Leave it to the pros

Have I mentioned how much I am disappointed by Symantec Antivirus products. Your mileage may vary, but I find them simultaneously -

• Too large (threads, working space, &c)


• Too large (too deeply ingrained in OS)


• Not easy for the avg consumer to remove (the sure-fire way is to go to Symantec's Norton Removal Tool page, but most folks would rather just remove via Add/Remove. You know, like any other program.)


• Worse than nothing when out of date (it seems to become a beacon for all malware once its definition file gets out of date)


• Frighteningly ubiquitous - its everywhere, and it is FAIL

Rant over. I've removed Norton three times this week, and I am glad to do it each time.