Norton AntiVirus Mac 10.0 (Mac) [OLD VERSION]

Huge Waste of Money, September 10, 2006

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Greg Robertson (Historic Quincy, MA) – See all my reviews

  

  

I used to be a Norton true believer, for years using everything they sold. Ever since Apple went to OS X, though, Norton has been falling down on the job.

First, their Utilities tied my earlier (10.2) system in knots, forcing me to literally pry open the CD slot and extract the disk in order to have the system software start up again…then they gave up and stopped making Norton Utilities for Macs altogether. (And, no, it wasn’t the computer’s fault — it’s been error free ever since I banished Norton in favor of alternative utilities.)

Then came Norton AntiVirus — the most useless waste of money anywhere. The interface is VERY POORLY THOUGHT OUT compared to VirusBarrier and Virex, for example, in that it forces it’s will upon how you manage your desktop. Also, it (a) is extremely intrusive in that it installs components throughout your system, (b) constantly interrupts workflow to ask questions I’ve already answered, and (c) works WAY too slowly.

Did Norton AntiVirus ever stop any viruses from attacking my Mac? Possibly, although the number of viruses that OS X is vulnerable to — compared to the 14,000 or so to which PCs are vulnerable — is close to zilch. Even so, I’m not recommending that you NOT have virus protection. I just suggest you go with VirusBarrier or Virex instead. They’re a bit more expensive, but well worth it. If cost is an issue, use ClamXav — it’s freeware, has a great reputation, and is now available in Universal mode.

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Norton AntiVirus is a virus, December 21, 2006

This software is little more than another virus. Full of unnecessary pop-ups. Slows the computer down. And worst of all, it cannot be uninstalled as evidenced by the complaints about it online. Google “How to uninstall Norton antivirus from Macintosh.” and you will find thousands of complaints about it as well as complaints that Symantec won’t support it. In my experience, all of the complaints are justified. Don’t waste your money or endanger your Mac with this turd that won’t flush.

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Very disappointed, September 14, 2006

I’ve worked with Norton AntiVirus (the consumer product) and Symantec AntiVirus (the corporate product) for PCs and they’re great.

Unfortunately Symantec has dropped the ball when it comes to the Mac version of Norton AntiVirus 10 (NAV10).

First off, NAV10 interferes with Final Cut Pro and causes overall system instability.

Second, NAV10 “does work” with Intel Macs but it is not a Universal App — meaning that it uses Rosetta and ultimately more memory resources.

I would recommend ClamXav because it works plain and simple, however it is not “supported.” I use my Mac for mission-critical work so I must stick with an anti-virus program that offers technical support like Norton AntiVirus. I use NAV10 and it “works” most of the time but I’d rather use ClamXav.

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