[RESOLVED] NIS 2011

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Staples will be having this software on sale for net $20, after rebate, in the coming week beginning Sunday, May 22. Much cheaper than renewing the annual subscription price for my present 2010 version. I'll be getting one because I have been safe this past year and feel that this company has done a turn around in this software.

[Rodney M]

KIS fan myself

[SpywareDr]

Norton Internet Security 2011 OEM - $16.94 total, (no tax, free shipping)
http://www.viosoftware.com/Internet+...n=21132688-oem

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Thanks for your link Doc. OEM and full versions have always, and continues, to confuse me. I once bought an app that only had the CD but I can't recall it's success on that machine and it's useability. I like your site's price

[SpywareDr]

Thanks for your link Doc.

You're welcome.

OEM and full versions have always, and continues, to confuse me. I once bought an app that only had the CD but I can't recall it's success on that machine and it's useability.

I don't know about Norton/Symantec products but, it is my understanding that an OEM copy of Windows can only be installed on a single machine ... forever. When that machine dies, the OEM copy dies with it. It canNOT now be installed on another machine.

Compare that to the full retail copy of Windows which can be installed on different machines ... forever, but, only on one machine at a time of course.

I like your site's price

Yep, I buy from them frequently. (After price comparison shopping of course. )

[SuperSparks]

Norton Internet Security 2011 OEM - $16.94 total, (no tax, free shipping)

That's still $16.94 more than it's worth

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Thanks Doc and now I recall the difference.

And Nick, because I haven't had one problem with NIS this past year; after several years of terrible results and vowed then that I would never install another NIS on one of my machines, I have to disagree with you on it's worth. The proof is in the pudding as they say. If you haven't used it in some years, you may just be surprised--I was in 2010 when I installed the 2010 version I have. I hope I haven't jinxed myself now.

[General Winters]

Agreed Buf, I hated the old versions of Norton, but the 2010 and 2011 versions seem to be a lot better and don't seem to hog the system so much or lock up the computer as the older ones did.

[SpywareDr]

FWIW, it's currently in 5th place on AV-Test.org:
http://www.av-test.org/certification...n_desc&lang=en

[Welshjim]

NIS 2011 is offered free to Comcast subscribers.

[HAN]

AV's mostly focus on blacklisting and IMO, it's a long term dead end road. New stuff hits all the time and with blacklisting, you're always playing catch up. And that's not good. IMO, the only ways to win this battle are by whitelisting or virtualization.

Beyond that, no AV is perfect. Some are slow, bloated, contain hard to understand GUI's and on and on, I've tested several over the years and have switched around at various times. (Currently using Avast free at home and Pro at work.) This all said, IMO, the current Norton products are ok. More than I can say for some others...

[SpywareDr]

'Something' is better than nothing at all. (No boots in snake country is stupid).

[HAN]

'Something' is better than nothing at all.

Can't argue with that! (Congrats on hitting 12K posts Doc!)

[SpywareDr]

Wow, cool. Hadn't noticed. Thanks Han.

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Wonder what percentage could be attributed to me?? Please, don't answer that.
You are one of my "go to guys" but surely you must know that.