Norton Impressive? No, It Really Is... (Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010)

Member Name: boredindunoon

Product:	Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010
Date:	19/10/09 (70 review reads)
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Advantages: Much Faster & Less Resource Intensive Than Previous Versions, Comprehensive Protection, Easy To Use.

Disadvantages: None

When it comes to Symantec and its software neither myself, nor any of my previous computers have had much or any luck. Normally I would avoid Norton like the plaque unless I want to risk my system grinding to a halt. However I have heard and read a few interesting things about "Internet Security 2010," I was told that it was 'different' and that it was much 'better,' which made me curious enough to personally try it out.

Norton Internet Security 2010 offers protection from viruses, spyware, and identity theft, while also providing firewall protection and acting to identify unsafe websites and mark them as such before you open them. You also get anti-phishing, recovery and repair tools, parental controls, anti-spam, and pretty much everything else you could expect or want in a software package designed to keep you safe.

This latest version of Norton is definitely faster than previous versions and much less of a burden on your systems resources. It runs happily in the background with "Silent mode" hardly making a dent on performance, while also allowing minimum interruption when you're online. Loading the
software (both on start-up and when manually lunching the program) takes mere seconds as does the automatic update process and scanning your system is also faster with a quick scan taking just under two minutes to complete. All of which is very welcome and valuable addition to the software, as this that really put me off Norton in the past.

Installation was quick and trouble free, however I would recommend uninstalling any previous versions of Norton (not that I had any) as well as any current Anti-Virus, or Internet Security software before hand to help avoid a conflict.

Norton's Toolbar works well with Firefox and many other aspects such as the user interface, and anti-spam functions have been improved. The software suite seems very comprehensive offering a huge host of tools and features all of which are self explanatory and easy to use.

To be honost, I can't find anything to fault. Norton really has changed for the better and as a result this latest Internet Security Suite is well worth considering, coming from an previously loather of Norton that's something.

(I'm a reviewer on Amazon, and some my reviews are copied from there to dooyoo. Please feel free to check out my Amazon profile under my real name of Mr Andrew M Kerr.)

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