[TheForge] Removal of Norton

[Jerry Frost]

In the beginning Norton used to be THE best around, then they kept getting
hacked and expecting ME to pay for THEIR incompetence. Dropped them like a
stinky load. I've only been infected once other than Norton backdoor
infections. McAfee is software I consider to be malware as it's on
everybody's automatic download and install list. If I don't ask for it I do
NOT want it.

So far Webroot has blocked everything, Norton included, unfortunately the
best Norton block I can manage is to make it ask for permission before it'll
do ANYTHING. Still. . . 

Jer
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Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 3:18 PM
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I was thoroughly disgusted with Norton 360, which is thoroughly opaque to
the user (damned if I could figure out how to do anything with it -- even so
much as finding the main window), and which billed me twice what I
originally paid, for an automatic renewal I had not agreed to, and sent the
bill through after I specifically cancelled it.

I previously had become thoroughly disgusted with McAfee after it allowed my
computers to get infected TWICE, one time requiring me to pay $90 to chase
down the problem (using procedures they COULD have posted on-line, which I
could have done myself), and the other time getting a couple of computer
nerds I met to do the equivalent clean-up

I just purchased Bitdefender Sphere online, only to learn it was
backordered.  So, I downloaded the free version of Bitdefender.  In the
process of installing that, it deleted Norton.  When the Norton deletion
window comes up, look closely for the "proceed" (or whatever) button, as
they hide it well!

Bruce
NJ