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Today I saw a client with a slow computer. I removed Norton Antivirus and the computer instantly regained the speed of its youth.
Later in the day I saw another client with a slow computer. I removed Norton Antivirus and the computer instantly regained the speed of its youth.
There seems to be a trend here because over the past two years I have seen dozens of computers with slowness problems. After removing Norton Antivirus the computer instantly regained the speed of its youth.
Now, this could just be a fluke thing.
I am not ready to release a verdict until I have seen it happen more than just the 70-80 times that I have already witnessed it.
When I remove Norton Antivirus, I typically replace it with AVG Antivirus. In about a 20 percent of the instances AVG has found a virus (one of those times was today). What? A virus on a computer that had Norton installed? It seems that this is the case.
Once I have AVG installed and the viruses eliminated, the computer continues on with youthful vigor.
If anyone wants to challenge my statements that Norton slows down a computer and doesn’t catch as many viruses, I will be happy to challenge them to an antivirus duel.
Worst excuse for keeping Norton: I have already paid for it
STOP BUYING NORTON PRODUCTS!!
Things we say for our health
Norton causes problems…blah,blah,blah
You have a virus, it is called Norton
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I would give the edge for ease of use to AVG, but both products are great and update on their own well.
I had AVG and it missed a virus. I had to install Norton to remove it and now my computer is soooooo slow and always crashes. Now what do I do? Do I put AVG back in or do I keep Norton/ I’m so confused.
Keep in mind that no antivirus can prevent viruses or spyware from entering our computers if we invite them by clicking on rouge links in emails, tainted search results, or attachments to emails that we shouldn’t open. I would recommend taking Norton off your computer and using either Avast (Windows XP) or Microsoft Security Essentials (Vista or 7). I have instructions for both in the Top Tips section over on the right hand side of the page.
I agree that there is something dreadfully wrong with Norton Anti-Virus 2007 … even worse is Norton Internet Security. Between Avast and AVG … for older people who are NOT savvy computer users, which is easier to use … to keep up on updates, etc? Are the free versions enough OR should they use one of the paid versions?
Thanks
Hi Rick!
I’m looking for a good antivirus all around protection for my laptop. I disabled my macafee as it slowed my system down to much. Same for much earlier versions of Norton.
Will the new Norton 360 also slow my laptop down??
Thank you!
Valerie
I would stay away from all Norton security products if you want your computer to operate with any appreciable speed.
XD The problem is I dont thing norton is bad
. Had never problems with it.
And when you hack norton you have all the features enabled so you have the full produck. For examle Norton 360v2. Its relly great
£300 lighter and one PC totally crashed atfer trying to do win7 service pack 1 and unusable and another series 9 samsung laptop so slow it was the worst I seen a pc work on the net… issue after days of expert help… NORTON360… the worst thing I have ever done on my PC since upgrading to Win7… it worked fine when i was on XP using Norton internet secruity.. shame as I was a fan of Norton but 100% not now..
Sorry to hear about that, but unfortunately an all too common story. I too was a huge Norton fan at one time. Thanks for your comment!
It’s always good to see Symantec employees trolling HMR.com
WTF!? I am not a Symantec employeer!!!!!!!!! How could I be when I talked about Norton crack!!!
And I thing that you only want to make Norton bad!!
NORTON IS ACTUALLY THE BEST ANTIVIRUS!!! It slows down your computer when you dont know how to handle it!!!!!!!!
norton has slowed my computer down to a crawl and what use to take a few hours to scan now takes a night and half the next day….
AWG sucks!!!!!!!!!! And it sucks in every way!!!!!!!
Ok anonymous, so how do we fix it. I have Norton 360 and my computer is way to slow. The sad part is that i have been utilizing the same program for over 4 years, but now it seems that is so slow that i get sleepy waiting for my computer to work.
Whatever that is.
