- Mar 13, 2022
- 65
Official Site | Norton™ - Antivirus & Anti-Malware Software
I think that is the link for the trial, no credit card required.
I think that is the link for the trial, no credit card required.
I just installed Norton in 2021 and I am impressed
- Thread starter RoboMan
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It does not matter. Multiple EU consumer protection agencies as well as the USA FTC have condemned the practice. The EU and USA courts have even investigated to see if they could file civil suits against av autorenewal.
Just because they do it because it is legal, does not mean that it is either ethically or morally right.
There's enough nag notifications that nobody is going to experience an expired license unless they choose to ignore the incessant alerts.
The monetary rights of the consumer must always come before the profit rights of ANY vendor.
In the USA, the states have enacted laws with strict punishments for av autorenewal that does not comply with their laws. You have to put forth the time and effort to dig deep into the regulations to see that punishments are not trivial - they are quite punitive.
New State Automatic Renewal Laws Take Effect | Perkins Coie
New or updated auto-renewal laws have taken effect in Colorado, Delaware, and Illinois. Key takeaways for brands offering recurring subscription programs follow:
What you are defending is wrong; consumer agencies have said it is wrong and most people think it is wrong.
- Mar 25, 2021
- 515
Well why Norton havent got sued yet? They are a big company and have been doing for a long time, same as other avsIt does not matter. Multiple EU consumer protection agencies as well as the USA FTC have condemned the practice. The EU and USA courts have even investigated to see if they could file civil suits against av autorenewal.
Just because they do it because it is legal, does not mean that it is either ethically or morally right.
There's enough nag notifications that nobody is going to experience an expired license unless they choose to ignore the incessant alerts.
The monetary rights of the consumer must always come before the profit rights of ANY vendor.
In the USA, the states have enacted laws with strict punishments for av autorenewal that does not comply with their laws. You have to put forth the time and effort to dig deep into the regulations to see that punishments are not trivial - they are quite punitive.
New State Automatic Renewal Laws Take Effect | Perkins Coie
New or updated auto-renewal laws have taken effect in Colorado, Delaware, and Illinois. Key takeaways for brands offering recurring subscription programs follow:www.consumerprotectionreview.com
What you are defending is wrong; consumer agencies have said it is wrong and most people think it is wrong.
- May 29, 2021
- 434
Norton antivirus sued by regulator as part of auto-renewing subscription probe
The UK's competition watchdog has accused the company of refusing to assist an investigation into its subscription practices.
Norton Sued for Withholding Potentially Shady Subscription Renewal Practices
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has submitted a lawsuit against Norton, for denial to share key information.
www.technadu.com
- May 29, 2021
- 434
Norton has been sued many times, just goggle it.
- Aug 28, 2015
- 802
I am running Norton now and so far, have no issues to report.. Let's see how it goes.
- Mar 25, 2021
- 515
- Jun 24, 2016
- 2,491
I love the drama we always have around Norton... LOL
At first, people bashed it because "it's so buggy and heavy!!".
Then, they bashed it because "it's useless and doesn't protect you!!"
Now, seeing how powerful and light it is, they bash it because "they have auto renewal!!" even when you can turn that off
Just use it or don't, do not invent lame excuses to bash products you don't like...
At first, people bashed it because "it's so buggy and heavy!!".
Then, they bashed it because "it's useless and doesn't protect you!!"
Now, seeing how powerful and light it is, they bash it because "they have auto renewal!!" even when you can turn that off
Just use it or don't, do not invent lame excuses to bash products you don't like...
- Apr 1, 2019
- 2,869
One of the few nice things about capitalism, which is what is being complained about, is that you also have the choice to just choose a different product. But, then what would our forums argue about!?
- Jul 26, 2012
- 353
You could allways get an older trial version from softpedia for example and after installation upgrade the application to the lastest version.I will never try out Norton when they are requiring a credit card to use their trials.
- May 29, 2021
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- Jun 22, 2014
- 886
It would be nice to to have the choice about renewing a product`s subscription fee or not.
Thinking about AVG`s tactics here as well as Nortons
Regards Eck
- Aug 28, 2015
- 802
So far so good with Norton. Have not had any issues but it has only been a few days.
- Aug 16, 2021
- 232
checked out the trial, not impressed! (hard test of 1000 recent samples)... it didnt complete, strageley halfway through the test something appeared to kill the norton tray icon, but it did come back...
(did this test twice to be sure it wasnt a fluke... Norton seems to get killed both times)
(did this test twice to be sure it wasnt a fluke... Norton seems to get killed both times)
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- Aug 28, 2015
- 802
Sure run this test after I have been using it for about a week.
- Jul 7, 2013
- 37
Norton! I am not going to cry about it. Really appreciate kC77 taking the time to test it and see what happened. Gotta be better next time Norton!
Really appreciate kC77 taking the time to test it and see what happened. Gotta be better next time Norton!
- Aug 16, 2021
- 232
the odd thing is that it was doing quite well, then something kills the tray process...... but it does start again a minute or so later.... but the system was well and truly compromised. this was only the trial from the #101 on this thread (if that is the correct installer to be using!) I just installed Norton in 2021 and I am impressedNorton! I am not going to cry about it.
Did the Norton protection service get terminated, or was it only the tray icon\notifications?
What were the indicators of compromise after your tests (network traffic alone doesn't count; what was done to the system itself)?
- Aug 16, 2021
- 232
Hi, I think looking through the test the protection agent must of crashed from the amount of work it was trying to do... I didn't even look into the system, after the amount of stuff that had been running, the only thing any sane person should do at that point is format/reinstall windows.
(also note that that the IDS is detecting but actually blocking that traffic automatically) So whilst norton let the malware run and try to talk, my gateway stopped it & warned me of it (which would of prevented the system communicating to get the payloads)
If there was no IDS there.... the system likely would of been part of a botnet.
my tests are pretty simple & crude....
hammer an av with 1000 fresh malware
anything that blocks it running 100% is a pass (so far defender/avast free/mbam & f-secure safe are the only ones out of what ive tested)
bit def free/kaspaerky free/sophos/norton etc all fail
but dont forget to take my tests with a grain of salt.... they are not realistic.... you are not going to get hit with 1000 malwares one after the other in the space of 10 minutes.... under normal usage norton is probably fine!
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- Jan 23, 2021
- 262
I tried to do the free trial last week and had the same result. Norton seemed to be installing, then halfway through the process I briefly saw the GUI and then the whole thing crashed. I tried again and it took me to a page to log in and asked for a credit card for the "free trial" . No thanks. For the last week I have been on Avast One Essential, which really is 100% free, it works fine, has a few useful extra tools in addition to the AV and has not put any pressure on me to upgrade to any paid options.
C.H.
