NORTON 2008 ?

[D_block]

ive just installed it on my vista, so far my pc boot time has sped up

im running a full scan right now, checkin in task manager process its about 6,624k, thats actually lower than msn messenger, windows explorer,Iexplorer and dwm.exe

any of you guys encountered any problems with it ?

i know a lot of you dont use norton for reasons of the pass, so lets not dwell in the pass, were dealing with the 2008 version

any good or bad yuh guys got so far let me know

if possible also tell me what your task manager records when u doing a full scan, mines as i said is 6,624k

Edited November 26, 2007 by D_block

[Brothersoft]

you can try Kaspersky Internet Security 8.0 beta

http://www.brothersoft.com/security/anti_v...rity_66879.html

Also suggest BitDefender Antivirus 2008

http://www.brothersoft.com/security/anti_v...irus_66250.html

They all support visat,you can try them.Good luck!

Forrest

Brothersoft Support

[Arie]

Brothersoft, your reply has nothing to do with what the topic starter posted...

[DigeratiPrime]

ive just installed it on my vista, so far my pc boot time has sped up

I dont see how that is possible, I think you are measuring wrong.

Is this Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security, Other?

Norton AV is not just one process, there are multiple, add them up and compare it to the cumulative total of other AV and you will know the difference.

Use Process Explorer and note all the 'Symantec' processes.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysintern...ssexplorer.mspx

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

do me a favor an download http://www.angryziber.com/ipscan/download.php (direct link http://ipscan.sourceforge.net/ipscan.exe ) and scan it an tell me if norton still hasnt gotten the message that angry IP is not an unwanted program.

Seriously, I would appreciate it if you would test that out for me because im curious but not curious enough to pay symantec to find out

[DigeratiPrime]

http://liveupdate.symantec.com/upgrade/NIS081500.exe (61MB)

I will test it in a vm and post a screenshot of all the Norton processes and test the Angry IP Scanner.

NOTE: Windows Task Manager is misleading in terms of real memory usage. It is only showing the "working set" of the process, which in laymans terms is memory the program asks for, not what it is actually using/needs. "Private Bytes" shows how much the program is currently using and has reserved. (if anyone wants to explain this better, or correct me, please do)

Total Running Processes: 4 (run update though or let it scan and the number increase like crazy, over 10 in my test)

Total Working Set: 45188K (first run, live update), 6208K (idle)

Total Private Bytes: 121228K (first run, live update), 89448K (idle)

Conclusion: Definetly a step in the right direction for Norton, it is demanding less than previous versions. However Norton is still the most demanding AV I know of and is not a leader in effectiveness and security.

Screenshots:

Norton also detected Angry IP Scanner a few seconds after I dropped it into the vm; this is a false positive. Programs like Norton like to make you think they are protecting you, by over reacting at harmless things, this tends to understate significant issues.

[D_block]

THanks for the info digerati , i like your style, test first comment after conclusive results. Unlike folks who is still living in 05/ 06 versions ..

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[nitroshift]

THanks for the info digerati , i like your style, test first comment after conclusive results. Unlike folks who is still living in 05/ 06 versions ..

I think you got us wrong... We dwelve in the ESET realm