Norton Internet Security 2005

Juan,

Thank you for sharing your experience.

A while ago, I upgraded from Norton AV 2002 to NIS2005. Be aware
that
NIS2005 is a huge resource hog

I understand that when you're moving from AV only to full NIS package
(Firewall, Parental Controls, etc.) the bloat increases.

My question is whether NIS 2005 hogs more resources than its 2003
counterpart does.

I can say that NIS2005 hogs significantly more resources than other lesser
known 2005 suites. Not sure about Symantec's 2003 vs. 2005 versions.

"Eugene F." wrote in message
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| Juan,
|
| Thank you for sharing your experience.
|
| A while ago, I upgraded from Norton AV 2002 to NIS2005. Be aware
| that
| NIS2005 is a huge resource hog
|
| I understand that when you're moving from AV only to full NIS package
| (Firewall, Parental Controls, etc.) the bloat increases.
|
| My question is whether NIS 2005 hogs more resources than its 2003
| counterpart does.
|

The problem with package suites is the same problem with an all in one fax
machine with phone and other stuff. It usually does what it is supposed to
do -- generally -- but it never does anything really well -- My 2 cents for
what it is worth is the following for a bare minimum of protection as well as
using common sense and being really careful:

Zone Alarm Professional or Computer Associates software firewall

Antivirus -- still researching -- possibly Norton, or paid AVG or ZA or EZ
Antivirus

Spyware -- Spysweeper by Webroot -- $20-$30 for a year and even Microsoft
knows it is good since MSN users can get it for free or a small fee if they
are subscribers to MSN and remember MSN is part of Microsoft

LOL!!

"Eugene F." wrote:

Juan,

Thank you for sharing your experience.

A while ago, I upgraded from Norton AV 2002 to NIS2005. Be aware
that
NIS2005 is a huge resource hog

I understand that when you're moving from AV only to full NIS package
(Firewall, Parental Controls, etc.) the bloat increases.

My question is whether NIS 2005 hogs more resources than its 2003
counterpart does.

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
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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.)

Brian,

Thank you very much for the reply.

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'm adding 256Mb of RAM to the original 128Mb and swapping CD-ROM for
DVD-R drive, but plan no processor and/or HD upgrades.

NIS05 has added 2 new categories I can think of right now, spam
control and outbreak warnings.

I'm not interested in their Spam Control. Never heard of Outbreak
Warnings, however. What is it about?

stop updating symantec. Go to http://www.isagency.net and secure your
pc and home with the finest security products and services. The
Internet Security Agency provides all on security matters.

"E. Fridman" wrote in message
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Brian,

Thank you very much for the reply.

You're welcome.


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'm adding 256Mb of RAM to the original 128Mb and swapping CD-ROM for
DVD-R drive, but plan no processor and/or HD upgrades.

That's all fine and dandy, yet with the amount of bloat added by NIS/NAV each
year IMO they understate their sys requirements which appear never to change.
One has to question that!


NIS05 has added 2 new categories I can think of right now, spam
control and outbreak warnings.

I'm not interested in their Spam Control. Never heard of Outbreak
Warnings, however. What is it about?

Even though you're not interested in Spam Control, it gets installed. It doesn't
matter that you can disable it in NIS, the extra bloat is already in place.

I realize I mentioned outbreak warnings while it is really named Outbreak Alert.
As per the manual on OA:
"Notifies you of security threats affecting internet users worldwide and
recommends actions to ensure that you are protected"


--

Brian A. Sesko
MS MVPShell/User
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

On 14 Apr 2005 12:31:07 -0700, (Jimmy V.) wrote:

stop updating symantec. Go to http://www.isagency.net and secure your
pc and home with the finest security products and services. The
Internet Security Agency provides all on security matters.

Stop spamming!

Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://antivirus.ik-cs.com

On 14 Apr 2005 12:31:07 -0700, (Jimmy V.) wrote:

stop updating symantec. Go to http://www.isagency.net and secure your
pc and home with the finest security products and services. The
Internet Security Agency provides all on security matters.

You will have to excuse my lack of tolerance for spamming but I have
to say that your website doesn't provide any such security services.
My toilet bowl provides more service than your website.

Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://antivirus.ik-cs.com