Norton 360! Worth the price?

Symantec Norton 360 is a complete security and performance solution as promised by Symantec earlier. Norton 360 provides a much better user experience and security protection than either Windows Live OneCare or McAfee Total Protection.In fact, 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 current Norton product line. But more advanced users should stay with the Internet security suites for now.

Lets speak about the Pros and cons of Norton 360

Pros:

Its greatly low on system resources; it’s intuitive, covers most of the bases that a comprehensive security-and-performance tool should, and includes free online storage. And not to forget its very attractive design and user interface.

The bad:

The biggest weakpoint is that it doesnt yet support Firefox or Opera browsers; doesn’t include wireless security tools, doesn’t provide an ID vault for passwords or credit card info.

Setup:

The final shipping version is surprisingly fast and easy. Norton 360 requires 300MB of hard drive space, considerably less than Windows Live OneCare, but certainly more than that of McAfee Total Protection, almost double we can say. As usual Norton consumes a lot of RAM, Norton 360 requires 256MB of RAM.

The Norton 360 interface is really awesome; it’s really different when comapred to the interface used on the rest of the Norton 2007 product line. The UI for Norton 360 is clean, intuitive, and no-nonsense. A toolbar across the top allows quick access to scans, configuration for tasks, access to your Norton online account, in-program Help, and technical support. Below that, there’s a line that displays any current system alerts, such as configuring your backup and recovery options. The main section includes modules for PC Security, Transaction Security, Backup and Recovery, and PC Tuneup. Each of these modules displays a color-coded status and a brief explanation, with an option for more details.

Features:

>Removes viruses from email and instant messages

>Blocks Internet worms at point of entry

>Stops spyware from tracking you online

>Authenticates popular shopping and banking Web sites

>Protects you from phishing sites designed to steal your confidential information

>Discovers new files and backs up that data automatically

>Automatically back up important files to a secure online service

>Local backup to CD, DVD or external drive

>Automatically removes unwanted Internet clutter and temporary files that can slow down your PC’s performance.

Conclusion:

For personal use such as for home, Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. Its much better when compared to McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.