Norton Antivirus 2006 Review

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Ieuanfawr's Review of Norton Antivirus 2006

17th Oct 2006

Overall Rating

0.5 stars
  • Value for money
    1 stars
  • Ease of Set Up
    0.5 stars
  • Time Software Used
    1 - 6 Months
  • Ease of Use
    0.5 stars
Good Points

Seems to do what it says on the box
Upgrade from a Special (Google) version is cheap


Bad Points

Lengthy installation (Upgrade)
Unacceptable hit on resources on loading rendering PC, all but useless for several minutes
Over-rides Windows security settings without obvious explanation
Annoying and often meaningless pop-ups


General Comments

JBHT300ZX has summed up Norton AV2006 well, and his experiences are very similar to mine. I haven't got the world's fastest PC (2GHz, 768Mb RAM), but the time and resources it takes for NAV2006 to load is completely unacceptable. I go away and make a brew until the System Tray icon goes green. This period can include downloading and installing updates, but you wouldn't know.

I also found the installation unacceptably lengthy - there were too many reboots to remove the existing version, load the new version and then, after a 20Mb download of updates, a third reboot.

If any of the Windows security features are changed, there's a nag until they're reset the way Norton Antivirus 2006 wants them to be.

I've still got NAV2006 installed, but only until I find a better replacement.

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Members' Comments onIeuanfawr's Review

  • Ieuanfawr Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel on 16th Nov 2006

    I have now completely removed Norton Anti virus 2006, and I'm using Avast, which is free.

    Avast is a bit quirky, but my PC loads and runs more quickly. I'll write a report about Avast in a few weeks when I'm more familiar with it.

    Norton AV2006 has proved to be a waste of money.

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