McAfee VS Norton Antivirus

[MachFly]

I've always been using Norton, and about a month ago my subscription expired. I downloaded McAfee from my school for free, but I don't know if it's a good program. So I'm trying to figure out if there is a point of me paying $40 for Norton Antivirus or should I just stay with McAfee?

Thanks in advance

[Skuzzy]

I would not touch either with a ten foot pole, or allow any computer near them.

[Delirium]

I agree with Skuzzy, you'll find the amount of resources the two programs take to run is excessive.

Find a program that has a smaller foot print and you'll be a lot happier.

[TilDeath]

Look into Eset for NOD32 (antivirus alone) or Eset Smart Suite (whole suite of stuff)

TD

[Masherbrum]

Look into Eset for NOD32 (antivirus alone) or Eset Smart Suite (whole suite of stuff)

TD

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[MutleyBR]

Running on XP SP3, been using NOD(anto-vorus only) for many years, never had a problem. 

Behind a NAT router, using Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 2009(lighter). 

[MachFly]

I'll take a look at these programs

thanks

[Reschke]

Look into Eset for NOD32 (antivirus alone) or Eset Smart Suite (whole suite of stuff)

TD

+1 QFT

[fbWldcat]

Take it from someone who has to put up with Norton at home and McAfee in the school comps, NEITHER. Kaspersky is reliable, other ones also. But I like Kaspersky most.

[cattb]

Take it from someone who has to put up with Norton at home and McAfee in the school comps, NEITHER. Kaspersky is reliable, other ones also. But I like Kaspersky most.

I am on my 4th year of kaspersky. Theres a learning curve to begin with when using it. Sandboxie comes with kaspersky also.

[Vulcan]

I've always been using Norton, and about a month ago my subscription expired. I downloaded McAfee from my school for free, but I don't know if it's a good program. So I'm trying to figure out if there is a point of me paying $40 for Norton Antivirus or should I just stay with McAfee?

Thanks in advance

Which version of McAfee? Is it VirusScan Enterprise? If so ignore all the above comments, Virusscan Enterprise is one of the best options out there for AV. Make sure Artemis is enabled.

[SIK1]

I would not touch either with a ten foot pole, or allow any computer near them.

What he said.

Look into Eset for NOD32 (antivirus alone) or Eset Smart Suite (whole suite of stuff)

TD

And what he said.

[MachFly]

Which version of McAfee? Is it VirusScan Enterprise? If so ignore all the above comments, Virusscan Enterprise is one of the best options out there for AV. Make sure Artemis is enabled.

Yeah it's enterprise

I think I should have mentioned that in the first post 

[ebfd11]

I would not touch either with a ten foot pole, or allow any computer near them.

what skuzzy said

and

Look into Eset for NOD32 (antivirus alone) or Eset Smart Suite (whole suite of stuff)

TD

have it and LOVE  it  Eset Smart Suite

[TilDeath]

I guess I needed to prove my point again about ESET over McAfee (Mc Crappie).  Below is a link to a PDF that is put out by Passmark Software (Google them).  They are a software evaluation company.  The PDF is complete with live links to each of the makers website of the software reviewed.  ESET beat McAfee in speed, size, ability to catch, lesser false positives etc etc.

Since NOD32 of any flavor has been made it has never been by passed by an "In-The-Wild" virus (this is a new virus reported by at least two independent sources), where as McAfee has over 70 failures.

The Link for the report http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/passmark_june_2010.pdf

TD