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alright, im actually agreeing with this statement. my laptop is only 1 and a half months old and some days. so my norton subscription ran out a few days ago and im not gonna pay to have it back. one of the few things they said could happen was along the lines of “Renew your subscription to lower the risk of your computer slowing down from virus attacks!!!!” okay, for some odd reason, even though it doesnt have many files, and the only game i play is Runescape. why the hell is it being so slow now??? i havent even been to any malicious websites or anything that could have had a virus so im simply amazed at how slow my computer is going now. im running a Toshiba with windows 7. ive seen slow computers and had them, this seems more like my computer is being slowed down by Speed Gear :\. dont get norton.
and another thing, i find it strange the only program and website that seems to be moving fast is the Norton home page and norton anti virus :S
Hi
i hav kaspersky internet security 2010 and it is going to expire today. i want to buy a new antivirus. i hav read the ratings for Norton Internet Security 2011 and they are really very good. But by reading all of these people’s comments i hav a doubt that should i buy it or not.In the ratings it had the minimum boot time,scan time,memory usage and the time to install.
Pls. Pls. pls. pls. help
Thanks
I use Avast, comodo firewall and spyware search and destroy. Great free tools to use. It has kept my comp virus free from 2003
Not exactly 2003 it from 2008
I found exactly the same thing. It seems as though whenever my Nortion antivirus was about to expire, my computer would slow down. This time, i did not renew and my computer was positively sluggish. On a whim, I decided to completely uninstall Norton (I got Avast instead) and my computer is SO much faster again. I am wondering if they have something where Norton will slow your computer down exponentially when Norton expires so people will think they have a virus and will re-subscribe? I will never buy Norton again.
Hear Hear.
I also am in a position as a tech to verify this. OMG!!! when will people realise that just because a business has a great marketing campaign and a
financial arrangement with MS (Microsoft)that the product is not always going to be up to par.
I use Avast not AVG as I have seen better results and detection using Avast, also I have found viruses on machines previously running AVG after running Avast over them. Each to their own.
Anyway, BRAVO Rick, well done for saying so on a public forum.
I for one am so sick of those with “a little knowledge” (the old adage of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing kind of applies here), singing the praises of probably the worst and most ineffective resource hungry anti-virus software available today. BRAVO!!!
Thanks for your comment and visiting! Hope to see you around these parts often.
My browser is extremely slow and I have cable internet. Pages don’t load and have to be refreshed repeatedly – could this be a Norton 360 problem as well?
Possible for sure…but many reasons for slow Internet depending on your individual setup.
Yes, yes, I am so glad you observed this. I can’t believe how slow my husband’s laptop and my Desk top are…..both less than 2 years old, both with MS Office Professional. We have high speed ISP, and the usual numbers of additional programs….Quicken, Quickbooks, etc. We though it was because we keep a high number of photofiles in these computers…..but maybe it’s Norton….
pc cillin by trendmicro works tons better then norton and you hardly know its active. Most common av install I do.
I think you are right about Norton slowing down the
computer. I used it for 2 years and had problems.
I discontinued using it and got AVG which does a very
very good job.
I have used Norton for the past four years and have noticed degradation of the prefomance of both of my computers.
After downloading the latest version of Norton System Works I get the message “Load Error! Press a key to reboot….” I have even used the recovery disk to set the computer up from scratch and still receive the same message. I will take it to a shop here locally to see if it can be salvaged….”Norton No More” is my motto now. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated…..gary
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My computer was running FINE. I just installed Norton Antivirus. It took a long time to run the “LIVE UPDATE” with the virus definitions. IMMEDIATELY, upon doing that download, my computer became REALLLY SLOW. It is barely useable at this point—I have to wait forever, to do anything. Unbelievably frustrating. I am completely screwed, because Norton’s customer service is IMPOSSIBLE to even get ahold of. You must pay $30 just to TALK to a live person on the phone. Basically, I’ve just thrown my money away. GLAD I’M WELL PROTECTED.
After installing Norton Anti-Virus my laptop boots up really, really slow. If it even boots up at all! I am going to remove it today and install the AVG Antivirus and see what happens.
i have the same problem–i’ve only had norton for 5 days and it’s painfully slow! do u have any tips for uninstalling? and how is avg in comparison?
I have Norton internet security 2005. i bought a lengthy subscription more than a year so now I can not switch to another brand. Mainly its only start up and the welcome screen on XP pro. But after start up everything runs fine. it takes about, 3 min
I installed Norton 2007 several days ago and what once was a highly effieicent computer has now begun to crawl slower than molasses flowing uphill in January!! My 2006 version was great but this is ridiculous. I guess it’s goodbye to my 60$ and hello to AVG.
