Comments on: BitDefender clobbers PCs

By: owburp

owburp — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:23:32 +0000

Actually, Woody, Norton Internet Security has cleaned up its act ever since the 2009 version. I have had a laptop running the 2009 (updated to 2010) version for a year now and it has behaved itself to the point where I’ve installed it on my main desktop as well. No problems whatsoever. On the other hand, what I do NOT like and what will most likely keep me from staying with Norton is their policy of completely deactivating ALL functionality when the license expires — you are left totally defenseless if you don’t pay up on time. What a way to make friends and keep customers happy!!

By: woody

woody — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:53:31 +0000

Chiara -

Your copy of Windows has to pass the “Genuine” test before you can install MSE.

As for Norton – it’s a bloated, nagging, expensive, cloying piece of garbage that slows down your system at the same time it destabilizes Windows. Get rid of it.

By: chiara

chiara — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:04:09 +0000

is there some way of getting Microsoft Security Essentials without having to have the Microsoft genuine advantage? Also, can you install MSE with Norton Security (which we have)?

By: rc primak

rc primak — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:29:06 +0000

Ditto for Avast (free), ESET, AVG Free, etc. … all are just fine as of this writing.

Once in awhile, it seems that any non-Microsot AV clobbers the PC it is designed to protect. Even more fun is when one third-party antimalware program clobbers another antimalware program. Been there, done that, too.

By: Upton

Upton — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:04:41 +0000

Couple weeks ago, I was actually seriously considering putting BitDefender on two of my machines to replace my expiring WLOC subscription.

I eventually went with something else and man do I feel like I dodged a bullet.