What would be your recommendation to remove all Norton products from a new Toshiba C50- A Series- Windows 8. Jim
I would personally recommend uninstalling Norton. I would turn off Windows Defender - it has MSE incorporated with it in Win 8. For the best protection, I would then install Avast 8 Free if you like playing with settings or Bitdefender Free if you want the best protection without having to mess with it. IMHO 2oG
windows defender is part of windows from vista on, not just win8. get rid of norton as just a trial version anyhow just like ms office.
I know that ddp but with Win 8 MSE comes in Defender. Not there in Vista or 7.... It has been intergrated with defender so you have both AV and AntiMalware in one. Hello.. See -> HERE!
I am going to do more research on this.. Kafka is using Avast on win 8 with Defender turned off but I see there has been some conflicts with some around the web so will need to dig a little deeper, I guess.
@killer2, As far as Windows Defender goes, you either manually disable it first or it automatically disables itself when a third-party antivirus program begins to install. Much different sort of program from the predecessor, Microsoft Security Essentials. Not possible to uninstall it in Windows 8 as it was not designed to ever be uninstalled, only disabled. Rationale for this is simple: Every copy of Windows 8 that goes out the door this way with an a/v already installed, and active, on it so as to protect the system and the operating system. So, it is more or less built into the operating system, unlike third-party a/v's. My opinion stands, Avast! Free is the better AV. Just uninstall Norton and install Avast.
Ever since Avast 8 came out this year I have ran it through the wringer and it has always came out on top of everything I've tested it against.. I gather about 50 or so ZeroDay malware each week that I test against and Avast runs in the neighborhood of 98% to 99% effective. I thought at first that Bitdefender Free was going to be a keeper but it has let me down several times even tho it has a higher rating, in the tests from AV Comparatives, than Avast. When combined with K9 web protection and WOT or MalwareBytes Pro you can get 100% and I'm happier than a camel on Wednesday. 2oG
You can install Avast as a primary or secondary system. I have done so for a few years without any issues.
killer2 Suspended due non-functional email address Poor Mez, a day late and a dollar short........ just kidding LOL
