Talk:Norton AntiVirus

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[edit] Activation

The article states that 2008 can only be activated via the Internet. This is only partially true. NAV2008 will attempt to activate via the Internet automatically 3 times, then if unsuccessful it will give a telephone number to call. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.10.40 (talk) 20:56, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Updates

Per the current entry "Symantec was the only vendor that provided virus definition updates on a weekly basis"

Is this statement still accurate?

Well, most antivirus programs/companies actually provide daily updates nowadays. Such programs/companies include ESET Nod32, AVG, and Kaspersky.Abedia (talk) 18:57, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Windows-centric article?

There is a Mac version, but this article focuses on the Windows version. I don't know much about the Mac version, so could someone else please write this stuff up? --M1ss1ontomars2k4 (T | C | @) 05:21, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

There is now a section on the Mac version. Stephenchou0722 00:47, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Symantec AntiVirus Corporate, etc.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Symantec AntiVirus is a completely different product, as far as I can tell. In fact, if you look on Symantec's website, there's a whole Symantec AntiVirus product line (e.g. Regular, Corporate, Enterprise, etc.).

Also, the scan engine in SAV is different from Norton. The file names are mostly the same, but SAV uses a lot less memory than Norton.

Another difference: Norton's detection rates are abysmal, while SAV's are excellent (IMHO).

I won't edit the article until I can get some confirmation on this, because I may be wrong.

--[rrrperson] 21:33, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Symantec and Norton are one and the same, Symantec is the company the bought Norton out some time ago.Raskolnikov 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah but Symantec AntiVirus and Norton AntiVirus really aren't related other than both being from the same parent company. The actual programs themselves are quite different. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.246.176.247 (talk • contribs) 02:02, April 17, 2007 (UTC)

I added the new version of this software to the article, 11.0, and put the new name of it in the main article Symantec Endpoint Protection As to the people above, I have seen the same effects of Norton vs. Symantec (corporate) in past years; even compared to the Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition, the retail consumer version is not very good in comparison. Abedia (talk) 18:55, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction

I receive virus definitions everyday from Norton AntiVirus. How can Symantec provide virus definitions on a weekly basis? --Mayfare 16:06, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Because this article is greatly misleading, for well over one year now NAV 2007 has mitigated many of the issues the product has been having, not to mention 2006 began recieving daily updates which was even more back in 2005. It needs an updated picture, it needs updated info, and it needs to reflect the current status of NAV, most of it is just leftover Norton bashing for the problems they had years ago. This article needs a cleanup and an update. =\ -- Charizard_Fire_God