Does anyone else have a slower Verizon DSL speed since Norton OnLine Protection replaced CA?

This November I signed on with Verizon for one more year of their supposedly High Speed DSL Internet. When Norton Online Protection took over for Computer Associates, my computer is running slower than with CA. I run all spyware and antivirus software daily and it is not slowed down due to these problems.

Does anyone else have a slower Verizon DSL speed since Norton OnLine Protection replaced CA?kawasaki

Well, Norton is a much more comprehensive program and requires greater system resources. You connection speed has not been affected but you system has slowed down because it simply can't handle a good Anti-Virus program like Norton. Best thing you can do to correct this is to turn off all the unnecessary programs running on your computer and upgrade your RAM. Programs like AIM and iTunes are set to "Auto-Run" when you install them and you need to disable this. RAM is the easiest and cheapest hardware upgrade you can make for your computer and you should really be running at least 2GB or more even with XP because of how demanding today's programs are. Programs like XP and Norton can run on as little as like 512MB but you will not get good performance out of it. Your computer ran fine with CA because it is a second rate protection program...just like many of the "Free" Anti-Virus/Spyware programs people will recommend. They don't use up as much of your system resources because they are not as comprehensive. I happen to have a Core2Duo CPU and 4GB of RAM and I run both Norton 360, the best available, and WebRoot Spysweeper at all times with no issues at all.