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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: ladygaga345 on January 11, 2010, 12:56:52 PM

Title: Symantec Client Security
Post by: ladygaga345 on January 11, 2010, 12:56:52 PM
Do Symantec Client Security have a good ratings on protecting my computer????
im really really woried if it really protect my PC
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: YoKenny on January 11, 2010, 01:13:13 PM
I would not use anything from Symantec on my system.   ::)

I trust avast! and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM).
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: ladygaga345 on January 11, 2010, 01:17:31 PM
ahh ok i am now downloading avast cause my cousin just reformat my pc and got  the symantec antivirus installed
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: Lisandro on January 11, 2010, 01:18:12 PM
1) Remove NAV or Norton 360 through Add/Remove programs from Control Panel. Boot.
2) Use Norton Removal Tool for Windows 2000/XP/Vista (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Norton_Removal_Tool_for_Windows_2000XPVista/1169144666/1) or Norton Removal Tool for Windows 98/Me (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Norton_Removal_Tool_for_Windows_98Me/1169144666/2). Boot.
3) Install avast! (or repair the installation) and boot.

The Norton Removal Tool uninstalls all Norton 2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products and Norton 360 from your computer.
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: ladygaga345 on January 11, 2010, 01:59:33 PM
when i uninstall symantec antivirus it says that a fatal error occur during installation
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: Lisandro on January 11, 2010, 03:35:10 PM
Use the tool anyway.
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: BJ_GeOrgE on January 11, 2010, 05:11:34 PM
well i'm using NAV 2010 until avast 5 is released and guys i have to admit that NAV 2010 is really good...i was always an antii-symantec but this product is really good...its light and seems effective..of course you have to pay...i will install avast 5 anyway..the difference between avast and nav is that avast is good and you can get it for free while for nav you have to pay and pay and pay again from buying a license to getting good support...i dont know if it deserves the money it costs,i would stick with avast coz it has solid protection for free..but to be honest as product is good...didnt expect it from symantec but it happened..
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: DavidR on January 11, 2010, 06:27:21 PM
Many of the problems with NAV happen after you decide to get rid of it ;D

The forums are littered with the conflicts that remnants of NAV even after an uninstall cause to other security applications.
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: BJ_GeOrgE on January 11, 2010, 11:52:49 PM
Quote from: DavidR on January 11, 2010, 06:27:21 PM
Many of the problems with NAV happen after you decide to get rid of it ;D

The forums are littered with the conflicts that remnants of NAV even after an uninstall cause to other security applications.
han=vent tried the unistall prossess yet...when avast 5 comes out i will give it a try and hopefully my pc will be ok ;)
Title: Re: Symantec Client Security
Post by: ladygaga345 on January 12, 2010, 12:14:08 PM
i have done the removal and install avast on my pc then i done a boot scan and avast detect some viruses that symantec didnt detect good job avast!!!!!!!!!!!!!