Norton 360 · DIGIT-ARC

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I just bought a new PC. Although it's preinstalled with a free antivirus software, I'm not confident of it. I did a search on the net and found good reviews on Norton 360.

Any of you guys use Norton 360? Is it really as it is in the reviews and is it worth the money?

the best paid package is ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.

Its same as previous NORTON Products!

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my suggestion is to go for Kaspersky Internet security suite. Currently in version 6. 7 beta has come out recently. Just wait for some time and get Kaspersky Internet security 7.

I suggest don't go for Norton.It has a very bad habit of eating lots of system resources.I suggest you install Avast! antivirus+Comodo Firewall+Spybot Search & Destroy.
The best part about the above software is the all are free to use & also very light on your system,but are good at their Job.

if u decide 2 uninstal norton, make sure u use the "norton unstaller" tool.

my sgstn : uninstall it and go for freeware avast or avg.
that what i did with mine; uninstld norton and instald another (kis).

Why not try NOD32? it is cheaper than norton 360. Also it gives you full shield for your computer. Of course, norton is a very good product!

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Cool G5 said:
I suggest don't go for Norton.It has a very bad habit of eating lots of system resources.I suggest you install Avast! antivirus+Comodo Firewall+Spybot Search & Destroy.
The best part about the above software is the all are free to use & also very light on your system,but are good at their Job.

I think you’re talking about the old Norton. I’m having it in my 4-yr old laptop, got recently from the last IT show and it’s good.

Cstrikedish said:
Why not try NOD32? it is cheaper than norton 360. Also it gives you full shield for your computer. Of course, norton is a very good product!

NOD32 has a weak rootkit detection thus your system i more prone to bots with rotkit..

Better go fo KIS pay something on ur PC.. freewares are not acceptable all times.

NOD 32 is a good choice bcoz it is also low on system resources !

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Thanks for the replies guys!

Hmm, the reviews I read did mention the fact that the new Norton products are not as resource-intensive as their old products.

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Use Panda, Nod or Kaspersky, these 3 are rocking.

falcon-q said:
Thanks for the replies guys!

Hmm, the reviews I read did mention the fact that the new Norton products are not as resource-intensive as their old products.

They have Kept on saying this right from the beginning

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use 1-bitdefender
2- nod 32
3-norton 2007(surprisingly its much better than norton 2006)

manishjha18 said:
use 1-bitdefender
2- nod 32
3-norton 2007(surprisingly its much better than norton 2006)

Yes! It is !!!

Norton 2007 is better than 2006 in performance. But still Bitdefender, Kaspersky & Nod32 are pretty much better in virus detection & low on system resources except Kaspersky !

manishjha18 said:
use 1-bitdefender
2- nod 32
3-norton 2007(surprisingly its much better than norton 2006)

well hows it better.i mean what extra features it has than 2006.

quan chi said:
well hows it better.i mean what extra features it has than 2006.

Key Features

Automatically detect and block viruses, spyware, and worms
Rootkit Protection finds and removes hidden threats in the operating system
Internet Worm Protection blocks viruses, spyware and worms without specific signatures
Email and instant message scanning detects, removes or blocks infected attachments
Full System Scan performs a deep scan to remove existing viruses, spyware and other threats
Norton Protection Center provides a central place to easily check overall security settings
Live Update™ Notice alerts you to new features, product updates and threat advisories as available throughout the renewable service period*

* With this service you receive the right to use this product on one PC or on the specified number of PCs during the service period, which begins upon initial installation. This renewable service includes protection updates and new product features as available throughout the service period, subject to acceptance of the Symantec License Agreement included with this product and available for review at www.symantec.com. Product features may be added, modified or removed during the service period.

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*www.symantec.com/content/en/us/home_homeoffice/images/screenshots/hm-nav2007_screenshot_sm.gif

KIS is way lot better.
Better then Avast Pro.
I used avast pro and it sucks.
Norton 360....
Nah its not even in the top five...

