Who is better, McAfee or Norton?
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Mcafee - Much versatile, less memory overhead, less thread usage, faster to install and update.
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NORTON!!!\n\nEnd of story.....Andrew/FreeBird
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Well Mcafee is good.\nBut Norton Internet is even better.
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I prefer McAfee security suite.
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Almost forgot, if you have already tried to install the AOL/Mcafee then you need to uninstall that, restart, before you try to uninstall Norton, you need to have Administrative privileges in Norton, go to    start.progroms.Norton and make sure you are logged in to it as admin.\n\n\nstart\ncontrol panel\nadd/remove programs\nremove anything with "Norton or Symantec"\nmy computer\nlocal disk (c)\nprogram files\nremove anything that says\n"Norton or Symantec"\nresstart the pc\n\nAs much as I despise Norton, I truly hate AOL so why you would want to switch is beyond me, but this should do it.  If not you may have to go in the registry as Norton makes it difficult to remove sometimes.\nGo to the Norton site and type in remove Norton 20** in the search and it will give you more detailed instructions if this doesn't work.
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Please don't use Norton! McAfee is not brilliant either. Here you have some good and free options:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/security.htm
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you should get basically the same protection from either one. the best antivirus is Norton. if you run both on the same machine one will compermise the other. check online for reviews of the software and see what is being said about it from the users.
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Trend Micro. DONT USE MCAFFE OR NORTON! They really suck. I know because my dad is a computer tech. \n\nThere website is here: http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/home.htm
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I like McAfee Enterprise for corporate use, but Most people seem to like Norton better for home use.  The McAfee corporate version is easier to maintain on a network. The Norton seems to have an interface designed for less technical users.
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McAfee and Norton are the two most popular AntiVirus software packages. Also, to remove spyware, use both Spybot: Search & Destroy and LavaSoft AdAware.
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I used to run the Norton AV, and I found that it does not find all the bugs that it should.    It can stop a virus as it is trying to come on your computer, but it hardly ever detects Trojans, which is a big problem, and it easily allows hackers to come into your computer and mess around.  or it can simply send all your personal info to a website.  or even worse,  format your system.\n\nI switched over to Mcafee Antivirus...  It has been on my system ever since, and it doesn't take as many resources as Norton does either.
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u may try disabling script blocking. and if it doesn't work, then do what i did a year ago - DUMP NORTON!!!!\ntry Avast [avast.com] or AVG antivirus [grisoft.com]\nboth are terrific, and both are absolutely free.\nelse, if u really feel like spendin money, then u may opt for McAfee.\nwhats better, if u are fond of your Norton, then check the symantec help desk [norton's official website, u'll find the address in the readme].\nu may as well try disablin the script blockin, as well as check for ur browser's settings. [but i'm not sure if this will work].\nSIMPLY CHANGE THE ANTI VIRUS MAN!!
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I prefer Trend Micro. Norton caused me a lot of hangs and crashes. McAfee doesn't update as fast as Trend Micro when a new virus hits the street.\n\nAVG is the best free one.
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McAfee, it has the best tech support too (phone, chat and email)
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I would say AVG as well.  Norton and Symantec just bog down your system too much, make boot times slower and just are resource hogs when they are loaded.  They are also notorious for letting some things slip by.  I have never had that problem with AVG.  You can get AVG Home Edition for free, http://free.grisoft.com/ and I have found it to be far superior to Norton, Symantec and all the others.  It is also far more stable and does not use nearly as many system resources and it has better detection.\n\nIf you want a second option, Avast! Home Anti-Virus is also very good and free as well, http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
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NEITHER!\nBoth are heavy on system resources! I updated my old version of Mcafee and it basicly killed my old pc. I have also had pc's running Norton and it is a joke at the least. The Antivirus that I recommend is avast: http://www.avast.com/\nand for my firewall Zone Alarm: http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp;jsessionid=EEFop6Iat2evcK6fzwBB0muuLAVZn8xWHp02xIV2dNJgfhIdNpYk!195249684!-1062696903!7551!7552!NONE?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=dbtopnav_zaav\n\nBoth are very easy to use and have worked wonderfully! The best part is that they both have free versions that are not just trials! Another great thing is that they are both updated very often unlike some other software. I have Avast Pro and the free version of Zone Alarm and haven't had any problems with spyware, spam, or viruses. They put programs that you pay for to shame!
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I prefer McAfee.  There's little real difference between the virus signatures that they work on -- but I've had performance problems when I've had Norton at work.  I've used McAfee for 10 years and never had a problem or a virus hit me hard.