Last July I attempted to update my Norton by download. I got error messages in each of 6 trys. I was so frustrated I gave up. Last week attempted again just to see what would happen. I got a message saying they had worked out their installation problems (I thought it was me or my computer!) and they would “give” me the 2007 version. Well, it installed – I was trilled. That is, until I realized my computer was taking 10 minutes to get to my home page (I use high speed Comcast). Every page takes minutes to load, every keystroke several seconds. My computer is 5 years old, but has always worked great and been fairly fast. Well, I just uninstalled Norton, and my computer is back to how it was a week ago – plenty fast. I know my $50 is gone – but what do I do about security. Can I depend on what Comcast offers?
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I have used norton av for years and it does cripple a computer. Mine kept on crashing on shutdown with Fatal exception errors as it is a resourse hog. Now using AVG FREE Much Better updates daily
My husband’s computer crashed while he was attempting to update his Norton subscription. This was back in September of 2006. I guess once they heard ‘crash’ on the phone, there was no hesitation on his refund. As a result we’ve both acquired the free AVG. Halleluah!
Hey guys, where’s the spellcheck here?
Aw, I’ll forgive ya , considering all the great help you hand out.
Thanx heaps to ya BOTH!
Anne W
Anne, How did you manage to find a phone number to allow you to contact Norton. I’ve been trying to complain to them online but its impossible-no e-mail address nor phone revealed. My problem is i (stupidly) ordered, paid for, and downloaded 2007 version instead of just upgrading the 2004 version which worked on my system at reasonable speed. Now 2007 version is just too heavy for my processor and and slows me down to a snail. Norton dont tell you what power you need before trying to sell you their stuff. I’d be happy if they’d give me 2004 back but how to get through to them toexplain the problem and ask for the refund?
Bill
How would you go about making sure you compeletly remove it? Just go to add/delete programs and delete it from there? Thanks!
Jennifer
It does realy slows compiuter at sturt up and consumes a lot of ram&cpu as well,but it is a top protection for beginers and
people visiting bad sites!
For rest of you people who noes how to use internet and heads
they don’t need security at all!
Can I use AVG and another antivirus product ? I’ve got the MicroSoft product installed now – Live One or something – and it’s doing better than Norton (how could it not?) but I fear I’m missing things because it’s MS. I know Norton did not approve of my desire to couple it with anything else.
just go here and download correct version of removal tool it will delete Symantec product
EDITOR's NOTE: Thanks for the link. Symantec moves this tool around a lot, but this link is accurate as of today and is a standalone tool that will remove all remnants of Norton on your system.
I had just installed norton internet security 2005 recently. then after the live update, it restarted my computer and after that, my computer consumes a lot of time in booting up. specially when “logging in”. this is wasn’t like when I not yet installed this software. it was very fast. i have no choice but to remove this software. damn it!
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You will find how to remove Norton Antivirus by going to http://www.helpmerick.com/node/562
I’ve had Norton 2007 for a few months and I now literally avoid using my computer unless I absolutely have to. It is SO UNBELIEVABLY SLOW! I’m not that computer savvy. How do I uninstall?
I have a relatively decent computer – P4 2.6GHz, 1GB RAM etc. – and haven’t experienced any problems with previous versions of Norton. However, after installing NAV 2007, the performance of online games has been awful. Despite having an adequate ping and perfect FPS. Even disabling the various auto-protect options doesn’t help.
I shall definitely be uninstalling Norton Antivirus 2007 and looking for a suitable (and less resource-hogging) alternative.
I was just about to throw the Thing out of the Window having swept it for viruses and registery checkers then I uninstalled Norton… It was like I got my PC back… before every time I tried to do something it was like OK Mr Norton is useing your puter now I can’t believe how badly that software affected my System.
JC
norton slows computers down alot and in most cases wont protect you from viruses, Ive had viruses that norton overlooked and had to use AVG to take care of it, so then I asked myself, WHY HAVE NORTON IN THE FIRST PLACE THEN? JUST DELETE IT, theres a reason it comes with a free trail in a lot of computers, ITS CHEAP and WORTHLESS
. . .we’re a tiny business, with 4 PC’s, and it costs (about) $200 a year for Norton. Recently, their subscription reminder came up on the screen during a client meeting, and I was appalled (my client was OK about it, just laughed) But, that’s hardly the point. I contacted Symantec, and they apologized 15 times (I counted) but offered nothing.
