It would be a wonderful world (apologies to Louis Armstrong) if we didn't have to load up our computers with all kinds of software to protect us from worms, viruses, Trojan horses and other computer nasties that keep bombarding our computers.
(Don't these people have anything better to do?)
While we can only hope that these folks will curb their evil ways, we have to take all of the necessary steps to protect ourselves.
Now, I've already blogged about my great affection for Norton Internet Security, and now I want share my great like for another fine, very fine Norton product, the simply named SystemWorks.
Norton SystemWorks 2006 is the latest versions of Symantec’s award-winning data protection and problem-solving solution that provide greater, more adaptive information protection with minimal user interaction.
SystemWorks 2006 is the first line of support for diagnosing, repairing and maintaining computer health and keeping data safe. The Norton Protection Center, for example, provides an intuitive dashboard that gives a clear, concise summary of what's neded regarding system and data security.
I could go on and on about all of the features included, but take a look at this summary instead:
- Protects against viruses, spyware and other threats
- Undoes system crashes, failed software installations and user errors
- Optimizes performance and fixes many PC problems
- Removes Internet clutter and unwanted cookies
MSRP: $69.99
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Randy,
Of course, Norton Internet Security is known resource hog. But I suppose if you're running a P4 3.2Ghz PC with 1GB of RAM, what's a few less CPU cycles for the peace of mind that NIS provides?
I like Norton too, but they really do make some systems come to a crawl.
The price we pay for freedom ...
In my opinion and from past experience, Norton products are huge resource hungry. You can ignore System works because that doesn’t usually run in the background all the time, But Norton Internet Security does. The Norton Firewall and AV stuff does chew a lot of CPU power and Ram.
Kaspersky suit is an alternative, or like I am using Avast + Sunbelt Kerio.
I used to use Sygate instead of Sunbelt Kerio but Symantec took over Sygate a couple of months ago…