Norton Security Scan => NO Antivirus installed?

[John-]

Hi,

I am using Avast Home Edition for about 3 months now and i am very satisfied with the program as for the support given by email and on the forums.

I visited the norton website a few days ago and did a "security" check.
Hacker exposure seems OK, Firewall seems OK,...ect,...BUT
"Norton was unable to detect a Antivirus-system".

Now I know that Norton knows their marketing-lessons.
Is this a trick to tell a novice computer-user that the AV (in this case Avast) is not a real AV-program? So instead they buy Norton?

Just wondering

[Culpeper]

It's possible Norton would do that

[.: Mac :.]

They detect:
F-Secure
Mcafee
Norton AV 2000,2001,2003,2004
Norton AV Corporate edition 7.51 or higher


They dont detect avast neither did they detect command which I used before avast.
All they want is for you to buy THEIR software.

You are fully protected with Avast

[John-]

i guessed the same thing maclover...just found this weird
but i knew it is marketing-related

[.: Mac :.]

guessed the same thing maclover...just found this weird

Yea very weird.
It does show up as detecting an AV on my systems because I have F-Secure 5.51 as well( but I only use its on demand scan not the real time scanner)

[John-]

It does the same thing with firewall things too.
If it is not norton related or such...you "don't have a firewall" :p

so i guess their security thing is a bit "uncorrect"

[.: Mac :.]

for a better test try shields up! http://www.grc.com/default.htm scroll down to the bottom and click the shields up link

[John-]

done this one before...computer seems to be OK  
I only wondered if there was another reason besides the marketing thing that "norton security check" avast does't recognise as a AV system

I know Avast is some kind off an underdog ...but a very good one
So i prefer this underdog

[.: Mac :.]

none that I know of   I never trusted symantec's firewall or AV.
But Norton Utilites is good

[Lisandro]

Symantec is a bloatware  

Just Norton Utilities and CleanSweep work...  
No NAV, no firewall  

It is a joke... if avast! is previous installed in your computer, installing NAV will mess everything... And this wonderful package does not even alert the user  

Oh, better, installing NAV will mess everything in any situation