Comments on: I Hate Norton! http://www.joemanna.com/blog/i-hate-norton/ Tech News, Social Media & Politics From a Geek Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: PCSecurityExpert http://www.joemanna.com/blog/i-hate-norton/#comment-47567 PCSecurityExpert Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:16:16 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/2006/03/i-hate-norton/#comment-47567 To my mind, avast has the most user-friendly interface out of all free antivirus programs I know of, and its updates come absolutely silent. Some PC users insist that it has a poor detection rate, but AV comparatives lists avast! over Norton, so there must be a sound reason behind that. Since version 4.8 avast! claims to have anti-spyware protection included as well. I personally know a home user who switched from ESET (paid) to avast! (free), and not because NOD's subscription expired. To my mind, avast has the most user-friendly interface out of all free antivirus programs I know of, and its updates come absolutely silent. Some PC users insist that it has a poor detection rate, but AV comparatives lists avast! over Norton, so there must be a sound reason behind that. Since version 4.8 avast! claims to have anti-spyware protection included as well. I personally know a home user who switched from ESET (paid) to avast! (free), and not because NOD’s subscription expired.

]]> By: Donna http://www.joemanna.com/blog/i-hate-norton/#comment-43000 Donna Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:17:18 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/2006/03/i-hate-norton/#comment-43000 I keep getting these error messages and disconnected and I don't even have Norton. I keep getting these error messages and disconnected and I don’t even have Norton.

]]> By: Gloria http://www.joemanna.com/blog/i-hate-norton/#comment-1744 Gloria Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:01:12 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/2006/03/i-hate-norton/#comment-1744 I have been getting the 72-MCLL error message for ages and am so tired of it? I have been getting the 72-MCLL error message for ages and am so tired of it?

]]> By: GASTON E. MERINO http://www.joemanna.com/blog/i-hate-norton/#comment-420 GASTON E. MERINO Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:46:48 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/2006/03/i-hate-norton/#comment-420 Attn.: Customer Service For several weeks already I'm having a connectivity problem to AOL. Every thime I have to go to the net I loose the connection, and I have to reload it five to six times, at a time!!! First I get : "Response from the service is delayed: (01-00001), then I get: Error: 72-MCLL and in other caes I get: Error: 46-FACC, and "Rebuilding the AOL adapter? (less than 2 minutes)?In more than 5 years I haven't even touch the phone jack(wall), I replaced my PC system a little over a couple of years ago. Is there an intelligent way you can stop this missery? I bet you should! Attn.: Customer Service
For several weeks already I’m having a connectivity problem to AOL. Every thime I have to go to the net I loose the connection, and I have to reload it five to six times, at a time!!!
First I get : “Response from the service is delayed: (01-00001), then I get: Error: 72-MCLL and in other caes I get: Error: 46-FACC, and “Rebuilding the AOL adapter? (less than 2 minutes)?In more than 5 years I haven’t even touch the phone jack(wall), I replaced my PC system a little over a couple of years ago.
Is there an intelligent way you can stop this missery? I bet you should!

]]> By: Pieter De Decker http://www.joemanna.com/blog/i-hate-norton/#comment-376 Pieter De Decker Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:44:51 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/2006/03/i-hate-norton/#comment-376 You're right about that. Norton really is bad software and it REALLY slows down your PC. I recommend avast! Home, a free virus scanner. Now I know what you are going to say: "Free stuff usually is some bad programmed software with an ugly interface." avast! is not like that. It's a really good antivirus scanner. As firewall, I recommend Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall. -> http://www.avast.com -> http://www.sunbelt-software.com You’re right about that. Norton really is bad software and it REALLY slows down your PC. I recommend avast! Home, a free virus scanner. Now I know what you are going to say: “Free stuff usually is some bad programmed software with an ugly interface.” avast! is not like that. It’s a really good antivirus scanner. As firewall, I recommend Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall.

