Norton Antivirus 2011 - 1 User [Old Version]
by Symantec
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: SymantecBrand: Symantec
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2010-09-27
Platform: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: 21069954
Product features:
- Anti Virus, Anti Spyware, Bot Protection, Norton Download Insight, Norton File Insight
- Norton Threat Insight, Norton Pulse Updates, Norton System Insight, Anti Rootkit, Vulnerability Protection
- NortonTM Insight Network, SONARTM 3 Behavioral Protection
Software Reviews of Norton Antivirus 2011 - 1 User [Old Version]
Customer Review: Flashy
Summary: 3 Stars
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So, Symantec continues to use the Norton brand- once a very useful and trusted product.
It's hard to tell if when Peter Norton sold out in 1990 was when things began to change. The Norton Utilities was an essential part of my PC toolset and helped save many a machine. Norton Anti-Virus was effective and efficient. It seems once the name "Symantec" came into the picture, so did the term "bloatware". Apparently, what was once the most popular desktop and enterprise anti-virus solution had swollen into a colossus, consuming resources with an insatiable appetite. I tried to run this line on many machines that just cleared the system requirements, and they were almost unusable. I must say, the Enterprise- server based and managed edition did somewhat better- but as time went by, one glaring fact became apparent: Symantec just was not effective at detecting and dealing with the very latest threats. For awhile they kept up, even rushing out immediate solutions to realtime threats- the "nimda" worm comes to mind. When Norton 360 appeared, it appeared to be a step back to the old original utilities, but by then I had moved on.
So I was curious to see how this latest incarnation of the home user version fares. Once again I run it through the same sets of test as the other ware I have reviewed here.
Installation fairly routine, . As with almost every other AV app, it detects any competition and asks you to let it uninstall it. I have to use the defense Spybot S&D gives when something tries to get rid of it:
The look is fairly dramatic, contrast-y screens, a black background with gray, green and orange highlights. Even the old reliable Norton shield is now the free electron atom on a yellow Chiclets-shaped square.
Especially over-the-top is a graphic at the bottom showing a Mercator projection of the Earth, key cities flashing on and off as points of yellow, while bathed in what we must assume to be the warm golden glow of Norton protection. This is actually kinda funny: it's an interactive map at that; by selecting a city or region, a crawl at the bottom tells you the number of threats in that particular region. The ticker also allows you to view and get info on these particular threats. Did someone say something about a resource hog? "Give us more memory and we will overpower it" I thought that was the Microsoft motto. Well, it looks pretty cool, but does little to convince me of the effectiveness of this product.
It needs several updates, and network security requires a mysterious component added, referred to only as "initialization".
The good old Live Update is huge and slow, but it was also 3 months out of date. Seems like every time I turn my back on it for a few minutes, it runs another update. I am hoping this is a setting which can be altered to one's preferences.
Seems like there is a very splashy animated graphic waiting around every menu choice. Impressive looking for sure, but as I pondered above..
There is really too much flashy stuff. To use the horrid cliche, "It can talk the talk, but can it walk the walk?"
Some interesting menu choices in addition to the more traditional: "Insight Protection", "SONAR protection" (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response"- which "proactively detects unknown security risks on your computer in real-time (...) based on the behavior of applications". Neat trick. So much for staying on top of things. Sounds like an invitation to false positives to me.
So: a first scan, on an external drive with known threats. More flashy, flippy screens take you there, but it is actually a pretty direct path. Easier than most to choose a custom scan. I began it and then had need to use the machine for another task, and found I couldn't So I paused the scan, and everything locked up, forcing a forced reboot, it would not even respond to the three finger salute.
Trying it again with a simple internal 1-drive scan, I was unable to repeat the result- apps run, but really slowly. The scan may be paused, resumed and stopped with no trouble.
So I tried the external drive again- worked fine this time, it either hit a corrupt file, or another one-time fluke
You are also given the opportunity to create a bootable rescue disk, to allegedly revive a dead computer and then even scan and fix it! After downloading a downloader, it downloads a file which when run, will creat an ISO file, a CD, or put it on a USB drive. As soon as I got one burned, I gave it a try- the machine is healthy, but what the heck. At first it looks like it's booting to a Vista session, but then puts up another glowing yellow sunburst screen (resembling the opening of "Futurama") and takes quite a while to load whatever it is loading. No clue how it works or what it's doing, at least the Kaspersky version shows you all the steps as it loads its Linux shell.
Unlike other rescue disks I have used, Norton' requires the 25-character key before it will run, but will run on any machine.
When it finally settles down, you are presented with only two options: Scan and Undo- it will scan your drive for risks, any that it recognizes will be removed automatically. "Because the scan runs from the CD, removing some security risks may cause errors" - which is a nice way to say it'll bow up your system if you aren't careful- and lets you save a file of the results so you may perform an Undo if does a meltdown.
Should have tried it on the drive Trend Micro fried for me.
For day-to-day antivirus protection, Symantec offers a familiar and trusted name with a flashy new look. Easy to use and visually stimulating, many new bells and whistles. Probably smoke and mirrors, too.
How effective it will be at detecting and dealing with threats, as well as how hard it is on system resources remains to be seen.
As I proceed to use NAV, I am moderately impressed at how it handles itself. A few moments ago I plugged it into my test machine and fired it up- this drive has all my virus-hunting tools I have collected, including one rootkit killer called RKill, which I have used with success on other machines. Norton's real-time scan, however, saw it as a threat and promptly deleted it. False positive, or did it actually contain malware. I then ran all my other AV apps on the same file, and none picked it out.
Description of Norton Antivirus 2011 - 1 User [Old Version]
Norton AntiVirus 2011 fast protection that does more to stop viruses and spyware. Protects your PC against the latest viruses, spyware, and other threats. Delivers fast, powerful online protection to keep you a step ahead of cyber attacks. Stay a step ahead of threats to your PC with the industry's fastest antivirus protection.Virus Protection Software
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