I just got a notification in my email that my norton subscription expires in 14 days. It came free with the laptop, and I'll be honest, I don't know a whole lot about this sort of thing.
What's the best version of the norton anti virus for a laptop? I get so confused when I see all the different options.
My laptops a toshiba if that makes a difference.
Computer Guy
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If Norton has been working for you so far, the easiest thing to do would be to renew it. If you decide not to renew it, please replace it with something else. If you just coast along, you will catch a virus.
No antivirus product is perfect, but not having an up-to-date antivirus product is asking for trouble.
Computer Repairman
Anonymous
First off, there is no single product that can give you 100% protection. Even if you use a combination of products that don't conflict can't do that. That said, you'll have enough protection with Kaspersky but it'll cost you just like Norton. If you want free protection the get these combinations: Antivirus : Microsoft Security Essentials, Avira or Avast Antispyware: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware or SuperAntiSpyware Firewall: Comodo Firewall or ZoneAlarm Firewall Browser: Firefox 5.0 with NoScript, Web of Trust and AdBlock Plus add-ons/extensions By the way, stay away from AVG. They're always slow in updating their virus definitions.
Anonymous
The best version of Norton is a version which doesn't contain the word Norton.
For a free anti virus I recommend Microsoft Security Essentials.
For a pay anti virus I recommend NOD32.
Before installing anyone of these, delete Norton because if you have more than 1 anti virus at a time no matter what it is, it'll slowly kill each other.
However if you MUST keep Norton, I recommend Norton 360
:-)
Hawaii Five-O
I had norton for a long time,un-installed it and switched to AVG 9.0 . Norton takes up too much space,and free programs are just as good,if not better than norton. The website cnet.com gives a lot of different options in regards to antivirus software.
Anonymous
your laptop is an ibm pc clone, the guts are all pretty much the same for them. most people who know computers stay clear of norton because of how it integrates into windows, it is almost not removable and grants them full control over your computer.
many people choose Mcafee as a paid service, but there are many free for personal use anti-virus available. i mess with computers constantly trying to find what makes them eventually crash so i try all kinds of software, and anti-virus programs.
i like avira antivar, it is free and what i have recommended lately.
for an anti-spyware i have recommended malwarebytes anti malware but on my personal computer i always have adaware in addition to malwarebytes, both are free for personal use also.
there is many strategies to catch virus programs, one is clouds where if a computer catches something it tells the other computers to watch for it. also there is patterns called signatures that many anti-virus use to find virus in computers, but they rely on the idea that one has already been found and what to look for is already told to your computer.
a new type uses computer virtualizations, one makes a virtual copy of your computer and puts everything there first to see what it will do, another lets you run on a virtual copy of your computer so if anything goes wrong it will not mess up your windows operating system, i looked quickly and found this one as a virtual system anti-virus, looks good for someone who knows little about computers. Returnil Virtual System Personal Edition 2.0