Jim:
Are you aware of the pending class action lawsuit against Symantec (Norton's)?
It seems that whenever anyone has taken advantage of an early renewal offer or
has renewed before the old subscription ran out, the Symantec folk have been
cancelling the remaining portion of the old subscription rather than adding the
new subscription term to it. That's a customer ripoff that they have gotten
away with for a long time. It is unlikely that most customers noticed. (Who
bothers to check on such things?) But, someone did and finally decided to sue
to stop the practice. I don't know whether Symantec has dropped the policy or
not.
So, at present one should not renew until the very last day of the old
subscription.
Robert
--- Original Message -----
From: Jim Nichols
> John,
>
> I just renewed Norton Internet Security (I think that is the
> current title).
> I have had good luck with this series for several years on a PC
> running
> Windows XP Home. I have not tried to remove it, but I
> understand this can
> be difficult.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> _________________________________________________________________
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009 12:03
Subject: Re: [OM] OT - anti virus & utility programs
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> John,
>
> I just renewed Norton Internet Security (I think that is the
> current title).
> I have had good luck with this series for several years on a PC
> running
> Windows XP Home. I have not tried to remove it, but I
> understand this can
> be difficult.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:19 AM
> Subject: [OM] OT - anti virus & utility programs
>
>
> > Is there any opinion on the pros and cons of Norton 360? I
> have an
> > infrequently used laptop with Norton 360 on board and the
> subscription is
> > due for renewal in a few days. I have not experienced any particular
> > problems with N360 but I have been told that it is a bit of a
> memory hog.
> >
> > My often used desk top has Norton anti-virus and Norton System
> Works on
> > board and they are both due for renewal in 2 days time.
> >
> > I have had heard supposedly knowledgeable folk opine that both
> ESET Nod32
> > and Kaspersky are preferable to the Norton brand. One
> criticism of Norton
> > I've heard is that it buries itself so deep within one's
> computer that it
> > is
> > virtually impossible to remove completely.
> >
> > What might be the opinions of any list members who have strong
> opinions to
> > give ?
> >
> > jh
> >
> >
> >
> >
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