So, I uninstalled Norton everywhere, put AVG in place of it, and now everything is back to its out-of-the-box speed (we check the speed when we unbox it, because speed really affects our work).
I’ve saved my business $200 a year, and made a 66% improvement in the speed of key actions, and I’m a happy camper.
Along the way, I engaged with Tech so-called “Support” at Symantec, and have let them know in detail of my progress. I was a 20-year customer of theirs. And, I’m leaving them in the dust of the past!
If Symantec had been kind and extended by sub for a year at no charge, I would (foolishly, in retrospect)have stayed with them, and suffered, without realizing it, the speed penalty.
Their unwillingness to make amends for their software’s intransigence is actually a good thing for me. Let me thank them here, more publicly, for weaning me off their strait-jacket (ooops! sorry, I meant software).
Thank you Biju, Balakumar and Alex at Symantec so-called “Support”. Without you, I would still be a customer.
Right after I install Norton 2007 my computer took 10 minute to boot up. I finally removed Norton and things are back to normal, my computer run like turbo again. WARNING, never waist your time and money on Norton. I wish I saw this site before I bought it.
i have NIS 2008 install on my PC and notice that it took 6 minutes long to boot it up. than i uninstall it and try the N360 2008, happend the samething. so i give up and delete them both than my PC back to normal.
Do not buy it try it for 15 days 1st.
I installed Norton Security suite to my Home Comp, it was a disaster for the poor old girl.I spent night swearing and cursing trying to see web pages or having microsoft programs being so slow they were almost unusable. Then there was my phone bill, my Dial up connection was continually dropping out and redialing, making me think my modem had a problem. The moment I would connect to the internet a monotonous growl was continously emitted from my hard drive.I was sure my faithful old computer that had once been my pride was close to death.
Then there was another little problem..Norton would occasionally tell me my trial version had expired and i would need to activate it! This happened once to often an despite having a full six months of subsciption left i unistalled it in a fit of rage!I ran norton sweeper and cleaned the rubbish entirely from my comp.. AMAZING!!! My comp takes no time to load and AVG has cleaned the viruses missed by Norton. and i can click a web address and the page appears like magic!!!And my Dialup doesnt continually drop out and needs only 1 attempt to dial in and not 5!!MY ADVICE TO ANYONE>>CUT YOUR LOSSES AND GET RID OF NORTON SECURITY SOFTWARE>>NOW!!
I had no virus protection for five years before I got a virus. I had it removed and then I broke down and tried to install Norton. I had a terrible time trying to install it from the internet so I went to the store and purchased a basic Norton Antivirus 2007. I have had nothing but trouble with my computer ever since. Ever since I installed Norton Antivirus, my computer has been slooowww. It kept getting slower and slower until finally it crashed. I took it to my computer expert and he said he thought it was the Norton. As soon as he took the Norton Antivirus off, my computer was up and running as fast as ever. The Norton runs so much garbage with the program itself that it slows down the computer to a crawl. I have a GB of memory with hardly any memory used. Well, I tried to contact Norton and of course there is no contact number and if you want to chat with a representative you have to download chat software to talk to a rep. When I tried to download chat software I got a message that there was an error. I refuse to pay someone $9.95 to get assistance for a poor product. I am done with Norton.
I just freed my computer of all Norton products, unbelievable how much faster everything is.
I installed a demo-version of Norton 360, because it would have been an upgrade from my Norton System works. After completing the installation with “live update” and a re-start. It took ages for the XP to come to the desktop. When I tried to open a program I saw the time glass for a long while. It was impossible to work on the computer. I ran the defrag, but no use, still the same. I adjusted the startup through msconfig, but still the samt. I had to re-store the computer through my Acronis True Image program. Because the system restore did not work either. I tried many times. I thought that something has gone wrong with the installation, so I reinstalled it. But it was still the same.
Now I am using AVG anti-virus, and it is working fine.
