Symantec Norton 360 All-in-one Security Reviews

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Good Points:
There is a chat system for problem resolution although I have yet to use it.
You can store up to 2GB of data (free but more can be purchased) on a Norton server.
Anti-virus checking is effective but not necessarily the best - this is also true of most of the other facilities.
Incoming and outgoing emails are scanned for viruses.
Spam emails are automatically moved to an anti-spam folder instead of cluttering up you inbox with viagra ads.

Bad Points: Bad Points
Whilst there is some ability to configure the software, it is neither intuitive nor simple.
Update checking, scanning etc. are preprogrammed to happen when your computer is left idle for an extended period of time. If, for example, you are searching the internet for an extended period of time, your system will not collect any updates or perform scanning during that period and therefore be vulnerable.
Manual updates and system scans take a long, long time.
Cost of licence renewal is a lot more expensive than the original purchase.
Removal of Norton 360 is very involved and even then you may miss some files.
Norton 360 is quite resource hungry and can slow your computer significantly particularly when starting the system (probably about a minute extra) or when loading large emails or web pages.
The disk defragmenter is not completely compatible with the windows version.

General comments: Norton 360

Basically it does what it says on the box.
Be aware that configuration, where possible, is awkward.
System is resource hungry - but then most all-in-one systems are!
If you have only single computers to protect and you are not an internet junkie, then this could be the program for you.

arnoldtops's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!

The all in one Norton 360 is an excellent product. Does not slow down the computer compared with Norton Interent Security 2008.

MikeHolly's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!

Easy to set up, very clear exactly what it does
Overall was quite impressed with what it is supposed to do. However a lot of this comes from our awareness of the norton brand as a whole.For most families this level of simplicity is probably ideal.
Well recommend Symantec Norton 360 All-in-one Security.

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I have installed Norton 360 to 3 computers in a Local network. Among others, I was thrilled when I saw that the first 30 days the program was checking each activity to auto-configure the firewall. 6 months later we changed a PC with a brand new one. I installed the program, and after that everything was gone bad. No other computer was able to go through the new one's shared directories. I tried turning off the firewall to the newly installed PC, I tried turning off firewall to every PC, I tried ...

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After installation of Symantec Norton 360 All-in-one Security my computer slowed to a snail's pace, the local network printer would not work, emails take ages to send, looking at web pages takes ages. It is hopeless and I am removing it from my PC.

madmacaw's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!

Good deal. Easy to follow instructions, similar to other norton products. Good back up and support from symantec.
Although it took a little while to set up, once installed, it looks after itself with very little input from me. Particularly like the online back up facility. Well recommend Symantec Norton 360.

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Norton 360 All-in-One security is an all round computer protection program, hence the 360. It is an anti-virus with automatic virus updates and local hard disc scanning. It protects against fraudulent and phishing websites with its real-time internet examiner and a firewall with several configurable internet protection rules. There is also an automated tuneup capability where the program removes temporary internet files, temporary windows files and then runs a disk defragmenter for you. It also ...