Pay money every year to NAV ???

**Fame** · September 11th, 2002, 16:26

Hi all,

I'm using Norton Anti-virus 2001,and lately I've been getting 'reminder' messages to renew my "Update service for virus protection",since it will be expired in 20 days.

It means I will no longer be able to use Live Update to get protection from the latest viruses.

After reading about the issue,it appears you usually get a 12 month update service,and then you're supposed to renew it,meaning pay money every year ?

Now I've never heard of such thing,so I'd like to know what you people have to say about it...

If you can please open the main page of your NAV and look for "update service for virus protection" line in the system status.Tell me if yours due to expire as well.

Has anybody here finished his 12 months and bought again his update service?

It's just seems weird to me,cos I thought once you have the program you don't need to spend more money every year.

Thanx in advance !

**Daniel** · September 11th, 2002, 16:44

Well I know McAffee doens't have this..then again, I always surf with my Anti virus off because it's a damn resource hog.

**Ben** · September 11th, 2002, 20:16

Fame, get AVG AntiVirus from http://www.grisoft.com
It's free. It's good. It works. It's not a resource hog.

**jmiller** · September 11th, 2002, 20:28

Originally posted by Ben
Fame, get AVG AntiVirus from http://www.grisoft.com
It's free. It's good. It works. It's not a resource hog.

I agree, Ben.
I have an actual, legal copy of NAV on CD but I still use AVG.

**nickmahon** · September 11th, 2002, 21:16

I just don't get viruses.

**jmiller** · September 11th, 2002, 21:44

Originally posted by nickmahon
I just don't get viruses.

How can you be 100% sure? Even virus scans miss some viruses.

**nickmahon** · September 12th, 2002, 06:38

I don't go to shady/warez/porn sites. Outlook filters mail viruses. I only download things that I know to be virus free... I scanned about a week ago with AVG just for fun, and I had 0 viruses. It was my first scan in about a year.

**The Red Guy** · September 12th, 2002, 06:40

Yes, I did. Anyway, you can download the definations by a zip file, the Liverupdate updates your software too. You just need the definations right?

**Ben** · September 12th, 2002, 06:57

I didn't have AV software up until maybe less than a year ago (and thats in my ~7 years of being around computers). I just never get viruses.

**Jan** · September 12th, 2002, 07:18

Would you have even known what a virus was when you were six Ben?

**The Red Guy** · September 12th, 2002, 07:22

You're bound to get one someday (I'm not cursing you) Prevention is better than cure.

**jmiller** · September 12th, 2002, 13:19

The only time I ever get viruses is after my brother or father have borrowed the computer.

**Webdude** · September 12th, 2002, 13:58

Originally posted by Fame
Hi all,

Simply uninstall it. Go delete the folders it leaves behind in windows/program file, reboot, re-install, do your update. Then you have another 12 months and the same protection. NAV is far better than AVS or McCrappafy. I have an old 233pc I use for various testing and I have tested these and other antivirus programs. NAV was the only one to catch every virus I thru at it....which is why NAV is the one I use on my main pc's. I use NIS 2002.

**Daniel** · September 12th, 2002, 14:56

Originally posted by Webdude

I use NIS 2002.

And I use Windows XP without any service packs and patches.

**98125** · September 13th, 2002, 10:42

Originally posted by The Red Guy
Yes, I did. Anyway, you can download the definations by a zip file, the Liverupdate updates your software too. You just need the definations right?

You can't install the virus definitions. It says your subscription is out of date and you have to pay.

Originally posted by Webdude

Simply uninstall it.

it doesn't work that easily. You have to format your computer to renew your subscribtion service without paying.

Mullin