[Jerry Raia]

http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3860

"Symantec Corp., yes - the company which recently screwed up millions of Windows computers, will broaden its mobile security product line by shipping new products designed for Microsoft's Windows Mobile next week. The software will come in two versions: a consumer product called "Norton Mobile Security for Smartphones" and "Symantec Mobile Security 5.0", designed for enterprise users. Both versions will be available May 29, a company spokesman said Monday."

One of the first things I do when I start up a new PC is remove every trace of Norton I can find. I wouldn't put Norton on anything other than a static computer display with no working parts. I take that back, Norton would mess even that up. What started out as a pretty functional anti virus application has now become the poster child for bloated cumbersome software. Now Symantec wants to add that bloat to our Smartphones. All I can offer is: DON'T DO IT!

[Jerry Raia]

http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3860

"Symantec Corp., yes - the company which recently screwed up millions of Windows computers, will broaden its mobile security product line by shipping new products designed for Microsoft's Windows Mobile next week. The software will come in two versions: a consumer product called "Norton Mobile Security for Smartphones" and "Symantec Mobile Security 5.0", designed for enterprise users. Both versions will be available May 29, a company spokesman said Monday."

One of the first things I do when I start up a new PC is remove every trace of Norton I can find. I wouldn't put Norton on anything other than a static computer display with no working parts. I take that back, Norton would mess even that up. What started out as a pretty functional anti virus application has now become the poster child for bloated cumbersome software. Now Symantec wants to add that bloat to our Smartphones. All I can offer is: DON'T DO IT!

[thehelios]

Um, what viruses are there for windows anyway?

[jfreiman]

i can't stand Norton any longer either! I agree what used to be a wonderful, simple and low profile piece of software now rivals only the Real Player software.
i won't let either of these programs on any of my devices or my friends.

[Tim Williamson]

I'm with you guys on Norton, I was recently working on a friends computer, and for some reason IE wouldn't connect to the net but Netscape would, I played with the connection settings a bit, and I finally though, hmm, I wonder if there's a firewall installed. Sure enough I go into Norton, and someone IE got added to the never allow a connection list... :roll: I changed the Norton firewall settings and she was good to go.

Now this may have originally been user error, but come on, I would think it would prompt the user and say "hello user, did you really want to block your internet browser".

Plus it's sluggish and ties itself into too many programs and adds useless toolbars throughout the OS.

Go with something lightweight like AVG or Avast.

[Foxbat121]

I wouldn't be supprised to see a few WM virus show up after May 29th

[Kris Kumar]

Originally Posted by Foxbat121

I wouldn't be supprised to see a few WM virus show up after May 29th

[Pete Paxton]

Originally Posted by Jerry Raia

One of the first things I do when I start up a new PC is remove every trace of Norton I can find. I wouldn't put Norton on anything other than a static computer display with no working parts.

Amen to that!

[hylton]

sweet...now my wm smartphone can run even slower and have no resources available for anything else...

i'll bet it'll take more space to install the stupid thing than just about any WM device has available...that'd be par fot the course for these guys.

no thanks, i'll take my chances!

seriously, first thing i do with a new pc for myself or a client, remove anything from norton, mcafee, trend, etc...install AVG and be done with it...the big boys have gotten too big and their products eat resources like candy...

[MitchellO]

Originally Posted by hylton

i'll bet it'll take more space to install the stupid thing than just about any WM device has available...that'd be par fot the course for these guys.

no thanks, i'll take my chances!

That's the idea, no room for viruses (or anything else for that matter).

[stevew]

I agree about Norton. Zone Alarm is just as bad or worse.