Symantec Norton 360

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: everything

...needed to be uninstalled and reinstalled. Ok, not a hard thing to do and onscreen instructions were simple to use, therefore I did what was asked and appeared to solve the problem. However.... the following day the message was back. I decided that I would use the benefit of the offered live chat that came with the product and enetred a chat room. After been told I was 10th in the queue and waiting for 20 mins even though it had stated the wait was only 2 mins. I got into a conversation with Radiq who told me to completely uninstall the program and went through ways of opening folders etc to make sure that all of the previously installed versions of Symantec had gone... as he felt that this was the problem. After having done this I was assured that this would resolve the issue. Two days later to my horror the message appeared again... at this...

dellferg 02.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Symantec Norton 360 Beta

Aaaarrghh Symantec!

Advantages: Blocks some viruses, as you'd expect.
Disadvantages: Way too slow at everything, impossible to get rid of.

...Apparently, "Norton AntiVirus from Symantec is the No. 1 anti-virus software in the world! It provides clear, easy-to-understand instructions on how to proceed when a virus is detected, reducing fear and uncertainty". I beg to differ! I used Norton antivirus for about 5 months, before I could bear using it any longer! I'll be fair to it, I didn't get any viruses, but then again there are billions of antivirus programs that stop you from getting viruses, and you don't have to pay so much for them! As there aren't many, I'll start with the good points: Effectiveness: In the time I used Norton, I didn't get any viruses, and it did a good job of blocking unwanted popups and trojans. However, it failed to recognise the blaster virus I already had... Easy to find: I can't imagine this being possible, but if you were completely...

Smitty83 07.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Norton AntiVirus 2000 6.0 Complete package

A tale of Woe

Advantages: Maybe there would have been some if I could have got it to work properly
Disadvantages: Customer care too far away

...assured he could fix my problem . The conclusion he drew was that I had a corrupted download . Nowhere near good enough say I . The guy assures me he will send me an e.mail with everything necessary to fix my problem . By now I am saying I think I'll just have my money back . However I agree to try the fixes he is sending me . Ten minutes later a long e.mail arrives . I start at the beginning where it tells me to download an uninstall from symantec which will be needed to begin to cure the problem . I download this and when I click on it a message box tells me 'Link has expired please contact --- here there is another link ' The other link is unaccessible to copy and paste or anything . I have a look at the rest of the e.mail and realise he has sent me detailed instructions of how to access my computers registry , alter lots of things...

grafter123 24.07.2007 (25.07.2007) · Read review
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Symantec Endpoint Protection - excellent service from Digital

Advantages: Helpful staff, speedy delivery, good price
Disadvantages: none

...I needed to buy this product (Symantec Endpoint Protection) for my office server and computers. I originally placed an order with Dabs, only to be told 'after' the order was placed that it was out of stock. I Googled, found Digital Fusion and was impressed with the Live Stock facility. I double checked by phoning (you can?t phone Dabs!), and the salesman was courteous and helpful. I placed the order on-line. As I had not dealt with Digital Fusion before, I paid by credit card to obtain Section 75 cover, as the order was over £100. This cost me £2.77, but the total price was still £12 less than BT Direct. Although £5 more than Dabs (after the credit card surcharge of £2.77), I had next day delivery, rather than wait a minimum of 3 days for Dabs (3 days after they got the item in!). The product arrived as promised...

jacksonaccountant 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of digital-fusion.co.uk

Got a refund after slow installation!

Advantages: None tis rubbish
Disadvantages: long install can its just general rubbish!

...saying that the software must be uninstalled and re-installed. This happened every day on one or other PC (normally both) despite the support from Symantec, meaning a wasted hour and a half at the start of every day. Shoppers of a certain age may remember spending eons waiting for software to load from a cassette recorder (ask yer dad) to early home computers like the Spectrum (whilst praying the dog didn't nudge the cable) and having to do this every time you wanted to use that particular bit of software. At one point I got quite nostalgic. 3 The support from Symantec is slow (around 48 hours to respond to an e-mail) or you have to pay premium rate phone charges for telephone support. I wasn't inclined to do this because a) the time spent uninstalling and reinstalling suggested that this might require a second mortgage and b) frankly, if...

stiffy249 02.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Symantec Norton 360 Beta

remote control PC.

