NIS 2010 - Real Time Protection - AutoProtect - Early Load

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While I'm all in favor of protecting my computer as much as possible, I wonder about the need for the configuration setting described in the Subject. I am referring to the NIS 2010 setting to 'early load' AutoProtect.

 

NIS provides powerful protection against malware getting onto a computer (or installing) in the first place, and I like to think that I have safe web-surfing habits, so I question the need to prolong Windows XP's startup with this setting.

 

I wouldn't complain if I wasn't nursing my 7-year old PC while I wait for computers with Windows 7 to arrive.

 

Am I seriously compromising my protection by turning AutoProtect early load to 'off'?

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Hi,

 

I would always recommend having "Early Load" On as, by the time all the O.S. Files Load-Up, your Norton Product may not be able to Detect and Remove a Threat, if there was an actual Threat on your computer.

 

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I agree with red

 

Suppose at a rare case, if there is any undetected virus which requires firewall off to install, it will b installed as soon as windows is loaded if early load is off, and then it will not be detected as its undetected virus.

 

If sys is good and fast, early load must b on. 

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Bulldoggy wrote:

While I'm all in favor of protecting my computer as much as possible, I wonder about the need for the configuration setting described in the Subject. I am referring to the NIS 2010 setting to 'early load' AutoProtect.

 

NIS provides powerful protection against malware getting onto a computer (or installing) in the first place, and I like to think that I have safe web-surfing habits, so I question the need to prolong Windows XP's startup with this setting.

 

Unfortunately there are also a considerable number of people who do not have safe habits and the software needs to cater for them also.

 

I wouldn't complain if I wasn't nursing my 7-year old PC while I wait for computers with Windows 7 to arrive.

 

It is an unfortunate fact that software manufacturers now assume that processing power and memory availabililty are not the same issues they used to be and this gives problems to peole such as yourself who have older hardware that is still functioning very well.

 

The arrival of Win 7 has probably made your need to renew your hardware platform inevitable.

 

Am I seriously compromising my protection by turning AutoProtect early load to 'off'?

 

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In testing, turning off AutoProtect > Early Load shaved 19 seconds from Windows XP startup (on my venerable but aging P4 w/1 GB of RAM.) Since I am considerably more likely to restart my computer than I am to get infected with malware, I've left AutoProtect > Early Load off for now. On my next computer, I'll turn it on.

 

Thanks for everyone's opinions.

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Hi Bulldoggy

 

Thanks for the update and god luck when you do purchase a new system to accompany Win 7

 

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While I'm all in favor of protecting my computer as much as possible, I wonder about the need for the configuration setting described in the Subject. I am referring to the NIS 2010 setting to 'early load' AutoProtect.

 

NIS provides powerful protection against malware getting onto a computer (or installing) in the first place, and I like to think that I have safe web-surfing habits, so I question the need to prolong Windows XP's startup with this setting.

 

I wouldn't complain if I wasn't nursing my 7-year old PC while I wait for computers with Windows 7 to arrive.

 

Am I seriously compromising my protection by turning AutoProtect early load to 'off'?