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I've been using Nortons for many years. I just got pinged that my auto-renewal is about to hit my CC.
I guess it works OK, but it's starting to irritate me with the constant spamming, trying to get me to buy some new feature. I can't find a way to disable this crap either. So....I was contemplating a move to something else.
PC Matic is one I'm considering. Does anyone have any direct experience with it?
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Never heard of it. I use Avast and I absolutely love it. No spam. Very efficient. And it saved me a few times.
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I use a Mac
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Apple guys...... pffftttttt.....
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House of the Rising Sone Out in the mid or far field Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated
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Hackers don't target mac users because of the market of users aren't worth it. Actually Windows Defender built in has come a long way Michael and results are as good or better than some of the payed subscriptions for virus/malware/ransomware protection. I use free bitdefender as well on some of my pcs.
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Actually mac's share has increase over the years ... last # I remember (2018 developer conference) ... 100 million in-use (about 10% worldwide). It's only increase from there.
There have been a number of viruses and malware which have been aimed at the Mac ... and OS X has only gotten more secure for it.
P.S. chrome books have also eaten into the PC market ...
Last edited by rrlev; 03/17/21 02:38 PM. Reason: added chrome book
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We also have a number of Window PCs (kid gaming and my wife's work computer) which I keep on separate VLANs from myself. Used to use Webroot on them .. now I just use whatever Microsoft provides.
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My employer is a constant target, so our cyber-security group beats it into our heads to be proactive, and not rely on Windows (or MAC) based protection. They've made me paranoid...... Money for a subscription is cheap insurance for the damage hackers can cause, so I don't mind paying. I just don't like the constant "buy more of our crap" spam that Notrons keeps hitting me with.
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