My computer is Athlon 64×2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 2,00 GHz , 1GB Ram with XP service pack 2.
I spent over a month trying to figure out why my boss’ computer suddenly jumped out of hyper speed. I assumed it was a virus, adware, or some type of other beastie causing the problem, and ran every scan imaginiable. I even tried so registry cleaners.
After doing some reading on forums, I thought maybe the CPU fan was over heating. The power pack WAS over heating, but replacement did nothing to speed up the computer.
After some more reading on the Internet, I finally decided to see if the problem occured in Safe Mode. Nope. The CPU usage dropped from a constant 100% to 5%. Hmmmmmmm. I disabled all start up programs and wa-la the problem was solved. After I uninstalled Norton, everything worked fine.
I’m beginning to have my doubts about Symantec products as well.
I wish that I hadn’t been under such stress over so many things that I had read these before I upgraded? to Norton 360 when my Norton subscription expired. My pc has been running like a dog ever since I installed it. I thought at first it was just my DSL service, but for a few weeks now I’ve been certain that it’s the Norton. I really wish I hadn’t spent the money on this product, and I won’t be renewing it.
I upgraded from 2007 and guess what? My browser can not even load Yahoo. It shows the title page then stuck. I got to use firefox. I also have this stupid Norton tool bar that I can not turn off the Phishing protection! God damn it
It is a fact that this happens with Norton products, and Norton seem oblivious to the fact (or don’t care!).
Even a new, fast, snappy machine (Athlon 64 5200 3gb RAM etc) will take MUCH longer to boot and also to actually load the Norton interface if you dare to try and use the program itself.
Oh, and it tells you have a virus but can’t do anything about it
Oh well, Avast here we go……….
Bite the bullet, uninstall Norton, then install AVG AntiVirus.
I too fell victim to downloading the new 2008 version of Norton when it came time to renew my subscription. My husband is on the computer for what seems to be 20 out of 24 hours a day and he is complaining of the lock ups and slowness ever since I upgraded. Since I paid for the darn thing – is there anything that can be done (turned off, etc.) that will still keep me protected so I don’t feel like it’s a complete waste, but regain the speed we used to have?
norton came on my new computer first thing i did was uninstall norton .now if i dump vista all will be fine
Ditto:
Wish “that I had read these before I upgraded? to Norton 360 when my Norton subscription expired.” ” I thought at first it was just my DSL service, but for a few weeks now I’ve been certain that it’s the Norton. I really wish I hadn’t spent the money on this product, and I won’t be renewing it.”
Add me to the list of people dumping Norton. I was a Norton customer for three years. I installed it on my laptop and the laptops of my two kids. Over time I noticed the computers were slower, but I just figured it was because we were loading new programs and taking up disc space. Then I read a Consumer Reports article about antivirus protection, where they had Norton well down on the ratings performance list. I immediately went out and purchased the #1 product on their list and the performance difference has been incredible. Not only am I finding far more spyware than with Norton, my computer operates much faster when on the web.
from 5 minutes to startup to 0. i have it installed but its out of msconfig. : Run: msconfig:
Rick you’re so very right. I used Norton for about 4 years. The software in incrediably overrated and it doesn’t even keep up with updates. Even when you have it set up to do so. I’m using bitdefender right now for firewall and all. Yet I’m very interested in switching to this AVG AntiVirus once my subscription ends. Thanks for the heads up.
My computer was very fast and pages would download right away on the internet, but ever since I renewed my my subscription and installed Norton 360, I can’t play any videos from Youtube and Yahoo takes forever to download. Can I safely uninstall Norton 360 in its entirety and replace it with some other protection?
Why is every complaint here submitted by someone called “Smart Computer User”?
I caught a virus . . . rebooting computer and then immediately purchased Norton . . . my computer is aggravating me w/ it’s speed . . . I Google “norton slow computer” and vala . . . this information . . . does anyone know if there is a refund after 2 days? If so, how do I go about getting a refund . . . I’m thinking that I can go through my credit card? any suggestions?
If you are persistent, you may be able to wrangle a refund from Symantec, but be persistent, yet polite.
In this case, Norton didn’t steer you wrong. Install ONE antivirus program and ONE firewall program that you like, and stick with them. Installing multiple antivirus or firewall programs can have the same effect as..um..installing Norton.
