Internet Security and Programming

Every other week, when I host a Security Fix Live chat with our readers, I almost always hear gripes from Symantec users complaining about how various Norton software titles are causing their PCs to operate sluggishly. Well, the folks at Symantec want you to know they are working to improve speed and efficiency in next year’s consumer products. The complaints about Norton products that I’ve heard from readers have been fairly consistent: problems installing/uninstalling the software, and system slowness after installing the software. In a chat on Jan. 25, a reader from Toronto wrote: “I use Norton Anti-virus but am convinced it is causing my computer to operate very slowly. Is there an alternative program that is less resource intensive?” The following month, a chatter from New York complained: “Hi Brian, I’ve had really bad experiences running Symantec/Norton and McAfee products. They tend to take over and reduce my [...]

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