Got pwned by Symantec

[GTS Jeff]

I've been pirating Norton Antivirus for as long as I can remember. Since the Windows 95 days even. It's never been a problem and all has been well...until tonight when my world came crashing down around me. It seem that Symantec has released an update to NAV2006 that disables my cracked version and prevents me from getting any more updates.

I figured, OK, I'll just upgrade to a cracked NAV2007. 20 minutes later, NAV2007 had messed up my video drivers and BSODed my computer. It took awhile, but I'm up and running again sans antivirus. Any suggestions? I'm sort of leaning towards waiting for a crack to Symantec's craziness.

I've already disable auto-updating on the 4 other computers in here.

[dragonone]

ever ran symnrt to remove norton?

[PSJanis]

looks like you've been pwning them for a while...so maybe its finally time for payback lol.

[shakalaka]

Norton is like the crappiest anti virus that eats up shit loads of your memory and slows your computer down. I used to have it, unless this guy at the computer shop told me to get rid of it.

I use this antivirus called AVG, it free and apparently it's one of the best one's out there. That's what I have been told, and I have been using it for couple months and it's working fine.

[A790]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff
I've been pirating Norton Antivirus for as long as I can remember. Since the Windows 95 days even. It's never been a problem and all has been well...until tonight when my world came crashing down around me. It seem that Symantec has released an update to NAV2006 that disables my cracked version and prevents me from getting any more updates.

I figured, OK, I'll just upgrade to a cracked NAV2007. 20 minutes later, NAV2007 had messed up my video drivers and BSODed my computer. It took awhile, but I'm up and running again sans antivirus. Any suggestions? I'm sort of leaning towards waiting for a crack to Symantec's craziness.

I've already disable auto-updating on the 4 other computers in here.

AVG Free brother.

No copyright violations or piracy claims and it works just as well.

PS- the girls love a man who's resourceful. ;););)

[heinz256]

avg/avast/kaspersky are all good ones

[Mr_ET]

AVAST:thumbsup:

[The Cosworth]

I got tired of shit like this and then just ended up buying it off the website

[TeamBestBud]

AVG ftw! Its the best antivirus software I've had...and its free. Better than Norton IMO, because it just runs in the background and I found the symantec one to be very annoying.

[HiTempguy1]

Ummm... how about lay off the porn sites and don't use anti-virus? Unless you are checking bad shit out, its highly unlikely some body is going to target your computer with a virus specifically for it. Hell, I bought my computer upstairs new (no anti-virus, but I dl'd stuff like ad-aware, spybot, crapcleaner, etc), and have only had a virus ONCE. And that was over two years of using the computer for about 2 hours everyday (at least, sometimes for a LOT longer). And thats also with SP1. Go figure.

[dino_martini]

Originally posted by HiTempguy1
Ummm... how about lay off the porn sites and don't use anti-virus?

Dude, the internet is for porn.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5430343841227974645

AVG for the win.

[97'Scort]

+1 for AVG Free. Even uses less memory than Norton.

[accordboi_02]

AVG Free edition OWNS NAV
Uninstall that shit you have right now Jeff and just put on AVG you'll love it.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

AVG for me as well. Norton is a fucking resource hog.

[D. Dub]

Yup AVG kicks ass

Norton is an evil, evil thing that sends out it's slimy tendrils into every dark nook and cranny of your computer.:eek:

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by dragonone
ever ran symnrt to remove norton?

Yes.

Originally posted by PSJanis
looks like you've been pwning them for a while...so maybe its finally time for payback lol.

Yes.

Originally posted by shakalaka
Norton is like the crappiest anti virus that eats up shit loads of your memory and slows your computer down. I used to have it, unless this guy at the computer shop told me to get rid of it.


I don't consider 12 megs to be much. I have a gig of RAM.


Originally posted by HiTempguy1
Ummm... how about lay off the porn sites and don't use anti-virus? Unless you are checking bad shit out, its highly unlikely some body is going to target your computer with a virus specifically for it. Hell, I bought my computer upstairs new (no anti-virus, but I dl'd stuff like ad-aware, spybot, crapcleaner, etc), and have only had a virus ONCE. And that was over two years of using the computer for about 2 hours everyday (at least, sometimes for a LOT longer). And thats also with SP1. Go figure.

I'm not mormon.

Sigh maybe I'll do AVG.

[snowboard]

I've got avg, it just kinda runs in the background, dont notice it much, but i never seem to have viruses?
so i'd recommend it.

