Help Please.
My Norton Internet Security (Anti-spy edition) is suddenly, after a "Live
Update" slowing my computer down to a 'crawl' Takes around 5 minutes to
bring up applications now. Also will not let me connect to the internet. All
works okay if I turn off the fire-wall and intrusion detection. I am aware
that running a firewall can cause problems on some computers. How do I
overcome this without having to turn the firewall off every time. All was
working fine until a couple of days back after a "live update" from Norton.
Would appreciate some advise.
Keith
The not so "wiseowl"

wiseowl wrote:

Complain at symantec hotline, ask for a refund. If they can't offer a
solution, trash the bloatware.
Use XPs builtin firewall/antispyware in the meantime.
Use something like trend housecall for a checkup.
You may as well be already infected and that's what slows down your system.
No antivirus/desktop firewall/spyware solution, especially symantec with
only weekly updates, is a warranty when you visit dangerous sites or
install untrustworthy software(z).

"wiseowl" <xtr251215@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:%tBdf.824$vH5.56677@news.xtra.co.nz...

Remove Norton.
Use another AV & Firewall.

Paul.

My computer tech, and many others others in my area, are switching to
Avast. The home version is free for a period of time. My computer
tech says that it is far superior to Norton, and it allows you to scan
without booting through to Windows.

Regards,
Judy

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:58:07 +1300, "wiseowl" <xtr251215@xtra.co.nz>
wrote:

change av software. you definately should not assume the software is
reliable or efficient. do an online scan (e.g trend...) after a norton
disc scan and you will see what norton has missed.... I ditched
norton today (see my post below) , installed kaspersky av which
picked up 3 trojans and 5 other suspect/infected files
~ray

wiseowl wrote:
Uninstall it.







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