Well just format your C drive and install XP or 98se or whatever you want
Earlier today, I had purchased the downloaded version of Norton Internet Security 360 for some 80$. But then I found this webpage warming us about Norton. I immediately returned the product and got refunded. It was easy to get my money back from Symatec since I never got to install NIS360 and to use it. However I had to “chat” online with a Rep to get my refund because it takes forever for someone to answer at their 1-800 number.
My computer is so slow. We were having alot of problems and wound up reformatting the hard drive to its original. We installed Norton 360 and the computer is so slow. We hardly have anything on it now. It has to be that darn Norton. I’m about ready to get rid of it. I’m just ticked that I paid for this. Even watching videos is slow. I also tried to get rid of that Phishing.
I just saved a friends 5 yr old HP by removing Norton and installing AVG 8 (free). It was running so slow that they thought it was necessary to get a new one but now is running much faster.
My computer is fast and i have Norton Internet Security 2008.
Norton, which comes free with my Internet package, has slowed my computer dramatically, start up taking 15 minutes plus. I had AVG free installed until a week ago and my computer was fine but AVG wanted me to subscribe and as I had the Norton package free of charge, I decided to take advantage of my ISP’s generous offer. Big mistake, I have decided to scrub Norton and pay for AVG
Ahh, my little grasshopper, I could have saved you a lot of trouble and money if you had just read or even peeked at my site EVERY day. AVG is still free….read this.
I installed the newest version of Norton just two weeks ago, and it crashed my laptop. I can’t even get the damn thing to turn on!!!! Now I have to get my information out of my hard drive so that I can remove Norton and start all over again. Guess its good I was looking at buying a new desktop anyway now that I’m out of college. grrrrr.
because that’s how many seconds my computer took to load up after installing norton 360. i have finally reached breaking point and just uninstalled. the result- start up was almost like new. ahhh. there is a god after all.
Yes, I’ve UNinstalled it. However, I did a search, and see that I still have some things/files/folders left behind.
Does that mean, it can NOT totally be removed???
I dont imagine I can DELETE these items?
Thanx,
Anne
After reading these comments about Norton, I am pretty mad that the store where I bought my new computer installed it for me. I spent $70 to have them install it but got a rebate almost imediately for that cost, but now I think I will ask someone to “un-install” it. This sounds like a real dud of a program. I will try to follow the suggestions of this website. I just posted a comment about the problems I am having with my new HP and my dial-up internet service. The dial-up is ok for us, but we are sure having problems with the e-mail service. The periodic “virus protection” sessions are so often and take so long it is simply maddening. Best wishes to all with their computer issues.
The only good thing about Norton is that it may stop most attacks, the bad thing is that it totally cripples your computer. I will reduce some of the features it has and see if I can wait for some upgrade that will improve my situation, but meanwhile are there reviews of other software suites?
I installed Norton Anti Virus on 4 Desktop computers & 4 Laptops … 7 are Sony 1 is Compaq … Now on the Sony Bluray Desktop and the Compaq Laptop screen goes blank after windows logo … I had this problem before when I first put the Norton on the Desktop but did not associate it with the Norton until now when I reinstalled it and also put on other computers and now the same thing has happened with 2 different Brand computers & the Norton Anti Virus is the only thing in them the same … Is there a fix for this and do I have to worry that my other 6 Computers are going to crash also because of this. How do I get my computer back without having to reformat Thankyou for any help you may give me
Billl, dont recall the phone # I used for Norton in the past.
However, found the following at the Symantec site:
Better late than never……sorry
World Headquarters
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: 1 408 517 8000
My company’s IT department uses Norton. Apparently they forgot to install it on my computer when they sent it over to me. They realized this a month ago and installed it. My computer now runs at about a third of the speed it used to.
This is the reason I stopped using them at home and switched to McAfee. But, I had never heard of AVG before, so I may have to check them out.
I have to say that the few times I have seen Norton Professional (the large company Norton security product), it seems to run pretty tight, and doesn’t have too many problems. I’m wondering if they installed the Professional version on your PC or one of their consumer products?
Norton Internet Security absolutely cripples your computer. What good is virus protection if your computer runs like an old Commodore? Ridiculous.
