#Norton mobile security 3.0 review update#
#Norton mobile security 3.0 review Pc#
#Norton mobile security 3.0 review windows#

#Norton mobile security 3.0 review update#

Our initial update of the product was quick, with both LiveUpdate and Norton 360 downloading and installing within seconds. Even Symantec LiveUpdate, which sometimes feels like a clunky add-on to the other Norton products, is better integrated within Norton 360. The result is a much more fluid experience. Rather than simply bundle all of the features from Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security, Norton SystemWorks, and Norton Confidential, Symantec went back to the drawing board and designed Norton 360 from the ground up. Upon reboot we found no registry entries and no system folders for Symantec or Norton 360. Although there is a separate listing for Symantec's LiveUpdate program, we were able to remove both programs by uninstalling Norton 360 alone.

#Norton mobile security 3.0 review windows#

Should you want to remove Norton 360, we didn't find an uninstall icon and had to use the Add or Remove Programs tool within the Windows Control Panel. We also like the fact that Norton 360 appears on the taskbar as an indiscrete icon, not the loud and flamboyant, yellow pill design used in Norton Internet Security 2007. Gone are the blatant links to Symantec shopping that encourage you to purchase additional products, which we've seen in the past. Also within each module are access to Help and technical support, along with selected extra steps that include access to glossaries and tutorials on the Symantec Web site. It's a minor inconvenience casual users will appreciate the clean reporting style, but advanced users (for whom the product was not intended) will want to tweak right away and become frustrated at the extra step. You can't, however, tweak your firewall settings here, or exclude a second drive from your virus and spyware scan for that you need to use the main screen's toolbar for Tasks and Settings. Within each module is a clean list of various diagnostics and tools and their status. Each of these modules displays a color-coded status and a brief explanation, with an option for more details.

#Norton mobile security 3.0 review Pc#

The main section includes modules for PC Security, Transaction Security, Backup and Recovery, and PC Tuneup. Below that, there's a line that displays any current system alerts, such as configuring your backup and recovery options. The UI for Norton 360 is clean, intuitive, and no-nonsense.ДЄ toolbar across the top allows quick access to scans, configuration for tasks, access to your Norton online account, in-program Help, and technical support. We really like the Norton 360 interface it's unlike the interface used on the rest of the Norton 2007 product line. The new Norton 360 interface is clean and intuitive. Like the other super suites, the price includes installation on up to three different PCs (for example, two desktops and a laptop). Only McAfee works on Windows 2000 through Vista. Like Windows Live OneCare, Norton 360 works on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Like the others, Norton 360 requires 256MB of RAM. Norton 360 requires 300MB of hard drive space, considerably less than Windows Live OneCare, but about double that of McAfee Total Protection. Our setup of the final shipping version was surprisingly fast and easy. But more advanced users should stay with the Internet security suites for now. 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. There are features in the all-in-one suite that we wish had been added (such as wireless security tools), but overall Norton 360 provides a much better user experience and security protection than either Windows Live OneCare or McAfee Total Protection. That's not to say Norton 360 is perfect, nor is it designed for everyone. Two years ago, when Symantec first presented us with their idea to create a complete security and performance solution, the company said it wanted to start from scratch, to build the thing right we're happy to say that Symantec Norton 360 delivers on that early promise.