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 Norton is back February 22, 2010
Jack Cambest (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Back in the 80's and 90's, Peter Norton was known for stellar DOS & Windows utilities along with the best Anti-Virus program available for the PC. If you needed to recover precious data from a failing hard drive (or an accidental format), get rid of a nasty virus brought home from school by your child, speed up your 20 Meg hard drive or simply work with the massive amount of data on your PC, Norton usually had something that would help. Then, sometime around the turn of the century, Norton/Symantec changed. Their programs became harder to work with, contained numerous bugs, ran ever so slowly and effectively took over your computer (can't help thinking that Microsoft had something to do with this). Whenever your PC had problems, Norton Software was usually the cause instead of the cure. Programs that ran like lightning before Norton Anti-Virus was installed, ran like molasses in the wintertime after Norton was installed. The thinking went from, "How can Norton help me?" to "How do I get rid of Norton?", an almost impossible task in itself - BTW, Symantec created a special removal program just for this purpose.
Anyway, knowing of the problems with Norton, I started using other anti-virus software such as NOD32, BitDefender, Kaspersky and many others, until about three months ago when I started seeing positive reviews for Norton Products again. At that time, with very little confidence and not expecting much, I downloaded a trial version of Norton Internet Security since my Kaspersky license was set to expire. After installing NIS-2010, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it did NOT slow my operation down, was fairly easy to work with and did NOT take over my entire computer. By the end of the thirty day trial, I was convinced that Norton was back.
I confidently purchased a 12-month, 3-computer subscription from another on-line supplier and have been very happy ever since. Incidentally, Amazon now has it on sale for less than I paid the other 'supplier'. I installed it on three different computers running both Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro and hardly even know it's there - except of course when a threat is found. It scans when the computer is not being used and stops immediately when I start mousing or typing. It does update often but I can't tell you how many times per day because I never notice it happening. It helps me to avoid dangerous websites but if I really want to go to a blocked site, I can force it. It handles all of my website logins and passwords and allows me to easily manage them as well. The interface is slick and easy to work with. BTW, I did contact their tech support once and found them to be very helpful and knowledgeable.
As for the other reviewer, I'm not sure what the problem is but I will tell you this: Before installing any Anti-virus software, be 100% sure that your old anti-virus is completely removed/uninstalled from your computer - it is never a good thing for two different anti-virus programs to be running at the same time. Additionally, if your Windows operating system has been running on the same computer for more than three years or so, it's time for a complete reload whether or not Norton is involved. Windows can become very grumpy after years of use and the only fix is to wipe it clean then load it fresh - or better yet, install Windows 7.
Again, IMO, NORTON IS BACK!
Norton Internet Security 2010 1-User/3PC
Norton Internet Security 2010 April 8, 2010
Christopher D. Cox (Washington DC)
I bought this from Amazon because the price was the best and the shipping was free. I'm a Norton guy, been that way since the 90's
Fantastic product. April 11, 2010
L. Pulbrook (Buffalo, NY USA)
I was having big time problems with my laptop computer. I had somehow picked up numerous viruses and trojans and my computer was slower than mollasses in January. I was even running a well known anti virus program at the time. I then purchased the Norton Internet Security and Norton Utilities. After running the Norton virus, spam and adware scans my computer had several problems, and the program took care of them all. Now my laptop runs like new! Thanks Symantec for a fantastic product.
more bang for you buck May 6, 2010
A. Reader (Central Ohio)
Even if I didn't need the 3 user package I would have bought this to get Norton Internet Security and Norton Utilities for the cost of just one of them. I loaded both on all three pc's without problems and they are running great and doing an excellent job of keeping all 3 pc's virus free and up-to-date.
Awesome April 28, 2010
Joshua Hennessey (SLC, Utah)
Great price, for any Norton products let alone The Internet security and Utilities together. I have them on all 3 of my computers and love them. I'm not a IT person or super "computer smart" but I have been using Norton for a long time on my computers and have had no issues, so I stick with what I know works.
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