OEM norton IS 2006

KangooVanMan · 23 Apr 2006 at 15:55

Does anybody know if the OEM version of NIS 2006 from OCUK comes with a 12 month subscription? as it would be cheaper than renewing my current NIS 2005 subscription directly from symantec.

Thanks in advance

MarcLister · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:01

I thought all Norton/Symantec stuff had a 12 month subscription. Course you are asking the wrong question really.

What you should be asking is "I am getting to the end of my current Norton subscription, is there anything out there that is better?", to which the answer would be yes.

Nod32 and ZA Pro is what I use. Better at their respective functions than Norton and about 1000% less bloatware and rubbish than Norton/Symantec.

Stick with Norton if you want, but for me, getting away from Norton/Symantec was one of the best IT decisions I've made. I tried out Avast and AVG free along with ZA free for a while but the number of nod32 recommendations on this forum made me try it out. Stupid old me only chose a 1 year licence. Should have gone for 2, will do so next time round.

KangooVanMan · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:19

thanks for the advice, this is not for my pc but the boys. I like norton on there because of the parental controls and the fact he doesn't have to do anything except not stop the autoscan. But 45 euro's for a new subscription on his existing 2005 seems a bit steep.

Is the software you mentioned ok for a teenager, you know simple to use ect? Or will it be "Dad my pc's not working" every half hour.

VeNT · 24 Apr 2006 at 00:29

if your a system builder they have a OEM thats realy realy realy cheap but only has like 2/3 months sub on it

MarcLister · 24 Apr 2006 at 00:37

KangooVanMan said:
thanks for the advice, this is not for my pc but the boys. I like norton on there because of the parental controls and the fact he doesn't have to do anything except not stop the autoscan. But 45 euro's for a new subscription on his existing 2005 seems a bit steep.

Is the software you mentioned ok for a teenager, you know simple to use ect? Or will it be "Dad my pc's not working" every half hour.

Yeah should be fine. nod32 is really easy, ZA you might want to try out the free version for a while just to see if you like it. You can also try nod32 free for 30 days.

nod32 settings can be password protected.