Comments on: Installing Norton Antivirus 2007 And Webroot Software On Multiple Computers http://www.askageek.com/2007/12/21/the-legality-of-installing-norton-antivirus-2007-and-webroot-software-on-multiple-computers/ Where Geeks Answer Your Computer and Tech Questions! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:41:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: matt http://www.askageek.com/2007/12/21/the-legality-of-installing-norton-antivirus-2007-and-webroot-software-on-multiple-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-7652 matt Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:20:31 +0000 http://www.askageek.com/2007/12/21/the-legality-of-installing-norton-antivirus-2007-and-webroot-software-on-multiple-computers/#comment-7652 Norton Antivirus protects against viruses. Webroot protects against spyware. There is a slight difference between the two. Viruses normally cause major problems on your computer, like deleting data. Spyware actually tries to get your information and send it to a central location so the person can use, for example, your credit card to buy something for themselves. While there are products that try to do everything most of them fail. So in most cases you need at least 2 or 3 programs to really protect yourself. You should make sure you have a firewall. You should make sure you have a virus scanner (Norton is acceptable although the author of the post suggests another). You should have a spyware/malware scanner (webroot is acceptable although I personally like Ad-Aware). Norton Antivirus protects against viruses.

Webroot protects against spyware.

There is a slight difference between the two. Viruses normally cause major problems on your computer, like deleting data.

Spyware actually tries to get your information and send it to a central location so the person can use, for example, your credit card to buy something for themselves.

While there are products that try to do everything most of them fail. So in most cases you need at least 2 or 3 programs to really protect yourself.

You should make sure you have a firewall.

You should make sure you have a virus scanner (Norton is acceptable although the author of the post suggests another).

You should have a spyware/malware scanner (webroot is acceptable although I personally like Ad-Aware).

]]> By: Kerry http://www.askageek.com/2007/12/21/the-legality-of-installing-norton-antivirus-2007-and-webroot-software-on-multiple-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-7646 Kerry Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:22:28 +0000 http://www.askageek.com/2007/12/21/the-legality-of-installing-norton-antivirus-2007-and-webroot-software-on-multiple-computers/#comment-7646 Do I need to have both Norton antivirus AND Webd root? Do I need to have both Norton antivirus AND Webd root?

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