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=Norton+NIS+2005 -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Eugene F." wrote in message oups.com... Gary, I can honestly suggest that NIS 2005 will be a *worse* problem for Win9x users than even NIS 2004 Is it a hunch or do you have solid reasons for your suggestion? (I'm not implying that your hunch isn't good enough.) |
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Norton (aka Symantec) products are a huge resource hog. I limit myself to
one Norton/Symantec product and that is GoBack because it was a Roxio product for a long time. Have a nice day! "Eugene F." wrote: Gary, I can honestly suggest that NIS 2005 will be a *worse* problem for Win9x users than even NIS 2004 Is it a hunch or do you have solid reasons for your suggestion? (I'm not implying that your hunch isn't good enough.) |
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NIS2005 can be/is very problematic to 98/SE machines. I believe that many who
continue to use Symantec, updating each year, never update any system elements such as their processor, RAM and/or HD size. I currently use NIS2005 in a 98SE self-built machine, Celeron 500Mhz, 512MB RAM and 2 160GB HD's. At present I have no problems and never have with that machine and Symantec products, although now it is used as a secondary machine. You asked another poster in this thread if there is any significant difference between NIS03-05 in resources, the short and simple answer is YES. NIS05 has added 2 new categories I can think of right now, spam control and outbreak warnings. It's up to you to try it if you wish, but I would suggest at the very most the Trial version first to see if you have issues. I would also suggest that you use a registry monitoring program to take a snapshot of before/after installing NIS05 so you can do a thorough cleanup if warranted. The best suggestion is to use an imaging application such as Norton Ghost to create an image before installing, then if all goes haywire you can restore the image to before the install. -- Brian A. Sesko MS MVPShell/User Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Eugene F." wrote in message oups.com... Gary, I can honestly suggest that NIS 2005 will be a *worse* problem for Win9x users than even NIS 2004 Is it a hunch or do you have solid reasons for your suggestion? (I'm not implying that your hunch isn't good enough.) |
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Zone Alarm Professional stopped a 17,850 hack attempt on my 98SE machine that
originated from the government of China. According to Zone Alarm Information anything above a 1000 is considered a hack attempt. "Andrew Rossmann" wrote: [This followup was posted to comp.security.firewalls and a copy was sent to the cited author.] In article . com, says... I use Norton Internet Security 2003. In 2004 I opted not to upgrade to NIS 2004 but just to renew the subscription. There seemed to be a consensus that 2004 version was less reliable. Now, in 2005, I have the same dilemma: upgrade or renewal? While I understand that a lot of folks here are in favor of dropping Symantec altogether, let's keep this option out (at least for now). Those who either got or upgraded to NIS 2005, what is your opinion about the product? Any known issues and/or incompatibilities? If you don't mind the inconvenience of reconfiguring: cheat. Uninstall NIS, then re-install it. This will reset the subscription to your install date + 1 year. Otherwise, on my parent's computers, I've been using Zone Alarm (free version) and Grisoft Free AVG for AntiVirus -- If there is a no_junk in my address, please REMOVE it before replying! All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!! http://home.att.net/~andyross |
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