Norton Removal [Ham-Computers] ATT-Yahoo Online Security, I don't reco

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

One word of caution about the Norton Removal Tool.  It doesn't just remove 
Norton AV.  It removes everthing to do with Norton or Symantec.  We recently 
shifted over to McAfee on our three machines here so I ran it (the remover) on 
two of the machines.  Can't run it on the third until I have time afterwards to 
reinstall Norton Ghost, which the remover also removes.

Further, my take on freebies like this is not to go with them unless you 
could in a pinch go out and buy a boxed copy of the same thing.  (a) that means 
the freebie is getting supported and (b) when (not if)  someone else buys your 
ISP, if they don't continue the offer and you don't want to shift to what they 
give, you can stay with what you're using.

In a message dated 10/29/2007 7:12:19 AM Central Standard Time, 
k9ew57 at gmail.com writes: 
> Thanks for sharing your experience with the ATT-Yahoo software.
> 
> I too, have been tempted to use their free Internet package instead of
> individual applications.  But I had a similar experience with Norton
> AV (the program out of the box), and replaced it with Grisoft's
> AntiVirus which I'd been using on my laptop for a year without a
> hitch.  I checked the Norton site, and found a file that will REMOVE
> EVERYTHING that has to do with Norton AV.  That's probably what you
> needed to avoid what you went through.  I haven't heard a peep from
> Norton in months.
> 
> Reading about your experience reinforces my thought that - as tempting
> as the ATT - Yahoo package is - I'll stick with my individual
> applications for AV and Firewall.
> 

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