Free (after rebate) Norton 360 v5 3PCs.
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I have Windows Mobile 7.5 phone. Kinda hard to find Av for this platform. People who ignore AV apps for their iPhones/Androids are at big freaking risk, though.
Android Security Breaches;
iPhone Security Breaches;
Windows Mobile Security Breaches.
/sigh. Even Google has failed to find Windows Mobile 7.5 security breaches reports :(
StemsAndSeeds
Truly Feared Pyro
Norton's has definetly come a long way as far as being a "system hog". 360 is not only optimized better for slower computers, but it has also become much more user friendly. The problem i see with it, is that it is overkill. The full suite is full of features that a normal person will never need. Sure internet security is important, but there is no need to overdue it. Free alternatives such as Avast, and AVG are much more resonable choices for your everyday user. More importantly they are free.
I'am sure there are a few people on this forum who would benefit from some of the features that 360 offers, but for the most part it is a waste of money if all you are doing is surfing the web and doing a little online gaming.
My advice, Avast, and stay off porn sites. Also Facebook advertisements, and so called "game hack" website are nothing but malicious. For the tool who said they haven't used any anti-virus in 5 years, it is just a matter of time before you regret that decision.
I'am sure there are a few people on this forum who would benefit from some of the features that 360 offers, but for the most part it is a waste of money if all you are doing is surfing the web and doing a little online gaming.
My advice, Avast, and stay off porn sites. Also Facebook advertisements, and so called "game hack" website are nothing but malicious. For the tool who said they haven't used any anti-virus in 5 years, it is just a matter of time before you regret that decision.
Norton 360 was the reason why my new computer kept hanging. It was running an idle-time defrag on my RAID 0 SSD array (thinking it was a normal HD). If I left my computer for more than 15 minutes I would come back and it would hang on-and-off for 15 seconds at a time. Even Windows 7 knows not to defrag SSDs and can tell the difference between a RAID array of SSDs and a regular HD (so I know it's not an issue with the way the RAID controller is reporting the array of drives). It probably took a month off of the life of my SSD since Thursday--I can't imagine how many read-writes it takes to saturate a SATA 6Gb/s bus to the point where the whole computer hangs. I was so nervous that I had a bad stick of RAM or a bad motherboard or something equally frustrating to diagnose.
That being said, I've been running Norton 360 for 3 years and, overall, it's a pretty solid program. It coordinates well with the built-in features in Windows 7 and doesn't consume too much overhead.
If I didn't have a subscription through 2013, I would've totally jumped on this deal - thanks!
That being said, I've been running Norton 360 for 3 years and, overall, it's a pretty solid program. It coordinates well with the built-in features in Windows 7 and doesn't consume too much overhead.
If I didn't have a subscription through 2013, I would've totally jumped on this deal - thanks!