Symantec Lie
16:05 Saturday 14 Jan 06
Like all sensible people, the first thing I do after a re-install or when looking at someone else’s computer is remove any product at all that is related to Symantec and the over-bloated Norton product line. I’ve not had to many problems doing that, but a google for ‘remove norton’ gets a whacking 3.7 MILLION results. Hardly encouraging….
What I absolutely do trust though is Spybot Search and destroy - I’m a Windows user ;) so when the Spybot guys (freeware product supported by donations) get stones thrown at them by Symantec (bloated useless junk supported by kickbacks to the big grey box makers), who will I believe ..
Small guy, trusted, good track record.
Fat guy, dodgy as hell, rips people off through fear
…. tricky choice eh ?
Do yourself a favour - read the evidence then uninstall everything on your machine that is made by Symantec. (Or at the very least use .. erm … you know … the free ones ;) )
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Symantec unfairly attacks rival
Like many others, I’m a bit fan of Spybot Search and destroy. It’s usually high up on the list of things to install on new PCs. So naturally, I’m disappointed to see Symantec try to throw it’s huge weight and damage such a trus…
17:39 Saturday 14 Jan 06
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I like spybot too. Symantec screwed up two computers of mine.
18:17 Saturday 14 Jan 06
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Here here. I’ve been removing Symantec from machines since Peter Norton was still working there. Mind you, I think I may have still been in nappies at the time. :-)
04:57 Saturday 2 Jun 07
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19:17 Thursday 7 Jun 07