Siân Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Just one that works would do me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Norton is one of the best, but you would be better off buying Norton AntiVirus 2003 or 2004 - the standalone software. It will cost you around £30-35 but this gives you a year's worth of free updates. After that it costs about £10 per year to keep it up-to-date. Someone I know had a similar problem with LiveUpdate crashing their PC. When you boot-up it basically tries to connect to the internet and see if there is an update. This seems a little buggy (she's on Windows Millenium) and causes the PC to crash. Anyway, try the full Norton package or just use a free alternative like the AVG one I use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siân Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 ARGH! Having done various Google searches I keep coming back to links about the problem not being a Symantec problem but something to do with Veri sign certs running out and the problem not having been solved. Veri sign If this is the case I don't want to by another version of NAV cos it's still saying I have 364 days (today) left and it's not asking me to renew my subscription (and it did do this last year) I am on the verge of uninstalling Norton System works totally and installing the free anti virus thing you suggested Geoff I just want to know if i'm misunderstanding that link because I'm not entirely sure if they mean they are working on the problem (and there is therefore nothing I can do ) or if I should be doing something ( not sure what mind ) to get the new cert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatiechik Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Why oh Why do people still pay for anti virus software, when there is free software out there that does the same job if not better. AVG Antivirus Software is free, with free updates AVG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 well they have a free version, but AVG 7 is a paid for product. Lack of scheduling makes it a bit hit and miss IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 Scheduling seems to work fine for me on the free version And it can do scheduled updates too. However, what we should really focus on is how to fix Sian's problem. If there is a year left then it would be best sticking with Norton - at least for value-for-money reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siân Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I THINK it's sorted - I downloaded the thingy it suggested and now I have the up- to- date Veri sign cert and a pc that doesn't freeze or crash when I try doing live update... I won't feel totally convinced until there's a new virus definition available to download so I can test this out but I'm going to leave it alone for a few days now I think :-/ Sorry for going horribly off topic Geoff:blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siân Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I had a horrible feeling all wasn't right with NAV so I uninstalled it and have installed AVG as you suggested Geoff. It's in the middle of a scan but it says it's found a virus (which obviously NAV didn't pick up (grrrr) so thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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