Comments on: Is it safe to uninstall Norton now that I am using Webroot Spy Sweeper? http://www.askageek.com/2009/03/27/is-it-safe-to-uninstall-norton-now-that-i-am-using-webroot-spy-sweeper/ Where Geeks Answer Your Computer and Tech Questions! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:41:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.askageek.com/2009/03/27/is-it-safe-to-uninstall-norton-now-that-i-am-using-webroot-spy-sweeper/comment-page-1/#comment-8617 Mark Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:53:10 +0000 http://www.askageek.com/?p=2296#comment-8617 Unfortunatly, these two programs do two different things. The webroot software you purchased will take care of spyware/malware, however you're still going to need an anti-virus program to take care of viruses. Webroot has an anti-virus program you can use if you like that company. Or you can try AVG or Avast, both of which have free offerings: http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html As a rule of thumb, you only ever want to have one 'Anti-Virus' program installed on your PC at a time. Uninstall Norton and then install your next anti-virus program. Unfortunatly, these two programs do two different things.
The webroot software you purchased will take care of spyware/malware, however you’re still going to need an anti-virus program to take care of viruses.

Webroot has an anti-virus program you can use if you like that company. Or you can try AVG or Avast, both of which have free offerings:

http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

As a rule of thumb, you only ever want to have one ‘Anti-Virus’ program installed on your PC at a time. Uninstall Norton and then install your next anti-virus program.

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