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Norton Antivirus 2011 incompatible with Spyware Doctor 7.0
« Oct 31, 2010    11:24:58 AM »
Norton wants to put a free update to 2011 on my pc. But, when it is installing it pops up a message to remove Spyware doctor because it is incompatible with the 2011 version of Norton.

I don't know what is going on between Norton and Spyware doctor but I don't like the way this smells at all.

I have been using a combination of Spyware Doctor and Norton for years. Norton has been great for stopping e-mail threats. While Spyware has been great for removing tracking cookies and malware  that Norton has missed.


I have looked around the net to try and find out what is going on between Norton and Spyware Doctor. I have not found much information yet. I am sure there will be more information available in the coming weeks. I am also sure that if these two companies wanted to make there software compatible with each others , they could. If it turns out that Norton is using the old Microsoft tactics to dominate this area of the internet then I believe it will back fire on Norton. I'm not liking what I see so far.

Right now I have not installed Norton 2011 yet. I'm not sure I am going to. I'm leaning towards - NOT. The cow
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Norton detected 89 percent of the assorted threats, matching Panda Antivirus Pro 2011 ($50.95, ) and Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010 ($39.95, ). However, Norton was significantly more effective than the other two at removing what it found. It cleaned up almost every trace for nearly half of the threats it found and achieved a malware removal score of 7.9, the highest yet with my current malware collection.

Norton detected 78 percent of the scareware (rogue antivirus) threats. Four other products detected more, but Norton's removal was very effective. With 7.8 points, it came very close to the top scareware removers Ad-Aware Pro Internet Security 8.3 ($29.95, ) and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 (Free, ), both of which got 8.1 points.

In a separate test using commercial keyloggers in place of malware Norton again scored well but not at the top. It detected 86 percent of the threats while Webroot AntiVirus with Spy Sweeper 2011 ($39.95, ) and Spyware Doctor caught 93 percent. Webroot definitely won this test with 7.8 points compared to Norton's 6.9.

Both the malware and keylogger collections include samples that use devious rootkit techniques to hide from detection. Spyware Doctor, Webroot, and three other products detected every single one of the rootkit samples; Spyware Doctor scored 9.0 points and Webroot 8.0. With 89 percent and 7.7 points, Norton is definitely in the winner's circle but not quite at the top. For details on how I test malware removal and derive these scores, see How We Test Anti-Malware.



Norton does a great job cleaning up malware; in particular, it's very thorough at removing what it finds. While other products scored higher in specific categories, Norton took the overall prize.


 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2368764,00.asp


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Fight between Norton 2011 and Spyware Doctor
Norton Antivirus and Spyware Doctor (without Antivirus) have coexisted on PC's for years. Each does their own unique jobs very well.

Now these dumb asses are in a pissing contest. We the consumers are caught in the middle.

Just tried upgrading Norton 2010 to 2011. Wouldn't install because Spyware Doctor was installed.

These two companies obviously know about each other. Why in the heck can't they continue to coexist? After all these years they have to see who has the biggest dick?

So, now I'm supposed to choose? Norton is useless against Malware. Stuff like Vundo fly right by Norton. Spyware Doctor and Malware Bytes are your only hope.

For now I'm keeping Norton 2010 and Spyware Doctor. Norton can bite it.
Last edited by aceplace57; 10-18-2010 at 11:58 AM.

 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=582289
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Re: Norton Antivirus 2011 incompatible with Spyware Doctor 7.0
« Jul 09, 2011    04:43:00 PM »
Norton bought PC Tools [who produce Spyware Doctor] a while ago and AntiVirus 2011 now proudly states  'with antispyware'.  It is likely that Norton wants to remove Spyware Doctor because it already has a version of Spyware Doctor incorpoated into the anti-virus code. So it's not as bad as it sounds.
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Re: Norton Antivirus 2011 incompatible with Spyware Doctor 7.0
« Jul 09, 2011    05:31:54 PM »
Yes,   This is an old post now. I probably should have updated it.

I now have Norton 2011 on two pc's - minus the spyware doctor with no problems what so ever The cow
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Re: Norton Antivirus 2011 incompatible with Spyware Doctor 7.0
« Jun 04, 2012    04:58:50 AM »
 cat You mean they are compatible?
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Re: Norton Antivirus 2011 incompatible with Spyware Doctor 7.0
« Jun 04, 2012    06:49:20 AM »
well, it's more like , the new Norton does  what the old Spyware doctor did anyway as well as block virus's , But, remember this post is a year old now. The cow
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