Webroot Antivirus With Antispyware & Firewall

I used Norton on my first computer back in 2000. It was ok. It did its job by protecting my computer from spyware & viruses. However, it did crash my computer once in a while (not good when finishing a report!), & it sometimes made my computer performance slow. When I bought my new computer in 2005, I saw the original Spysweeper (without antivirus) on sale 4 $5.00, & I decided 2 give it a try.

I'm so glad I switched. I originally signed up 4 the one year subscription, & it has done a great job protecting my computer from all kinds of spyware stuff that I didn't know existed. Best of all, it does not crash or slow up my computer. When my one year subscription was up in 2006, the antivirus came out with spysweeper, & it is even better.

Since then, I've had no problems with any viruses or spy cookies on my computer. I just run a sweep every week, & it eliminates all that stuff from my computer with ease. For you info: I'm running Windows XP (2nd pack).

I will not consider another antispyware & antivirus software. This product is worth the price. Webroot will give you a discount if you're a continued subscriber. Just a side note: If you're having problems with it running updates while you're online doing something important, you can either set the updates 2 run with your connection speed (dial-up vs. DSL), or you can just turn it off completely. However, I don't recommend turning it off 4 very long, as it constantly keeps up with current spyware & virus definitions coming out everyday.

My experience with the webroot package began about 6 months ago when Norton began hanging (failing 2 finish its scans) on a Windows XP & a Windows Vista computer. I first installed the webroot product on the Windows XP machine & noticed that it always took between 5 - 10 minutes 2 boot the software up. After several discussions with webroot personnel, I came 2 the conclusion that this software simply must have a minimum of 1 Gb memory 2 work properly (the XP machine only had 512K). After upgrading the system memory, there were no further problems. The webroot software worked fine on the Vista machines from the start because they already had sufficient memory.

What you get 4 your trouble is a very powerful antivirus + anti-spyware combination that is much more adept at finding & eliminating threats than Norton ever was. It is also the first package I've used that effectively stops homepage highjacking, even from the dreaded msn & runonce issues. Just specify the homepage you want in the antivirus program, then in your web browser, reboot, & the problem is gone.

The key here is that you must have 1 Gb of memory 4 this software 2 work properly, so if you don't have a full gig or you don't know how much you have, go 2 [...] where you can scan your computer 2 see what you have & buy additional memory if needed.

I have now installed this software on 7 computers (3 Vista, 4 XP) & it works great every time. All 4 XP machines required memory upgrades.

I set up a new workstation 4 my wife 4 light computing only, & I needed at least some protection 4 the system, so I bought this package because I already have experience with the Webroot Spysweeper product. I was happy 2 find the spy sweeping & virus protection in one package.

I set up a 2003 era Windows XP machine from scratch, installed this product, & it works fine. If this product adds 2 the boot-up time 4 my computer, I sure can't tell.

I don't know if there is a single perfect computer security tool. Most every one has those who swear by it & those who swear at it. I wore myself out one evening reading all sorts of reviews 4 anti-virus products, & finally decided 2 buy this one. So far so good.

If you like 2 turn on your computer, have all your programs load immediately, & then wait another 2-4 minutes 4 this antivirus & firewall program 2 finally figure out it also needs 2 load - then this is your program! Then add another 2-3 min 4 it 2 actually complete downloading - All the time telling you 2 wait 1 minute - (which in reality takes 2-3 minutes).
I was told by customer service the reason it takes so long 2 even begin loading upon turn on, is that "it is probably scanning the hard drive"
Excuse me! But Norton & PCcillin never scanned before loading!
Oh - if you happened 2 make the mistake of checking the box 2 update downloads automatically, you should know it decides 2 do that job at random whenever it decides it wants to! Usually when your in the middle of entering a market order, or entering a number in a spread sheet. The computer freezes until it finishes its slow, slow, slow update!
Please, please, look 4 something else. Norton & PCcillin was never this bad.