Symantec Release Norton v11.0 for Mac
Symantec has released their 11th edition of Norton AntiVirus (NAV) for Mac, this version comes updated for Leopard among other small enhancements. They are also including a new widget with the application and the promise that this version of NAV has very low impact on you Mac performance.
I own NAV for Mac version 10.0, and for the most part I haven’t use it for over a year. Not entirely true, I did reinstall it when I upgraded to Leopard, but I haven’t even run it once. The reason I bought NAV back in 2005 was because I felt that I needed to protect those who I share files with in the Windows world.
When I first installed it I ran most of its services and guess what, it consumed all my resources to the point that was very annoying. I had to quit most of its services like auto-scan, scan on mount, etc. to regain some system performance to the point where I wasn’t running it at all. After two years, I found no reason to own the software and today I’m in no hurry to get their new version.
Is this the right thing for me to do? The truth is that as a Mac user I have a scary sense of security, this behavior can lead me to leave my doors open to a malicious attack. Especially now that Apple is gaining more momentum with the Macintosh and more hackers are noticing the increase in market share that we have.
I don’t think I’ll be upgrading to NAV 11.0 but I have picked up a couple of articles of others that are giving their first impressions. MacNN has an article that was picked up by various Mac centric blogs that talk about their first impressions and the new features. Follow this link to read it, but what I’m really looking forward to read in the next couple of days is a hands-on review about the software and its impact on performance.
Do you think you need NAV? Do you own any type of Antivirus for your Mac? I think this is a waste of money, I won’t be buying it for now and until I see that there’s any real threat I won’t be recommending it.
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