Full Support Safer Netwoking.
I have just voted in the poll to "Detect NIS completely".
I recommended and installed Norton Internet Security 2005 for several people, and bought it myself, after reading a review of security tools which praised it.
I found it intrusive and irritating. The number of pop-up's it generated while I was on-line, and particularly when filling in forms, made it unusable if you wanted to get anything done.
I ended up phoning Symantec and asking for my money back. I found they had a web page specifically for disgruntled customers to claim a refund. I think that says a lot. I was left embarrassed at having recommended it.
In comparison I have found Spybot S & D excellent. I think Symantec's non-cooperation with Safer Networking is deplorable. Safer Networking are addressing a serious problem by providing free security software (that works) to the home user, the user often with little or no knowledge of security issues and the most vunerable.
The way I see this is, we have a vendor of a commercial and in my opinion poorer tool, one I personally felt would put people off bothering with online security for life, damaging the reputation of a a tool that I feel is far superior as part of a self-selected security suite. A tool which also encourages security by being supplied free for download to home users, for which I think Safer Networking deserve praise.
(If Symantec ever read this, I'd love you to post a reply and convince me my personal opinions are wrong in the paragraph above, and give reasons why Norton Internet Security 200X should be considered better than a combination of Windows XP's own Restore plus ZoneLabs, Grisoft, Safer Networking and Lavasoft products.)
You have my full support Safer Networking.
No problem with NIS/Spybot so far
I have been reading these posts with curiosity. I use NIS 2006 since almost a year, I use Spybot S&D for some years and I use Norton System Works since 2000 (now NSW 2006). I have never had the problems you mentioned above, i.e. Symantec advising me to uninstall Spybot S&D.
I was planning to upgrade to version 2007 of NIS but you all make me doubt.
Is there a big difference with NIS 2006? And how about NSW? Please advise.
Thank you for any reply.