What I mean is this... The new computer cam with McAfee Virus scan... I'm going to install norton, but do not want to uninstall McAfee, becuase it raised *censored* on my old computer... So If I leave Norton and McAfee on at the same time, will they conflict? The paper says that they might weaken each other, making you less secure. Will that happen with Norton and McAfee if they are both on at the same time?
[glb]Flame[/glb]
Anti-virus programs are loners......so to speak .....They tend to be more effective on their own. Sometimes they do not peacefully co-exist .
As far as McAfee raising *censored* with your old pc.........I suspect that it was something you removed ... (ie a shared file which was being used by another app ) .
I have removed both McAfee and Norton from a number of machines and have never had any problems .....other than they both leave remnants all over the place .....That is for example why Norton has a separate removal app to cleanup bits and pieces .
If you go into the registry and do a search for either of these applications ......I'll bet you , you will find a number of entries still left behind. ( But then that happens with many programs)
As far as Norton charging you to "chat" ....... They do not charge for issues which are directly related to their software . They will however charge for calls which are just general in nature.....( this is done to attempt to avoid niusense calls) . I have had occassion to phone Norton re software issues with their products and they are very upfront about what support they will provide . If you have a legit problem with their products .......you WILL NOT be charged .........
The issue of charging was put in place to attempt to discourage users from simply picking up the phone and tieing up their techs to correct issues which have nothing to do with Norton products.
In case you havent noticed .........people are lazy , instead of doing a bit of research into the problem they simply throw up their hands and reach for the phone .....
Norton , as well as McAfee have websites , which are there to help . Granted they are not always the easiest to navigate but in many instances the info is there ........
So , in conclusion , I would suggest using just one anti- virus . You decide which one you want and then remove the other. ( completely )
dl65