Lenovo owners get a surprisingly clear message from the latest roundup: you have excellent antivirus choices whether you want a free, lightweight defender or a fully loaded, multi‑device security suite — and the tradeoffs are predictable: top detection and extra privacy features cost money; free...
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In 2025, the landscape of free antivirus software for Windows 11 users offers robust protection without the need for financial investment. This article evaluates five leading free antivirus programs, highlighting their features, performance, and suitability for different user needs.
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All of a sudden I get hundreds of bookmarks in both Chrome and Edge. The only thing new is that I am running Norton's Ultimate Utilities. Any correlation? Platform is a Dell laptop running the latest version of W11. These bookmorks do not correlate with the Favorites folder under Users.
Earlier today I decided to Uninstall Kaspersky and install Norton instead. Since doing so I keep having what looks like a command prompt pop up but it closes literally within a couple of milliseconds so I can't get a good view of what it is. If I am on a game (or anything else) it will pause the...
Got this one today, needless to say, I don't even use Norton!
Nowhere does it even say who the charge is too...
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I seem to have the same L2TP VPN issue as everyone with the security updates (KB5009543, KB5009566) but I upgraded to Windows 11 right after the update and now removing the updates is not helping me to get back on the VPN. The only way I have found to use the Windows VPN is to turn on my Norton...
I installed Windows 11 as a ?? clean install only to find a sort of Kit from Asus board with features like Norton, drivers and much more. Just the sight of Norton caused me to be leery.
I had this desktop built and after two years found a site that listed the pros and cons. I only installed some...
I'm on a new computer which arrived 3 days ago. When I first loaded it Windows Update downloaded and installed a couple of updates without problem, but now it's stuck.
I had 3 outstanding updates: 2021-01 KB4589212 and 2021-03 KB5000802, plus Feature Update to Windows 10 version 20H2 which has...
Hello Everyone.
My security goes like this: Bitdefender Total Security+Voodoo-Shield+Simple Windows Hardening.
Second opinion malware scanners: Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool+Norton Power Eraser+Emsisoft Emergency Kit+Malwarebytes Free+HitmanPro(paid) & Eset Online Scanner.
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If you use Avira, you're now part of Norton's LifeLock family.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nortonlifelock-purchases-avira-for-360-million/
I got this error code when doing a scan with Power Eraser
Registry Key: HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1101115190-1716058734-255419495-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3\"1803"
My other question is would this affect me trying to do a factory reset.
ok today i was trying to get the fingerprint scanner to work and it messed up my pc so i had to do a complete restore. i one time i had a bunch of security programs installed and i'm thinking they made the pc sluggish. so a few weeks ago i took everything off and installed norton antivirus from...