Comments on: Symantec debuts integrated anti-spyware tools

Security company releases test version of software-blocking it will begin marketing later this year as part of Net security package.

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Symantec STILL doesn't get it

by thenet411 April 18, 2005 1:57 PM PDT

Symantec still just does not get that it is finished in the consumer arena when it comes to anything but AV. With the arrival of SP2, I promptly removed Norton Internet Security from all of my customer's systems. I switched them to a standalone AV solution (in many cases, NAV). Now, with Microsoft's AntiSpyware app, which will remain free, there is no need for consumers to shell out $80 for this crap! Wake up Symantec. Focus on corporate solutions where you belong.

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Disagree with you on that...
by SiliconAlchemy April 18, 2005 5:59 PM PDT: I work for an organization that sells a LOT of every major security product AND services many hundreds of systems from many different areas of use. It's been proven time and again that Symantec firewall and other solutions are superior to the basic free items Microsoft builds in. At the current time, SpySweeper is of course the best, but if Symantec pulls this off, I have no doubt they will continue to dominate.; Like this View reply Hide reply
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I Agree
by Wildcat0695 April 19, 2005 6:27 AM PDT: Plus the fact that their Internet security suite chews up a lot of resources when its running. At home I dumped it and went with free programming. I have not had any infections of spyware or viruses. I use Zone Alarm, AVG and Microsoft Anti-Spyware.

I also dumped Outlook for Thunderbird and IE for Firefox. I do use IE in select situations, but I have extensions in Firefox that more than make up for IE during normal browsing.

It all only cost me some learning time. Anybody that wants to be on the Internet should know about securing their PC. It's a dangerous world.; Like this