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Norton Antivirus

#1 Post by judithara » Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:53 am

How do I find a Norton AntiVirus product key ? I'm trying to get rid of a virus. Norton AntiVirus is asking for a product key. I don't remember the email or password that I have with their account. I don't remember having account with them at all. How do I find the product key necessary for the AntiVirus activation ?
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Re: Norton Antivirus

#2 Post by dr_st » Sat Dec 26, 2009 3:01 am

You probably only have the free trial version that Lenovo ships with most Thinkpads, and it has expired.

Get a different antivirus. Loads of free, better ones are out there.
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Re: Norton Antivirus

#3 Post by neenee » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:11 am

I'd like to recommend Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free ;)

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Re: Norton Antivirus

#4 Post by paul*robertson » Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:57 pm

neenee wrote:I'd like to recommend Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free ;)
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Re: Norton Antivirus

#5 Post by killer » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:46 pm

'Avast' is the best Antivrus I have found to date.
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Re: Norton Antivirus

#6 Post by Dale H. Cook » Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:46 am

I have used Kaspersky for years, and for years it has consistently received high ratings from reviewers. It is also included in those ZoneAlarm products which include AV.
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Re: Norton Antivirus

#7 Post by emeraldgirl08 » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:07 pm

I'd go with Avast.
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Re: Norton Antivirus

#8 Post by A31 » Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:04 am

You can either do one of these things...
1. Find an alternative Anit Virus such as AVG free 9.0
How do I find a Norton AntiVirus product key ?
2. If you really want Norton than you'll have to find a (Mod edit -- remove reference to a cracking tool - Harryc) for Norton Anti Virus

I would recommend you get AVG Free 9.0, it works really well I find.
Download it here http://free.avg.com/us-en/download?prd=afg
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Re: Norton Antivirus

#9 Post by Harryc » Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:38 am

Mod edit - we do not allow discussion of cracking methods either for Thinkpad passwords or Software package serials - please read the forum rules - Harryc

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Re: Norton Antivirus

#10 Post by ThinkRob » Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:09 pm

1) Norton Antivirus is junk. It consistently performs quite poorly.

2) Avast is less annoying, but it doesn't do that great on detection tests.

3) Avira consisntenly scores near the top of the list when it comes to detection rates.

4) Microsoft Security Essentials is a relative newcomer, but already has started scoring quite well on both detection rates and speed.

Personally, I'd recommend either #3 or #4.
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