We write a lot about this subject because we continue to see friends and family members trying to help their parents, neighbors, siblings, etc with their computer security by buying Norton security products. We have proved over and over that Norton products don't protect as well as our current recommendations of AVG or Avast Antivirus, plus they slow down computer systems tremendously and in some cases lock them up so they aren't usable.
So, PLEASE do not buy Norton products for yourself and help your tech buddies and families by recommending that they not pollute their systems with these inferior products either.
I also read a while back that Norton releases viruses themselves to keep the industry going. This also kills competition since they are the only ones who would have the “fixes” for these mini-viruses.
Kind of like the drug/health industry. Don’t pretend it isn’t fucking happening… why are doctors prescribing pills left and right?
They’ve been trained to do so. Btw I remember AVG back in 05… so clean. Now that they’re getting big and getting a name for themselves they are slowly treading towards slight bloatwareism themselves in the PRO versions.
I’m still one of those guys who believe everyone is good and think that if Norton was truly releasing their own viruses, it would get exposed at some point. Heck, you can’t even have a fun little bubble boy trick without it being spread all over the news…and Twitter.
Re: AVG becoming bloatware like Norton and McAfee, I was just thinking about that the other day. When I first started downloading it, it was around 15-18mb…now it’s pushing 80mb!!
Re: the health industry, I agree with you. Part of it is training, part of it is laziness, part of it is not wanting to be sued, and the other part is people wanting immediate satisfaction. Good comments, thanks!
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