Quote Originally Posted by Byzantine Mercenary
the main thing i didn't like about norton was that it kept throwing me out of games to scan my hardrive, while i was supposed to just sit there doing nothing for the hour or so it takes, i don't like the way they boss you about telling you to update etc all that...
also it was slowing my computer down
and was all over my computer
As installed, Norton can be very intrusive (AV check, one button checkup, download updates, clean sweep, maybe even defrag all set to be automatic) and will usually kick in at the most inappropriate times. I think Symantec assumes the user is not very computer literate, and goes with max-protect. All you really need is the background monitor (and even that is questionable), and set aside some time every so often to run the system scans and updates when you aren't using the computer. You can (and must, for your own sanity and gaming life) change the scheduling under the options.