McAfee vs. Symantec Internet Security Suite 2004 ???

Anyone wish to give some comparisons or reference to any comparison's done
of the two products Security Suites? They seem to both do just about
everything from the marketing overviews.

 

"marketing", there's your answer.

Neither is worth the money, in my opinion.

I'd rather roll-my-own with a combo of F-Secure Antivirus, Tiny Personal
Firewall, trojan cleaners, spyware detectors, etc.




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I have been using Norton Antivirus (included in Norton SystemWorks) for
several years and, knock on wood, have never had a virus!!!!

Miles

 

Hi,

Both Products are very good, except when it comes down to total cost
of ownership.

Both products will cost a lot for technical support, especially for
Symantec, unless you find a knowledgeable and certified 3rd party
security company willing and able to support your needs for the long
haul 24/7/365 at a much cheaper price.

It is not just merely how good these products are out of the box, it
is also how well you can actually use them day to day that really
counts !

The people that go through proper training for supporting these types
of products well have to spend thousands if not tens of thousands of
dollars and hours figuring out the details of these products. So
having these kinds of
people working for you to fine-tune these products [at a reasonable
price] is essential.



Dean

 

I've used Norton for a number of years and have alot of faith in them - I
had put Norton on another mates PC but he didn't like the control
panel/management side of things and invested in his own copy of McAfee
which he finds easier to use. Even though it is sometime since I got
anywhere near a McAfee AV program, whenever I last did I didn't find it as
userfriendly...

So... if my mate and I were average users then I would think that both
products are the same - both have kept us free from foe but we each have
different preference on the eye candy that one uses to control settings. I
have to admit one thing that might help - My mate likes toys on his machine
so its possible that the McAfee (which I've not seen on his machine) has
some some extra's that one doesn't find in Norton.

Does that help any?

 

My 2 cents....

Norton has an awkward user interface and poor documentation, but
it works.

McAfee: I have used it in the past, and on every single occasion, I
had to remove it. McAfee products tend to break the entire system.
Mail stops working, Shutdown stops working... and so on. My
experience with McAfee is that it makes any known virus look like
your best buddy. This is probably why the license agreement with
McAfee products reads like a nightmare from hell. I will never
use any McAfee product for anything beyond a door stop, ever
again in my lifetime !

Just my opinion,
Capps