Advantages: Good security
Disadvantages: Only one listener

...desktop users or update machines. Both of these require the HOST machine to be set to ?listen? for the call. This can be set up to start when someone logs on or run as a service in the background. This saves a user manually remembering. It has a great interface that is easy to understand and use. Big icons help the user understand what is going on along with a great help section. This is shown with a great file upload/download application very much like windows explorer. It beats most FTP managers! What is also great is that it compliments the great range of Symantec virus protection products and it totally cross compatible. Handy if you want to run one type of protection from one company . So if you are wondering what you need to run it, heres a little helping guide: Runs on XP Home/XP Pro/Windows 2000/Windows ME/Windows 98...

andycharger 30.10.2003 · Read review
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Review of Symantec PcAnywhere

Don't buy Norton 360

Advantages: None I have removed it
Disadvantages: It doesn't work

...I strongly advise anyone thinking of buying this product to think again. I installed it on my laptop and desktop in late December. Throughout most of January I have been communicating with their technical support, the longest period being 5 hours 40 mins, to get it to work on the laptop. It blocks access to the internet, blocks emails and generally screws up the whole computer. They have given up and so have I. I have removed it and loaded a different product and now operation is slowly returning to normal. It took ages to undo all the changes. The chat sessions even filled up the hard disk, 8Gb being just one session of many. I am now having the same trouble with the desktop and so Symantec will be getting their software back with a demand for a refund. I have tried to give it zero stars but the system won't allow it....

Millie9703 11.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Symantec Norton 360 Beta

The Best

Advantages: Fast, easy to use
Disadvantages: still asks too many questions

...I first used this product when it was made by Quaterdeck, then it was a small chaotic to use, but now the big symantec boys have worked their wonderous magic on it and it is transformed into the all singing all dancing product. It can deal with, logged programs installed and clearing the internet cache. ok that is something that Ie can do by its self but this will deal with the cookies and nasty rubbish cluttering up your hard disk. It is also a lot faster then it use to be....

simonrogertaylor 16.08.2000 · Read review
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Review of Symantec Cleansweep

So how big is yours?

Advantages: You?ve heard about the SoBig worm virus. Here?s a way of checking whether you have been infected and then eradicating it.
Disadvantages: None: It's free and it's simple to use.

...delete 200 or 300 such messages even unread) when you first switch on). The worm works apparently because of a deficiency in the programming of part of the Windows operating system software. The software utility company Symantec has developed a diagnostic and removal tool which has been placed in the public domain and which can be downloaded for free. This can be used to check your computer for the presence of THIS SPECIFIC WORM and if found will remove it. MY INFECTION. My system is a (relatively recent) Windows XP based PC running AOL Broadband (and AOL software version 8). With previous incarnations I used the Symantec Internet Security Suite which includes Personal Firewall Software and an Anti-Virus system and, until now, had been free of problem. AOL Broadband has some form of incompatibility (described on their help pages but...

Newfloridian 25.08.2003 · Read review
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Review of Symantec FixBlast utility

Sorry, but i am disgusted

Advantages: Picks up SOME viruses, better then nothing.
Disadvantages: too many to say, read reveiw.

...or upgrades to the newest product. This guy had full norton system works and AV and was still having trouble with his comp, he un-installed norton.. which took him about 2 hours.. since its nearly impossible after its stuck on there, it does NOT like to be un-installed. Then he installed *** ** ***** (another anti-virus), it found 3 viruses norton 5.0 didn't.. and seemed to fix his comp, this verison of AVG was 2 months out of date and found 3 trojans norton didn't, he then updated *** and scanned again only to find another 2 viruses. (Sorry, i have re-frained from saying the name of the other anti-virus, as it may be a rival product of symantec's) If that isn't enough... I belive that alot of symantec software has had alot of backdoors and exploits, for Example: Symantec Norton Anti...

Kakarot7 04.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Symantec User manual