[googe]

Originally posted by HiTempguy1
Ummm... how about lay off the porn sites and don't use anti-virus? Unless you are checking bad shit out, its highly unlikely some body is going to target your computer with a virus specifically for it. Hell, I bought my computer upstairs new (no anti-virus, but I dl'd stuff like ad-aware, spybot, crapcleaner, etc), and have only had a virus ONCE. And that was over two years of using the computer for about 2 hours everyday (at least, sometimes for a LOT longer). And thats also with SP1. Go figure.

yeah and dont check your email
and dont have msn
and dont look at myspace or facebook

seriously, worst recommendation ever

[soupey]

i found when i used AVG, i never found many viruses at all...its like it was missing something...after switching to AOL Activescan (Kaspersky), it seems a bit more agressive towards finding and keeping out viruses than AVG ever did...

[FreakinPrince]

Originally posted by Mr_ET
AVAST:thumbsup:
:thumbsup::thumbsup:


Originally posted by soupey
i found when i used AVG, i never found many viruses at all...its like it was missing something...after switching to AOL Activescan (Kaspersky), it seems a bit more agressive towards finding and keeping out viruses than AVG ever did...

Kaspersky is one of the best at the moment right now and you are right it is more agressive....

IMO

-Kaspersky
-Avast --> home edition is free since last year
-AVG --> usually recommened to clients

[alloroc]

AVG is great at finding viruses but crap at finding and cleaning worms, dialers, and adware.

I just upgraded my PC late last year. When i did the upgrade I did a clean install of windows then visited every crap hacking / porn site I could find and installed all kinds of free/malware

Of the four AV's i tried ... AVG, F-secure (AKA shaw secure), Norton, and Panda Antivirus --- Panda is the only one that cleaned all the shit off the machine.

[Crymson]

When shit really hits the fan, Kaspersky seems to be the only thing that will find what's causing your troubles. AVG was missing a tonne of stuff on my computer that Kaspersky found.

[speedracer]

Kaspersky
Esset
TrendMicro
Sophos

Non Windozes
ClamAV - FTW

[beecue]

norton is shit ... im using eset nod32 right now .. its pretty good .. it updates too much though

[Mazstyle]

Avast FTW

[msommers]

I tried to delete Norton and Symantec off of my laptop the day I got it home. Program uninstaller doesn't get shit all. Manual search found more crap and I deleted that as well. But I still think there is more. I've heard rumour that Norton will actually embed itself or change your registries permanently once it's been installed until a re-format is performed. Not sure on the integrity behind that particular site, but the way it spread on my lappy, I wouldn't be surprised.

If I had to go with one, I would buy Kaspersky. It's more expensive but seems to be the only one out right now that does everything really well, instead of a couple things excellent and the rest shit.

However I don't have anything. For how much I use the internet, which is the few times at school, it's not worth the ~80 bucks for me. Again, if I had to have one, I would buy kaspersky without even hesitating.

[old&slow]

AVG man!

[Ben]

I gave Norton the big FY, and moved to a kick ass program called NOD32.

Far superior and doesn't own your system resources.

Norton being the biggest I find gets targeted by Virus makers as a means to be able to get around them. Similar to how more virus' affect PC over mac (because they will impact more people with 90% of the Population using a PC, the opposite applies, knowing most of the population uses Norton, they program virus' to get around it.

NOD32 FTMFW!

[eblend]

I used to use and still do on my XP boxes use AntiVir, found here at freeav.com

Its great and I used it forever without any problems at all. There is no vista version so I downloaded one called Avast which supports vista and run that on my laptop. So far looks really good :)

[GTS Jeff]

It seems like everyone has their own tastes. I am now running AVG and it picked up a couple viruses that NAV never did. Thanks everyone.

[GoChris]

yes, norton isn't great. avg works good if you need a free one. Im using Kaspersky av and its great, I tried avg and this one is better, but it does cost about $40/year

[afrotl]

Originally posted by GoChris
yes, norton isn't great. avg works good if you need a free one. Im using Kaspersky av and its great, I tried avg and this one is better, but it does cost about $40/year
I use Kaspersky as well and worth the 40 bucks a year.

[Lex350]

Originally posted by shakalaka
Norton is like the crappiest anti virus that eats up shit loads of your memory and slows your computer down. I used to have it, unless this guy at the computer shop told me to get rid of it.

I use this antivirus called AVG, it free and apparently it's one of the best one's out there. That's what I have been told, and I have been using it for couple months and it's working fine.



I've followed the exact same path.

[sneek]

Nod32 FTW, but its more complicated

[fiveabi]

get macafee.

[Supa Dexta]

I've used avg for a couple of yrs now, then on this new comp I searched around and found a code for the "upgraded version/registered" whatever that entails.. either way its up and running and says its good till 2099...

:thumbsup:

[crazydriver]

:guns: Norton, i gave up on that POS and switched to NOD32, works like a charm and uses very little resources

[eb0i]

I get a free legit program (mcaffee) through the U of C IT department. So if you are still in school (U of A?)perhaps check the IT webpage to see if they have any free anti-virus software.