Norton Antivirus 2011 – 1 User-1 Pc
|
In the advent of 20th century, technology has began to move at a faster pace leading to the creations and inventions of sophisticated equipment and gadgets that have brought humanity into the new phase of modern world. One of the greatest breakthroughs that significantly amazed the world was the invention of computer, a machine that can do wide varieties of tasks using a set of instructions called programs. It was thought then that computer is the key to unlock the secrets of all field of knowledge there is. It was considered to be accurate, error-free, and invincible. However everything in this world has its own equal that is why as these computers become advanced, a new type of system has been created to destroy the very systems that makes it run. This system has been infamously called as virus, to resemble a type of microbiological agent that causes illness to human body. A virus can cause the whole computer system to crash or even shut down, deleting all possible files or programs embedded in it. For the past decades, there are so many computer viruses that have caused so much damage and dilemma to most computer system in every corner of this world. There are various sources of virus but most of the time it is through online sites. Nevertheless, as they use to say, for every action there is a corresponding reaction so that with the creation of this virus another system has also been employed to combat and stop it once and for all. This new program is called antivirus and there are wide selections of antivirus available in the market that can completely guard your computer system from any virus threat. One of the prominent antivirus 2011 is Kaspersky Antivirus although CA Antivirus and other varieties also provide enough firewall system. The creation of antivirus has provided every computer system with a shield and armor to be able to withstand all the possible damages that these viruses may cause. The fast changing pace of technology never failed to provide humanity with the newest mechanism to combat all types of problems relating to computer usage. However, it is to be expected that as these antivirus are upgraded the intensity of this virus also steps into a new level that is why it is needed for any computer users to update their antivirus every now and then to make sure that their computers received and enjoy complete immunity from these viruses. And you can only be able to do this if you subscribe to an antivirus that will give you all the protection you need as far as your computer is concerned. Buy your own antivirus and protect your computers for lifetime.
Most helpful customer reviews 336 of 340 people found the following review helpful. Functionally, Norton 360 v5 is very similar to v4 with a few additions: From an effectiveness and performance perspective, I don't think you can get better than Norton 360 v5. It scans transparently in the background, with notification updates that show from the taskbar, without interrupting your work. Unlike other anti-virus software I'd used in the past, I didn't notice significant impact on my work when it's installed and running. When you download a file, the new Insight product will not only scan, but will let you know how many others have safely used the same file. It gives you a good level of confidence. Just like the prior version, Norton 360 v4 installs easily, keeps out of the way for most operations, and hasn't caused any incompatibility problems for me on two different computers, including a MacBook Pro running Apple's BootCamp and Windows 7. For the price, you get a good value with an extensive set of capabilities including AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, basic Identity Protection, Internet Explorer Password Vault, PC Tuneup and Registry Cleaner, and Backup. The 3-computer edition is a particularly good value if you compare it against at the single-computer price. The bad news is, if you're a power user you're going to be frustrated with the lack of options available, and even some features you're used to in earlier Norton utilities. The user interface is completely wizard-driven. Even when you try to configure advanced Settings, you are presented with a Wizard interface. You cannot, for example, choose the disks you want to scan in a VirusScan. If you want to scan just a particular volume or folder, you can right-click on it and choose the Scan option from the Norton submenu, but that's not exactly intuitive. If there is a particular weakness in Norton360, it is the Backup capabilities which are very basic. There is no capability to clone or ghost your entire computer. And, it seems like Norton is trying to bait you into using their online file service (2GB free but only works on Windows). It is definitely not a replacement for more comprehensive backup utilities like Acronis TrueImage. What will drive you mad, after a year, is the price that Norton dares to charge for a subscription renewal. You're better off coming back to Amazon and re-purchasing Norton 360 for another year. And, if you choose to buy another copy of Norton 360 - BEWARE - check the number of days remaining on your existing subscription, and don't install / apply the new key until you have no time left. If you install before, the clock resets to 366 days (because Norton now thinks you have 2 different keys, each with their own subscription). I was able to get Symantec support to finally correct this and extend the subscription to include the remaining time from my prior version. But it took over AN HOUR working with their off-shore support by chat. It seemed like the support person was talking to multiple people at the same time, and what should have been a simple 5-minute resolution took much much longer. You wonder if Symantec support is trying to discourage people from using them at all. (I gave up on the phone support after 35 minutes on hold, and then tried chat-based support). 70 of 73 people found the following review helpful. Norton 360 contains many performance improvement tools such as Registry Cleanup, File Cleanup, and Disk Optimizer. Some are available by default in Windows though I have found Norton's to be more comprehensive and faster. Norton 360 is also very light on resources. It feels like it isn't even there! The only thing reminding you Norton is installed is the icon in the System Tray, which restores confidence in your computer's security. PROS: CONS:
Overall a great value. If your computer's security is important to you, get this. 39 of 40 people found the following review helpful. About three years ago, a friend mentioned Norton 360 to me and I had recalled that a lot of techies did not care for Norton products and they had gotten a pretty bad rap from the tech community. I decided to give 360 a try. I visited one of my local electronics big box stores and picked up a CD ROM version of Norton 360. At the time I had a desktop from HP and a laptop from Toshiba. The CD ROM allows you to protect up to 3 computers. The desktop was a Intel quad with 4g of RAM. The Laptop was Intel Pentium 4 with 512MB of RAM. I've read some opinions that Norton 360 is resource hungry. This was never an issue for me. Norton 360 has always performed well and mostly in the background. The first thing I noticed with 360 was that my HP Desktop which I had been using almost exclusively, was not getting bogged down anymore. Norton 360 has all kinds of cool features that help you regain control of your computer. The program once installed is very intuitive and I was an expert at using the wide array of features in no time. I keep an access button on my task bar. when I want to run a scan I just open it up and choose either a quick scan or better yet a full scan. The full scan checks for updates, scans for viruses and spyware, removes temporary files and performs a disc optimization (disc cleanup). The great thing is it does all this in the background and you can use your computer any way you like during the scan. Once the scan is complete, you get a full report on what was uncovered during the scan. You can dig up as much detail as you like and it's very interesting. Norton 360 is great for novice computer users and I recommend running scans often if not every day. I'm on my 5th version of Norton 360 and it just keeps getting better and better. My current desktop is a HP E9290F w/ Intel Core I7, 920HZ @267GHZ CPU. It has 9.00 GB of RAM and utilizes the Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit Operating System. I've had this computer for a year now and It runs as fast and efficiently today as it did when I did my initial set up. You can't ask for more than that. I give Norton 360 all the credit. I am running Norton 360 Version 5 on all three computers in the house and all is well. Norton 360 retails for about $79. I have no trouble finding it on Amazon from sellers offering a $40 discount. So, for under $40. I keep three computers, that cost a great deal of money, running 24/7 with no issues. Enough said. Cheers. |
4-star product, 1-star support, tricky and expensive upgrade
Simple, Speedy, and Stalwart Security
Filed under Computer Security Software by on Jan 27th, 2012. 
Recent comments