Symantec Norton 360

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: everything

...After buying a brand new computer last November complete with a trial of Norton and having no problems for 3 months, I decided that Norton were the "way ahead" with Anti-virus programs and therefore shelled out a costly £60 for the Norton 360. Installation was simple, consisting of a program that apparently enabled the removal of all other Norton programs that had been previously installed. I also installed the same program on two other computers in the house, as this is a feature of the program, up to 3 computers can share the antivirus for a year. This all seemed amazingly simple for a simple computer user like myself and therefore my initial thoughts of Norton 360 were impressive. This didnt last long..... after having the product installed only a couple of days I recieved a message on-screen saying there was a problem.. Norton...

dellferg 02.08.2007 · Read review
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Norton 360 - Be careful

Advantages: All round Protection.
Disadvantages: Can slow computers down.

...I bought this product at the same time that I bought my laptop - this got me a discount. I chose this product as I am now a student and the university network requires us to use full pc protection/anti-virus software. Norton 360 has been known to greatly slow down computers and my computer at home is now struggling to cope with the software. I would therefore not advise you to buy this software if you are using an old computer with a small memory. However, my laptop has coped extremely well with it - when I installed the software it barely made any changes to the laptop's speed. I even have all items of the software running in the background (e.g. Auto-Protect) and it barely slows my laptop down at all. In my opinion, it is only best to buy Norton 360 if you have, or are buying a powerful system. My laptop is a Dell inspiron 1545...

pmorris9191 10.10.2009 · Read review
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Norton 360

Advantages: Good
Disadvantages: Nono

...I've Had Norton 360 for about a year now and all I can say is WOW, this internet security software is perfect for doing all the worrying for you, so that you don't have to worry about getting any viruses and any other security matter. Norton 360 does what it says on the tin, its protects you to the fullest, and with the fast software application function it also makes your computer speed up a lot faster. The intervenes of the software is easy to use and very efficient indeed, I will carry on using Norton 360 internet security and the experience I've had with this software is been very good indeed, Would like to say thanks to Norton 360 and you have a customer for life now...

DanielHoward 29.07.2008 · Read review
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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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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

...I feel I should give a little background here . I am also sure that many of you reading will rate or think this review is 'off topic' but I felt I wanted to express my opinion so here goes . THE BACKGROUND ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ We have had Norton Anti-Virus on our system for a few years now and always been satisfied with the results . When we got our new computer 18 months or so ago there was a 60 day trial of the current Norton included on the system . When this expired as we had been completely satisfied with the product we renewed our subscription . Although we orderd on-line I asked for the option were we received the discs in case there was ever a problem . We ordered Norton Ghost and System Works in the same package for 50 something pounds . All went well and then a couple of weeks ago we started getting warnings...

grafter123 24.07.2007 (25.07.2007) · Read review
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Upsell! Upsell! Upsell!

Advantages: Fantastic quality protection from viruses and other menaces
Disadvantages: The online storage is not such a good deal as it first seems.

...Before I start I need to point out that Norton 360 is no longer a Beta product, when I requested that Ciao change this my request was ignored, and when I recommended the Norton 360 full version I was told the product already existed. So please don?t view this as being off topic as I have tried my best to rectify the situation, and I feel strongly enough about the product that I had to review it. When it comes to Anti-Virus protection I?ll always go with Norton, never even thinking of looking elsewhere. Having spent 2 years with them on the standard Norton Internet Security program I felt that the investment for this product was definitely worth it so what does Norton 360 do and how do I rate the features? ? Block Hackers from accessing your PC and prevent unknown threats: This seems to work quite effectively and if ever...

sghawken 07.06.2007 · Read review
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norton anti virus 2007

Advantages: the live help can sometimes be usefull
Disadvantages: the space it takes up from your computer.

...I believe that norton anti-virus really isnt the best you can get for your money. i bought this from my local computer superstore roughly 2 months ago, and i can honestly say il never buy norton again. it takes way too much computer memory and can slow down your system a hell of alot! not only this, but it doesnt always install correctly and it's also pretty useless. it hasnt picked up a single spyware or virus on my computer since i bought it, yet a free anti-spyware software i got included in my google package picks up 20-30 infections a week! i had to get some live assistance when i first installed norton because a component didnt install correctly. it was a 10 minute wait and the responses were slow and painstaking. it's got alot of variety when it comes to features, but only about 2 of these actually need to be used...

gregory-j 26.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2007

Norton Firewall & AntiVirus

Advantages: Two products in one - Anti Virus + Firewall
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest

...with the Norton interface in front of you. Please note that if you have another firewall already installed or your Internet firewall is turned on, you will need to deactivate it before you install Norton Internet Security 2003. The installation procedure was like any other Microsoft products, prompting you for location to install product, licence agreement, run automatic live updates, receive emails from Symantec etc. Overview of the main features: Firewall - Protects your PC from unauthorised access to your computer. - Detects and alert Internet attacks. - Automatically blocks off internet attacks - Alert feature, guiding you the best step of action. - Block annoying adds - less delay in browsing. - Control how webstite attempt to set the use of cookies. - Will alert user if you have joined a wired or wireless network - Able to...

marko100 25.06.2003 (26.06.2003) · Read review
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Got a refund after slow installation!

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

...I really wanted to like this. I've been using Norton Internet Security for over five years (upgrading each year) and been generally happy with it, so decided to try Norton 360 as the reviews seemed positive and the back-up facilities sounded great. However, having wasted around 15 hours over 10 days trying to get it to work properly, I've given up, got a refund and switched to another brand. 1 The software takes a long time to install. Anti-spam and parental controls are not included on the CD and have to be downloaded from the Norton site - installing everything on two (fast, big RAM, broadband) PCs took around an hour and a half (not including the time for the program to look for and install updates). This won't be a problem if... 2 ...the initial install appeared to be successful, but the next day error messages appeared...

stiffy249 02.12.2007 · Read review
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Norton Internet Security 2009

Advantages: Quick to Install, Fast, Better update System
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...Over the years i've been a loyal customer to Symantec, Purchasing their products since the time when they used the massive boxes to ship them in. Norton internet security has to be the best version yet. As with all the other Norton security packages, it does its job extremely well. I have to admit that I can't remember the last time I got any virus onto my system. The only thing would be the simple tracking cookie. Slowness People think that when they buy Norton, it completely slows their PC down. Now, this may be true for some of symantecs older security, but 2009 is completely different. The installation time is one thing, Its insane how quickly it installed. Now that its installed I never notice its there, just silently running in the background. Its actually got a new update system which makes it much quicker and less...

Kovu123 22.01.2009 · Read review
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