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Review for Norton 360 5.0
Posted by | Posted in Software | Posted on 12-04-2011
Tagged Under : antivirus, norton, software
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Product Features
Norton 360 Version 5.0 keeps you safe with comprehensive, easy-to-use protection from almost any threat that comes your way
- Keep your computer running its best and protect your photos, music, and other important files from loss
- Prevent cybercriminals from stealing your identity and money when you surf, shop, socialize, and bank online
- Email, chat, and download files with protection from threats, cybercriminal attacks, and online scams
- Help keep your kids safe when they go online with parental controls management
Coming from an usefulness and effectiveness point of view, I don’t think you can find much better than Norton 360 v5. It scans transparently in the background, with notification changes which indicate from the taskbar, without interrupting your task. In contrast to some other anti-virus program I’ve used previously, I didn’t observe substantial effect on my work any time it’s installed and operating. Whenever you download a document, the new Insight product is not going to just scan, but will let you learn how many more have safely made use of the same document. It provides a good degree of assurance.
Similar to the previous version, Norton 360 v4 installs effortlessly, keeps out of the way for many operations, and has not caused just about any incompatibility issues personally on two different personal computers, which includes a MacBook Pro running Apple’s BootCamp and Windows 7. For the price tag, you receive a great value with a comprehensive set of functionality which includes AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, fundamental Identity Protection, Internet Explorer Password Vault, PC Tuneup and Registry Cleaner, and Backup. The 3-computer edition can be a specially value for money if you compare the item versus at the single-computer price.
The negative news is actually, in case you are an advance end user you might be disappointed with the insufficient options offered, and in some cases a few features you might be familiar with in previous Norton utilities. The user interface is totally wizard-driven. Even when you try and configure advanced Settings, you will be given a Wizard interface. You are unable to, for example, select the drives you wish to scan in a VirusScan. If you wish to scan only a specific drive or folder, you may right-click on the item and select the Scan option from the Norton submenu, but that isn’t exactly user-friendly.
If there is a specific weak point in Norton360, it really is the Backup functionality that happen to be quite fundamental. There isn’t any functionality to duplicate or ghost your whole computer system. And, it looks like Norton is looking to tempt you into using their online file service (2GB free of charge yet only functions on Windows). It is not really an alternative for additional backup utilities like Acronis TrueImage.
What may drive you crazy, after 12 months, is a price that Norton dares to ask for for a subscription renewal. You might be far better off returning to Amazon and re-purchasing Norton 360 for an additional 12 months.
And, in the event you decide to purchase an additional copy of Norton 360 – BE CAREFUL – verify the number of days outstanding on the existing subscription, and do not install / utilize the new key right until you’ve expires. If you ever install before, the time resets to 366 days (because Norton now believes you’ve got 2 distinct keys, each with their own subscription). I was able to get Symantec support to eventually correct this and increase the subscription to add the remaining time from my previous version.
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