I had Norton for awhile, and figured out that it was Norton making my computer really slow. I called and talked to a person explaining this, and my dissatifaction. I dumped them even though I lost money on it. Norton is really bad!
Norton stinks! It slows down my computer a halt! And Avg is much better!
Hey peole, I dont know problems you have but I had newer BIG problems with Norton. I tryed several programs from time to time when I had some problems but after a week I returned to Norton. Yes I agree that its slowing down your Computer but it is not a byg deal! After instalation my computer was slower son 5-10 percent, and I thing its not much.
When you want your PC to be faster:
do it when you have time, for example let the PC do it at night!
1. update you computer every day
2. dont use automatic update in backgroud !!! Slows 30 perc.!!
3. dont use automatic scant ore anything automatic
4. Try to have norton GREEN not with the red cross
Sorry that I disagre with you but I thing Norton is the best Antivirus ever….(you dont have to buy it, there are other ways
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Why would you steal and then disable many features of an already inferior product when there are superior free options like AVG, Avast, and good pay products like Nod32? To quote Obama, “If you put lipstick on a pig, it is still a pig.”
A clients computer was running Norton 2008 Antivirus, A few year old laptop Turion 2.0ghz with 512Mb ram, I uninstalled it making sure to use the Norton Removal tool (available from the symantec site) and the boot time from switch on to usuable Internet went from 5 Minutes 28 seconds to 1 Minute 34seconds! I do like Norton though as people who have installed it have had to pay techs like myself to rid themselves of it.
Top tip google “norton removal tool” and get rid of it and watch your system feel reborn or if you must try the latest and so called greatest Norton 200X try the free demo first, its amazing how many people feel that because they have paid for the software or had it bundled they HAVE to use it no matter how slow it makes there computer. AVG makes for a free finer alternative, personal favourite is paid for Eset Nod32 light and effective.
Rick has direct link to the removal tool right here. Use the links & resources option at the top of the screen to make sure you get the right download.
Two weeks before my subscription expired, Norton renewed itself and charged my credit card $64. They sent an email about the renewal, but I wasn’t reading my email and didn’t know it happened until I saw my bank statement. I had to call for a refund. I thought it was deceptive to have the auto-renewal on by default. The year before, when I renewed my virus definitions subscription, there was a $10 add-on product on the order that was checked by default and I didn’t notice and got charged for it. Both times, I found it difficult to call Symantec. I had to fill out a form online just to get a phone number. I had long suspected Norton 360 was what was slowing my computer down, because it sounded like it was running scans in the background all the time, but I didn’t know how to stop it. Since my subscription was supposed to have expired, I started to uninstall it and it said I still had 330 days left. I uninstalled it anyway — a free year is just not worth it. My computer returned to normal immediately. Now I am going to look into the AVG program that’s been mentioned here. I’ve always used Norton products, but this has been the third strike. By the way, there is a class-action suit against Symantec which charges them with renewing subscriptions prematurely and not giving credit for the balance of the paid subscription. It sure feels good to know that it wasn’t just me getting screwed by Symantec.
Thanks for all the info here. I consider myself an experienced user, regulary cleaning my pc from programms and files and scanning for unwanted background processes.
The last time I updated my Norton Program, I opted for the newest version. Ever since my computer is so slow in waking up. I wasn’t for sure if Norton was causing this trouble, but Google now brought light into the matter. I’ve read many sites, all having the same message: Norton slows down your computer.
I just installed Norton 360 today, and my computer has slowed to a crawl. Start up and shut down time have doubled, and the computer is slow even when no other programs are running. I’ve disabled most of the automatic background scans, and it’s still unbearably slow.
I’ve used previous versions before, but it was never this bad. Norton 360 has some other annoying features, such as continually reminding me to enable features that I intentionally disabled.
I would not recommend Norton 360 to anyone, and I am seriously considering eating the loss and going with another firewall and anti-virus setup.
I erased Etrust from my computer and installed Norton. Now the computer is so slow it times out before I can be connected to my email client. I am left with an expensive mistake and a computer so slow I refrain from many Internet searches. I will remove it but I now have to purchase another product.
I have always maintained, Norton IS the virus.
R. A.