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Symantec Hopes To Deliver Anti-Virus Online

Posted by Zonk on from the no-more-delivery-media dept.

daria42 writes "Symantec today said it will slowly move towards supplying its consumer applications online as services." From the article: "Sykes also said there was the possibility that tiny pieces of an application or a single virus scan could be resold by organisations such as online banks, which may choose to ensure their customers are not infected with a virus or spyware before they log on to their account ... This could be paid for by the customer using their credit card or by adding it to their mobile phone bill by sending a text message, said Sykes, who warned that banks could decide not to provide access to anyone with an infected computer."

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  1. This is news? by TheSpoom · · Score: 4, Informative

    McAfee's been doing this for years and when I was doing tech support, I frequently recommended my customers use Trend Micro HouseCall, a free online virus scan, whenever their current virus scanner wasn't working or wasn't installed.

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  2. Norton used to be decent. by beeswax · · Score: 3, Informative

    Norton was decent when Peter Norton used to run the show. When he sold his company to Symantec, I have noticed the software turn into bloated crap. People seem to believe Norton is the best still, it used to be great in the mid-90s, but now it is garbage.

    For anyone that buys Norton, I would try Nod32 instead, I think it is the best one out there if you're willing to spend money.

    For those of you who prefer a free antivirus, I would try Antivir, it is much better than AVG.