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    Norton Internet Security 2008 - resource hog?

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by dannywanny, Jan 13, 2008.

  1. dannywanny

    dannywanny Notebook Consultant

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    Reviews seem to say that memory usage is much improved. How true is this?

    I don't really understand what people mean when they call Norton a resource hog. I've always used previous versions, and wondered whether it is slowing my laptop down just because it is enabled, or only when scanning something?

    How much of a difference would there be between using Norton, Kaspersky and Avast! for example? Would it improve game performance? Or is the difference really only a small percentage...

    My current subscription will end soon and I've seen a nice offer for Norton IS 2008. Does anybody want to give some feedback on it?
     
    dannywanny, Jan 13, 2008
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  2. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why don't you give the others a try? Avast is free, and I'm pretty sure Kaspersky offers a free trial. FWIW, so does NOD.
     
    bmwrob, Jan 13, 2008
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