Norton Internet Security included on disc?

[soarwitheagles]

Hi Soar
You are forgiven for your (wrong) views on Kaspersky of course and I won't hold it against you, much! But I agree with your decision not to use Norton at any cost.

DM,

I am happy that Kaspersky works well for you.  Here has been my latest experience with Kaspersky:

I loaded the program and it worked ok for about 3-4 months, but I kept noticing my system becoming slower and slower.  Finally the system slowed to a crawl [as in Firefox requiring 1-2 minutes to open].

I ran various other Malware programs in my attempt to locate the problem.  I also ran System Mechanic Pro several times.  Took off all Programs not absolutely needed and still the dreaded crawl.  Kaspersky Tech Support could not help me solve this issue.

As a last resort [before reformatting] I finally decided to remove Kaspersky and load Microsoft Essentials.  That's when I made the disturbing discovery that Kaspersky was the "slow down to a crawl" culprit all along!

After removing Kaspersky and switching to Microsoft Essentials my system sped up to the speeds I had when my system was brand new and newly formatted.  Interesting enough, Microsoft Essential did not find anything wrong within my system.  That is when I realized Kaspersky was the slow down culprit.

I realize many, many people love Kaspersky and have had good experiences with it.  Not me.  My first install and use of Kaspersky one year ago opened the door for my system to have trojan horses and viruses.  Even though I receive free and legal copies of both Kaspersky Antivirus and Internet Security, I would not dare use it again.  I had problems with it on several different computers...not just my own personal computers.
 
Simply put, for me, Never Again!

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Soar
Sorry to hear about your run in with Kaspersky. I have been using it for years ever since I lived in the Eastern block where it is almost mandatory being Russian To be fair though it has always worked very well and even picked up malware that other programs have missed, so yes I will stick with it for now until something better comes along.
By the way did I mention that all free software is gratefully received(especially Kaspersky)

[soarwitheagles]

Hi Soar
Sorry to hear about your run in with Kaspersky. I have been using it for years ever since I lived in the Eastern block where it is almost mandatory being Russian To be fair though it has always worked very well and even picked up malware that other programs have missed, so yes I will stick with it for now until something better comes along.
By the way did I mention that all free software is gratefully received(especially Kaspersky)

Lord, please forgive Dark Mantis for saying Kaspersky is good software and I forgive him too!

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Good and mandatory are two different concepts unless you live in a communist country!

[soarwitheagles]

Good and mandatory are two different concepts unless you live in a communist country!

DM,

Wow!  I am sorry you had to grow up in a communist country!  Yes, I understand the difference between mandatory and good.  It sounds as if it was rough growing up....I worked in several East Bloc nations in the 80's....Where do you grow up?

Soar

[absic]

He hasn't grown up! 

[soarwitheagles]

He hasn't grown up! 

LOL...be nice Absic!

[Dark Mantis]

That was him being nice, soar. No I didn't grow up over there I was brought up in the UK but went to live in Bulgaria for several years and an enlightening expereince it was too. Wouldn't have missed it for the world. Do you know what shocked me the most was that the majority of people would have gone back to commuinism or at least remembered it favourably. There was little to no crime over there and you could walk around at night without being worried. There were a lot of good points including the weather!!!

[absic]

Yes, I remember when you went to Bulgaria DM.

Here in the UK we had street parties, crime fell and it was a much happier place.

Then you returned ........... Nuff said! 

[Dark Mantis]

There's really no answer to that absic. But rest assured I WILL get my own back

[absic]

..... rest assured I WILL get my own back

I don't doubt that at all.