Found 68 trojans and a virus Norton missed

Pros: I suddenly found myself unable to send mail from my webmaster accounts, then I tried my other accounts to no avail. My IP was listed at spamhaus.org as having an email virus. How can this be? I never shut Norton off and the only thing disabled on it is parental controls. I get all of my email text-only and strip all attachments. I even do a weekly LiveUpdate and have a full system scan scheduled every Friday. I did it again, but Norton said everything was fine, but Spamhaus said it wasn't.

So, I figured I'd try this. It does a scan for free. Why not? 68 trojans and the My Doom virus found. Not one hour after Norton told me everything was peachy. I bought it and now 68 trojans and the My Doom virus have been killed.

I am extremely impressed with this product. It is very easy to use, you won't have to be very computer-literate to install it, though you may want someone more experienced to set up the firewall, should you choose to use it. The scanning interface is easy to follow. Just point and click and watch it kill. The help files lead to an encyclopedia which, while incomplete, gives you info on what many trojans and viruses do in layman's terms. It also tells you exactly where each insidious thing was found in your system so you can even track it back to program folders and zip files. (All of which were scanned and declared clean by Norton when I DLed them, BTW.)

Can you tell I now have a problem with Norton? Why am I paying a subscription for that when Ghostbusters is out there at a flat rate?

Cons: I can't figure out why they make it unremovable, but after my experience I also can't figure out why anyone would want to. I mean, you can scan your system for free. Unless there's a conflict, what can it hurt to have more than one virus scanner when the big boys aren't as good as they think they are?

Posted: 12-Apr-2005 08:12:42 AM

Where is the trial?

I expected a barcode creator with a disabled printout to try. What I got was a game. If you'd like to play a game called "Register", which reads "This Numbers send to sale@proton.com.tr" with a list of numbers that aren't trial registration codes, this is the product for you. You play by trying to type in a number at random before you press "Active". I think if you can do it before "For copy right click" pops up, you win, but I'm not that fast so I kept losing the level and getting "Please contact with Proton software." At least I think that's how its played. Very Entertaining! :D Too bad I wanted a barcode creator to test before purchase.

Posted: 12-Aug-2004 03:28:23 PM

For people who are still collecting...

The simple, intuitive interface is good for all ages, it's very easy to figure out. You can make more than one collection file for pretty much anything. In fact, it does everything every other art/antique/collector inventory program does. What makes this one stand out is that it's designed for people who are STILL collecting, not people who are sitting on a collection. There is a "Not Owned" option that allows you to make a virtual wish list; you don't have to keep a seperate database or make a "pretend-owned" category that'll mess up your current market value. For example, you can enter all six issues of a comic, even if you only have one, then just click the "own" box as you complete your collection. What a great idea for completists!

Posted: 08-Jun-2004 08:30:46 PM