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go 4 NOD 32
previously i had norton which is too much resource hungry.......

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buddy kis is good-but it is heavy on system--heavier than even norton 2007-
bitdefender is best package-if u have say 128 mb ram use nod 32( use it in my home),1 gb ram then u may go for kis-but anyway its proactive is very much irritating and so is also its sound when it finds a virus

KIS heavier than Norton :shock:

my PC came with Norton 2005, it'd take ~5minutes to boot, but with KIS, its only 40 seconds

(256MB RAM).

KIS takes around 20MB of RAM.

Proactive defense is there for a reason & its just doing its job 8) , you can turn it off too.

repeating.... Norton is pretty heavy on resources but Kaspersky is NOT less !!!

Surely vote goes for NOD32

I noted this::
In my PC: Norton 2005
In my Lappy: Norton 2006

both of them were having same latest updates
both were having same virus
still my laptop detects them but PC doesnt

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Norton 360 is better than Norton Internet Security 2007 in some respects, namely that it's lighter on system resources, the tools are better integrated, and it presents a much better design model than the currentNorton product line.

To top it off, 360 interface is clean and intuitive

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Well, I've tried all the above-mentioned products...and I must say that Norton 360 is very light on system resources and it's convenient.

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i used to run windows defender, AVG, and spyware terminator together, but i took out spyware terminator because the annoying popups were driving me crazy! so i picked up norton 360 and now i'm running it alongside windows defender and AVG.

i notice that norton has a lot of optimization tools that clean out your temporary files and that defragment your hard disks. formerly i use ccleaner for cleaning purposes and auslogic diskdefrag for my defragmenting.

question: now that norton 360 performs these same functions, would it be safe to take out AVG, ccleaner, and diskdefrag?

BTW: so far no problems with norton 360. running like a dream, no slowdown whatsoever.

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I'm running only Norton 360 now. Got rid of all the other security and optimization softwares. Everything seems to be working fine!

Funny how it seems that Norton doesn't have that many fans when it's the most popular internet security and firewall software on CNET.

Kinda wierd huh?

its popular because most of branded PC's & Laptop's offer it as pre-installed AV solution (with Windows XP/Vista).

otherwise, as everyone knows its the most costliest mistake for PC's.

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s18000rpm said:
its popular because most of branded PC's & Laptop's offer it as pre-installed AV solution (with Windows XP/Vista).

otherwise, as everyone knows its the most costliest mistake for PC's.

of course, cnet tracks popularity by number of downloads..PCs and laptops which come preinstalled with this wouldn't need a free download right?

so it appears that many people still take the time to download it and install it on their PCs.

also, its worth noting that norton 360 (as opposed to the other norton internet security suites) was built from the ground up, and is technically not an update to older norton internet security suites. therefore, many of the problems that people had about older norton versions have been resolved in norton 360. it would be unfair to compare it to other norton security products.

give it a try, you might like it.

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I am using Norton 360 and found that its resource usage is much less as compared to previous Norton products. But it has one short-fall - it is incompatible with both ZoneAlarm and Windows defender and you will have to remove these both s/w to use Norton 360. This wasn't the case with earlier Norton Internet Security products. Also Norton 360 doesn't provide fraud protection while using Firefox or Opera. This feature is only compatible with IE.

I would be using Kaspersky 6 very soon on my second comp and would be posting its performance too.

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monkey said:
I am using Norton 360 and found that its resource usage is much less as compared to previous Norton products. But it has one short-fall - it is incompatible with both ZoneAlarm and Windows defender and you will have to remove these both s/w to use Norton 360. This wasn't the case with earlier Norton Internet Security products. Also Norton 360 doesn't provide fraud protection while using Firefox or Opera. This feature is only compatible with IE.

I would be using Kaspersky 6 very soon on my second comp and would be posting its performance too.

i use norton 360 with my windows defender..works no problem..

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Likewise e_p_a_k. Thanks for all your views!

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