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McAfee and Norton's??
Mistorwinky
Member Posts: 5
in Hardware
Hey, i wus just wondering if ur supposed to have both these installed on ur computer? I have Norton's 360 but my comp already has McAfee's on it.
So does 1 suffice or should i install both??
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One is all you need. In fact you can not install both as they will conflicts and cause problems on you system. You can only have one anti virus on you at a time.
You can install more than one but yeah, more than one and they start fighting with each other and you have all sorts of problems. Just pick one and uninstall the other.
You can install more then one, sometimes you may get an error when two version detect eachother, but having mcafee and Norton.. ESPECIALLY 360 will use up alot of resources. Remove one and keep it updated.
You'll be lucky to boot up if both are running. You could leave one dormant and only turn it on when you wanna scan though. I can't really remember my time with McAfee, but Norton was just horrible for me.
Where is the niether option. Both programs run like shit and don't really offer very good protection. Mcafee was good in like 2000, but they ran into the same path as Norton. Norton really has never been good and more like malware then an anti-virus. Its too bad its the main consumer anti-virus. In the paid options, NOD32 is Excellent. There are also some free versions that are popular.
I would not recommend Norton. Its all pure marketing and it uses loads of system resources, whilst being just as good, if not worse, than any other anti-virus out there. Likewise with McAfee.
If you want a good anti-virus which is light on your system, does not bug you with notifications and such, go with either AVG or Avira. Both have a free version as well.
They programs do have some of the best detection rates, but a 90 - 100 percent detection rate is nothing new in the anti-virus field. CA and TrendMicro have the same detection statistics as well.
Norton is one of the best known, and is usually disabled first and foremost when a virus gets on your PC. Not to mention if you have internet security on a mid ranged PC you might as well throw your system out the window. Symantecs corporate editions used to be awesome until 11C came out.
Norton and Mcafee are also guilty of using alot of system resources. AVG (free) uses less, but the new 8.0 is getting up there... its exactly how Norton started when they first got big. Now AVG is becoming big because it's free and more companies and users are trusting it.. so now they want to bring in the flash.
When it comes to antivirus programs, it's good to stay with something small, swift, and easy to use and support. Ca is what I'll be switching to when our corporate license of Symantec runs out. GOODBYE 11C!
Why have to pay for anti-virus program? I connect thru a router, and i didn't install any antivirus.
If you really need one i recommend AVG (it is FREE)
I don't see what one has to do with the other. Connecting through a router doesn't protect you from viruses.
There are some routers that allow for antivirus protection built in such as a sonicwall router and some cisco routers. I doubt anyone on these forums purchases these types of router/firewalls for their homes as they are extremely expensive and are primarily used to setup DMZs for corporations or basic front end protection. Even still it is recommended to have an anti-virus.
Personally, if he's already paid for Norton or Mcafee, I would stick with one until the support runs out and then go to AVG unless the new Norton upgrades are just too awesome to pass up. (that'll be the day)