Bloodhound Virus!

[Arioch]

Running without antivirus software is best left to those who are computer literate however I and problems when I set up a PC for my 15 year old niece years ago and I installed a full barrage of Norton and her BAD teenager habits crashed the PC in less then 2 days.

I reinstalled the system and once again taught her the correct methods and it crashed in 3 days.

Third time I reinstalled the system and removed all shortcuts and links for e-mail software and internet explorer forcing the teenager to use my methods instead of hers.

I also removed Norton. Her system ran 10 times as fast and lasted 2 years without problems until one of her GEEK friends from school restored her links for internet explorer.

the system crashed that very same day.

She wanted her AOL instant messenger back so her friends could talk with out sending e-mails.

Instead of restoring her PC I held off for 2 months in fixing it...... Then I reinstalled it as before and stressed in no uncertain terms that MY methods worked and her PC lasted 2 years because she had no choice and the very day she tried hers it crashed. She now does not let friends touch her PC for any reason and it has been 3 years since the last time I worked on it.

she is getting a new lap top for Christmas and the first thing after verifying that it works is to have the hard drive wiped out and all the software removed and start from fresh.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Arioch

full barrage of Norton

This is your problem with Nortons more than likely.

Thier flagship Antivirus product in itself is not problematic.

Nortons security suites are horrendous however. We are constantly removing these security suites from our clients machines and putting on the antivirus product solving a number of issues on internal business networks. Thier corporate edition is also an excellent product for large offices. However they should not be confused with Nortons Antivirus. Nortons Antivirus is just one piece of these security suites they are selling. They sell these security suites using the publics fears to push them on the market.

Norton's antivirus is an excellent product, doesnt slow my system down at all, used it for years, know it well. I've tried others and although all seem to vary slightly in annoying issues, havent found any one that is better than the other. I just think Nortons gets a bad wrap because its one of the biggest most widely spread players. Dont use Norton's if you dont like them, thats fine, but use SOMETHING!

So I stick with a well known name, one i've known for years even before Symantec bought "Peter Nortons" franchise of computer utilities.


No matter what antivirus one selects, I highly recommend having one in place. Unless you want to just limit your access and abilities such as Arioch indicated. The issue there however doesnt even sound like it had anything to do with the preventive measures taken, but with the end-users lack of discipline in using their system.

Please everyone USE ANTIVIRUS. Infected systems are just used to spread the techno-disease to more systems, the more it spreads, the harder they are to avoid.

[sukael]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

This is your problem with Nortons more than likely.

Thier flagship Antivirus product in itself is not problematic.

Nortons security suites are horrendous however.

This is my experience too. Just Norton Antivirus by itself is pretty rock-solid.