-> http://www.avast.com
-> http://www.sunbelt-software.com

]]> By: daniel clement http://www.joemanna.com/blog/i-hate-norton/#comment-375 daniel clement Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:26:38 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/2006/03/i-hate-norton/#comment-375 Cannot connect to AOL after running LiveUpdate on March 15, 2006 Error 72-mcll AOL connectivity has been interrupted. Check the modem connectivity case no.7329430538 agent : Feroze_Khan cannot connect to the internet using a dialup connection error 72-mcll in AOL...since march 15th 2006 action>>checked device manager>>modem was detected and was installed good without conflicts. action>>looked in control panel>>phone and modems options and the modem was showing up and was attached to COM2 action>>changed the COM2 to COM3...success... action>>tried to connect to AOL...same error....72-mcll action>>uninstalled the modem and restarted the computer......modem back up and looked good. action>>tried to connect to AOL...same error...72-mcll action>>did disk clean up.........on C: drive....success action>>did msconfig>>unloaded the unknown start up items by trial and error method (leave the basic start ups )....restarted action>>tried to connect to AOL...same error...72-mcll action>>optimised the virtual memory......to 2048 ( 2 times the RAM) as initial and 3072 ( 3 times the RAM) as maximum...restarted action>>tried to connect to AOL...same error...72-mcll action>>tried to repair the AOL connectivity services ( ctrl panel>>add/remove programs>>AOL connectivity services>>change/remove>>repair action>>restarted…tried to connect to AOL…same error….72-mcll action>>looked up the web...for a resolution.... link>>symantec Document ID:2006031520164313 Last Modified:03/17/2006....link below http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2006031520164313?OpenDocument&wsrc=hho&src=hot&prod=Norton+Internet+Security&ver=2005+AntiSpyware+Edition&csm=no&seg=hho action>>Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall Click Start > All Programs > Norton Internet Security > Norton Internet Security. In the right pane, click Security. Click Turn Off....... until the system restarts... Click OK. action>>Norton AntiVirus installed by itself Click Start > All Programs > Norton AntiVirus > Norton AntiVirus. Click Options. If you see a menu, click Norton AntiVirus. disabled all the services of norton antivirus....until the system restarts... Click OK. action>>tried to connect to AOL....and there was success...and she was connected....online action>>browsed as many websites as possible....success..... action>>while being online......activated live update from the main page of NIS or NAV page......message>>you need to upgrade your subscription to get the live update....upgrade now.....and would not proceed without payment...cust didnot want to pay for the upgrade cust asked me to have the norton internet security removed from the computer..... action>>add / remove programs....uninstalled NIS (norton internet security) followed by NSC (norton security center)...restarted the computer and tried to connect to the internet via AOL dial up.... and the cust was online......success after hard work and research...... cust was online and everything looked positive and good..... cust was very satisfied as the issue was resolved..... issue resolved....case stands closed Cannot connect to AOL after running LiveUpdate on March 15, 2006
Error 72-mcll AOL connectivity has been interrupted. Check the modem connectivity
case no.7329430538
agent : Feroze_Khan

cannot connect to the internet using a dialup connection error 72-mcll in AOL…since march 15th 2006
action>>checked device manager>>modem was detected and was installed good without conflicts.
action>>looked in control panel>>phone and modems options and the modem was showing up and was attached to COM2
action>>changed the COM2 to COM3…success…
action>>tried to connect to AOL…same error….72-mcll
action>>uninstalled the modem and restarted the computer……modem back up and looked good.
action>>tried to connect to AOL…same error…72-mcll
action>>did disk clean up………on C: drive….success
action>>did msconfig>>unloaded the unknown start up items by trial and error method (leave the basic start ups )….restarted
action>>tried to connect to AOL…same error…72-mcll
action>>optimised the virtual memory……to 2048 ( 2 times the RAM) as initial and 3072 ( 3 times the RAM) as maximum…restarted
action>>tried to connect to AOL…same error…72-mcll
action>>tried to repair the AOL connectivity services ( ctrl panel>>add/remove programs>>AOL connectivity services>>change/remove>>repair
action>>restarted…tried to connect to AOL…same error….72-mcll
action>>looked up the web…for a resolution….
link>>symantec Document ID:2006031520164313
Last Modified:03/17/2006….link below

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2006031520164313?OpenDocument&wsrc=hho&src=hot&prod=Norton+Internet+Security&ver=2005+AntiSpyware+Edition&csm=no&seg=hho

action>>Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall
Click Start > All Programs > Norton Internet Security > Norton Internet Security.
In the right pane, click Security.
Click Turn Off……. until the system restarts…
Click OK.
action>>Norton AntiVirus installed by itself
Click Start > All Programs > Norton AntiVirus > Norton AntiVirus.
Click Options.
If you see a menu, click Norton AntiVirus.
disabled all the services of norton antivirus….until the system restarts…
Click OK.
action>>tried to connect to AOL….and there was success…and she was connected….online
action>>browsed as many websites as possible….success…..
action>>while being online……activated live update from the main page of NIS or NAV page……message>>you need to upgrade your subscription to get the live update….upgrade now…..and would not proceed without payment…cust didnot want to pay for the upgrade
cust asked me to have the norton internet security removed from the computer…..
action>>add / remove programs….uninstalled NIS (norton internet security) followed by NSC (norton security center)…restarted the computer and tried to connect to the internet via AOL dial up….
and the cust was online……success after hard work and research……
cust was online and everything looked positive and good…..
cust was very satisfied as the issue was resolved…..
issue resolved….case stands closed

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