Customer Reviews

Norton 360 Version 2.0 Premier Edition [Old Version]

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Over the years I have used many Anti-Virus / Anti-Spyware / Defrag programs. I have gone from McAfee to AVG to many others. When Norton first came out, it was by all purposes a "memory hog". On top of that it would spam your computer with countless messages of "invasions" or "attacks". Many of which would be irrelevant.

Now fast forward to 2008. Norton has now put all it's products into one nice handy package. While to some it might be Norton Products Lite, I feel that the program as a whole is sufficient enough for the needs of the average computer user. It comes with a spam filter, anti-virus, defrag, temporary file clean-up and backup program. To the average "non-computer literate" consumer, the fact that this is all together and is easy to manage is a blessing. It is also very quiet. What I mean by this is, you do not get all the annoying messages I spoke of earlier. Norton simply keeps out all of the invasions, and runs all it's processes in the background. The only indication that anything is going on is simply a little clear "bubble" in the taskbar letting you know what tasks are going on. They also include a log that tells you what all Norton has done.

As a computer technician I would suggest this to the average computer user. It's simple and easy to use and comes bundled together. That being said, if you are an advanced computer user, you might feel that this program is lacking. By being bundled many of the programs do not come with the many advanced customizations that you might see in other programs. One example is in the Disk Defrag program. You do not get the option of putting, say for example, *.exe files at the first of the hard drive so it takes less processing of the HD to find your program files. Also despite the reliability of Norton as a whole, I find the Spyware removal program to be lacking a little bit. While I do love the Phishing Protection (harmful websites), I feel that Norton does miss a number of typical Spyware programs. But to counter that, there are many free spyware programs out there on the net that can pick up that slack. And as most avid computer users know, one product alone will not prevent ALL spyware due to the ever changing methods out there. Either way to a computer guru this product is stripped down. But to the average user, it's just right.

Regarding the many people having installation problems, all I can say is I have installed this on 3 computers, each with a different setup. One has Windows XP Service Pack 1 (Old Pentium III 750 Mhz Processor). Another computer has Windows XP Service Pack 3 (AMD Athlon XP). The last has Windows Vista Home Premium (Intel Pentium Centrino Duo) Service Pack 1. I have had no installation problems, update problems, or application conflicts. I even run Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware as well. Both applications are notorious for supposedly having conflicts with Norton 360.

With Norton 360 Version 2.0 Premium you are getting a good deal with this program (Defrag, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Disk Cleaner all in one). If you don't need the extra storage that Premium allows then you might just go with Norton 360 Version 2.0 (Regular) as it provides a cheaper alternative. Either way you can not go wrong with this product. And if you seek technical support, I'd suggest the online method as I do agree that many of the technicians I have spoke to on the phone are either hard to understand or seem to lack the technical proficiency I ask for in my help. If you need a one-stop solution for your Security needs this is the way to go.

Pros:
- Easy Installation
- Quiet Processes (Runs in Background - No Alerts)
- Several Programs in one
- Low Resource Usage compared to previous Norton products

Cons:
- Lack of Customization
- Anti-Spyware does not always clear out everything
- Renewal Process is a bit iffy (Online process messed up a few times)

I use this on my Wife's and Children's computers. It does most things automatically so I don't have to spend as much time making sure there computers are protected. I like the back-up feature as a saftey measure. I do not like the limited (as compared to the NIS 2008 package I have on my computer) controls, but it does it's job and does it well. It is weak in the Antispyware department- I suggest googling to find a better recommended tool than this offers. Everything else is top notch. Practically a set it and forget it product- not much fuss.

Some elements work well after you fiddle with them. The defaults appear to have been set by monkeys.

DO NOT USE THE BACK-UP!! It will take your system and grind it to a halt. It will not stop unless you reboot. It is BAD, as in this should never have been released bad.

FWIW, I am very experienced with PC's and have been computing for over 20 years.

this is a great product for someone who wants protection with out having to do a bunch of setup and maintance. Just install and it lets you know when it needs your attention. I always use Norton, and will continue to.

Since I have installed this product, I have noticed that all of the spam items have been blocked. Also, have been informed if I am about to entered into an unsafe area. Lets me view the status of networks that I am connected to. Lets me correct problems easily with the 1 click support feature. Analyzes the defragmentation level of my computer & provides me with a report.Protects me from malicious keyloggers & screen capute applications.It can automatically turn off my computer after the completion of certain tasks. And best of all, Norton 360 performs security checks in the background when my computer is idle. Also, Automatically blocks exploits of known internet explorer vulnerabilities.

creative store inc was fast delivery and buying new copy of Norton 360 was about 1/3 the price Synantevc wanted to renew supscription. Norton 360 has done well for me. It hsa caught quite a few items before the malware infected me---

I got this for my computer
and it works good. The
shipping was good also.
Thank you.

The product installed without a problem and appears to be working well. Installed on two laptops, one XP and the other Vista.

Easy to use and set up. A great deal for the price. I didnt even buy this edition for the 10 GIG online backup, but that has been a great surprise. I have my entire computer backed up online, almost 9 Gigs of previous pictures. That price alone is about $250 for that many pictures to back up on shutterfly.

Features, and the way it works are great. No complaints.

I have been a loyal Norton user/subscriber for over 10 years, but I have been mindful of the problems that get introduced into their products as they become so feature rich that they also become resource hogs. Such was the case with Norton AV a few years ago - when I upgraded to the latest version (at that time), my systems suddenly slowed down. It didn't take long to identify the problem and I switched to Norton 360 v.2 on a recommendation. N360 v2 ran great though my systems started degrading in performance over time and I couldn't figure out the problem until I very recently upgraded to Norton 360 v3. My slow systems became MUCH slower. To verify the problem, I uninstalled Norton off of one of my systems and suddenly the computer was exhibiting the speed I have been missing! Norton is now removed from all of my systems and I have switched to McAfee.