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Can I remove Nortan Antivirus

ScottG
I am in the processing of setting up astaro v7 in my home.  I have norton internet security 2006 on all our computers, including 2 computers for the my kids.  Once Astaro is up and running, do I still need norton internet security?  It would be nice to get Norton off my PCs.  With Anti-virus on the firewall instead of the PC, it can't scan my files on the hard drive.  Is this a big deal?

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    I wouldn't get rid of the antivirus on the workstations.. The astaro won't prevent you getting a virus by one of your kids putting in a floppy, USB stick, or CD that has a virus on it.

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  • 0 in reply to BrucekConvergent
    Get rid of the bloatware formally known as Norton Internet Security and buy Norton AV.  Bruce is right though.  Desktop AV is a must
  • 0 in reply to Mike_H
    I agree with both post replies. ASG is good for first protection but there are other ways to get infected. My personal experience is that kaspersky is a very good AV and malware protection.
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  • 0 in reply to PabloDiablo
    As the others have mentioned, you will want to keep some sort of desktop AV. 
     
    It's part of a concept called Defence in Depth. For any necessary part of your security posture, you never want to leave yourself with a single point of failure. Another advantage is that since AV vendors work on their definitions independently, one vendor may protect you from a new threat that another may not be able to find for hours to days.
     
    As an alternative to Norton, I've had good experiences with the free home version of Avast .
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