norton 360 ,worth a damn?

it is ok, but it's slow. if you want to scan a computer it take ages and slows down everything. and if you turn on real-time shield it slows down computer work too.

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No real difference than Norton System works and really on those bundled things, you only need half of what they offer.

No.

Purchased Active (full time) Virus Protection

http://reviews.cnet.com/

User Rating out of 10

AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional..... 9.1

BitDefender Antivirus 10 ...............5.2

CA Internet Security Suite 2007.......2.3

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 ....................5.8

McAfee VirusScan 8.0...................... 5.0

NOD32 2.5...................................... 9.1

Norton Internet Security 2007.......... 3.8

Norton 360 ----------- 5.8

Sophos Anti-Virus 3.7...................... 8.6

Windows Live OneCare ..................8.0

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Why not go free route

Free Active (full time) Virus Protection

AVG and Avast are best. Do not use both.

AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-v...

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

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Free active spyware protection:

Windows Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/s...

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Best free spyware cleaners (get all, they do different things).

You need these in addition to any brand of active (full time) virus and spyware protection you use. They are not a substitute for full time virus and spyware protection. Run at least monthly.

Ad-Aware SE Personal

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_pe...

Spybot Search & Destroy: Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.h...

SpywareBlaster: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.htm...

SUPERAntiSpyware free version:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

CCleaner: Do not install Toolbar and Recycle bin options.

Set to run automatically when the computer starts.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

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Run this time and monthly no matter what virus and spyware protection you use.

Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”

Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Malicious Software Removal Tool (run “full scan”)

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/de...

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Rootkit Removal Guide

http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/scan_unhackme....

Rootkits Removers (Pick any 2 install and run monthly)

AVG Anti-Rootkit

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-rootk...

F-Secure BlackLight

http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

Sophos Anti-Rootkit

http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-a...

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Online Free Scanners:

Run a different on monthly no matter what virus and spyware protection you use. I prefer Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Panda Scan

Trend Micro: HouseCall Free Scan (removes what it finds)

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

BitDefender Online Scanner http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

Kaspersky Labs Online Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

McAfee http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?affid=29...

Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?

Symantic Online Scanner http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/ssc_eula.asp?la...

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Information on prevention and removal of malware read:

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Pre...

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Prevention:_Pre...

http://www.castlecops.com/f67-Hijackthis_Spyware_V...

http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

http://aumha.org/secure.htm

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php

http://www.castlecops.com/t102301-Hijackthis_Guide...

http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/hi...

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075&sid=90...

FACK NO!! NOTON SUX @SS!! 4 REAL!!!

try avg its better.