The video card on our Dell overheated, so we have to replace it. My dad found a deal on a new laptop at Staples apparently :mellow: and all we 'need' is a new copy of Norton. Does anyone know how much memory the newest version (for Windows 7, something like a 3 comp license) one uses? I mean how well does it compare, because if it's decent I'm not going to argue, but if it sucks still (like the 2003 version does) I'm going to go for .... What antivirus/firewall thingy should I suggest then?

Personally I think unless your mass downloading there is no need to download Norton antivirus, I haven't had any problem with Microsoft Security Essentials which is free.

But, I'm not sure about the memory.

But my dad is crazy and believes that we have to have some memory hogging program. Tbh I don't absolutely hate Norton, and would be okay with it if a) it used a heck of a lot less memory, and b ) gave me a heck of a lot less pointless notifications.

 

If we can locate an nVidia GeForce Go 6800 or compatible GPU then I think we're fine, but we can't find one (or at least my dad can't on the Dell website.) That's the default GPU that came with it, but I think we had an upgrade... Possibly a GeForce 7800 GTX.

Spybot Search & Destroy and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware are both good programs.

 

They're also free for download off the internet and I know that at least the second has the option of paying for and registering it if your father thinks he must pay something.

Microsoft Security Essentials is good, better than Norton/McAfee anyway. I'd recommend Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 if you want to pay for one. If you get an OEM copy it's not very expensive.

So I just read a blog that said Avira (free version) and Norton 2009 do about the same in performance tests the guy did, and the only slowed down the boot time by about a second each, and that they don't use much more memory than the comp would be idling anyway... So my thought is, if he wants to buy it, I'm not going to try to stop him, because all I'm concerned about is speed and RAM.

Spybot Search & Destroy and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware are both good programs.

 

They're also free for download off the internet and I know that at least the second has the option of paying for and registering it if your father thinks he must pay something.

 

S&D got knocked off the good list a while back.

Norton is actually considerably better than it was 7 years ago. They've caught up in the game once again. Their scanner is very light-weight compared to most others.

 

I use Microsoft Security Essentials, but I used Nod32 before my subscription expired.

Norton, despite getting better lately, is still a huge memory hog and doesn't detect much. Better go with somethign Like Kaspersky or Microsoft Security Essentials.

I would personally go for Nod32. It is very good, and picks up anything. It also is not too memory hogging.

I would personally go for Nod32. It is very good, and picks up anything. It also is not too memory hogging.

 

I had it for almost 10 months and removed it. Not as good as people say it is.

What do you people think of McAfee ?

Norton is actually considerably better than it was 7 years ago. They've caught up in the game once again. Their scanner is very light-weight compared to most others.

 

I use Microsoft Security Essentials, but I used Nod32 before my subscription expired.

 

This. Norton has gotten signficantly better, I have Norton 360 on both my laptop and desktop, and never have any memory isses, and never get viruses. If your Dad is dead set on it, I'd say just let him get it.

 

And McAfee is terrible.

I've had some really terrible experiences with Norton, and simply put, I don't trust the developers. I use Microsoft Security Essentials, the memory footprint is so small it's almost as if it wasn't there.

Had tons of problems with Norton a couple of years ago, I would avoid it like the plague. I've used Avira Personal since then and never had any problems. Used to have spybot, but that's gone downhill unfortunately.

 

And McAffee actually breaks you computer, so it's worse than getting a virus in the first place :P

I have the best anti virus out called common sense.

 

Kaspersky is much better than norton, and ad aware was awesome. (not sure if it's declined)

 

Zone alarm free is also a great firewall.

Microsoft Security Essentials is good, better than Norton/McAfee anyway. I'd recommend Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 if you want to pay for one. If you get an OEM copy it's not very expensive.

 

Security Essentials is nice, and also free. I use it.

The video card on our Dell overheated, so we have to replace it. My dad found a deal on a new laptop at Staples apparently :mellow: and all we 'need' is a new copy of Norton. Does anyone know how much memory the newest version (for Windows 7, something like a 3 comp license) one uses? I mean how well does it compare, because if it's decent I'm not going to argue, but if it sucks still (like the 2003 version does) I'm going to go for .... What antivirus/firewall thingy should I suggest then?

 

 

well if you want to install windows 7 so that can you have to at least 4 GB RAM or 12 hard disk OK and the difference between anti virus or firewall that is same but they can do protect our PC with different way.fire wall to do automatically work they do not enter any threat via come from the Internet,

The man bought the computer and put MacAfee on it. Because it was $25 for 3 years or some such crap.

 

There's a reason it was $25, I said... I will laugh later, I hope.

The man bought the computer and put MacAfee on it. Because it was $25 for 3 years or some such crap.

 

There's a reason it was $25, I said... I will laugh later, I hope.

 

Don't hope for that, getting a computer virus is a terrible experience. In any case, get a backup system if you haven't already got one, just in case. That way he might learn an important lesson and still keep most of his data at the same time.

We've got a TB external hard drive, only question is if he'll be smart and actually use it.