Editor's Reviews on Symantec Products

Norton AntiVirus 2009

Norton AntiVirus 2009 is the latest software of Symantec dedicated to battling infections. With rapidly evolving threats that may damage your computer, this program contains the latest form of software to tackle virus and spyware threats.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 will ensure your computer is heavily defended from infection. By having updates direct from Symantec that protect you from emerging threats, and so protecting your computer and the important files kept on it free from malicious viruses. Norton AntiVirus 2009 also automatically scans emails and instant messages to make sure that infections are not spread either to or from your computer.
One of the cons of Norton AntiVirus 2009 is that they may slow down older PCs that have small amounts memory. Due to its complex nature at searching deep into your system it could result in a computer running at a slower speed than normal, so it might be worth investing in some more memory if you find there is a change in performance.
With the vast amount of viruses that are discovered every month, it is good to know that something as reliable as Norton AntiVirus 2009 is available to protect you.and your computer.




Norton Internet Security 2009

Norton’s Internet Security 2009 is a comprehensive package to protect your computer from viruses, hackers and spam. With Internet Security 2009 you are free to use the internet without worrying about malicious software that could damage your computer and people gaining access to your important files.
Norton Internet Security 2009 provides a large amount of protection for your computer and beats many other security solutions due to its wide range of tools that offer not only antivirus utilities but much more. You are protected from identity theft by its antiphishing technology and fraudulent website protection, secure from unsolicited emails by its advanced spam filter and kept hacker free by its firewall. Even though it has many tools available, it is easy to set up and use with the user given complete control over the level of security of their system
As Norton Internet Security 2009 is such a complex program, it may result in a slightly lower performance than usual in older PCs. While this can be seen as a negative aspect of this software, some would argue that the comprehensive protection that Norton Internet Security 2009 provides makes up for the slight slowing of a system.
While lacking some of the optimizing tools provided in Norton 360, Norton Internet Security 2009 features an impressive amount of tools to keep your computer safe from attack while on the internet so you can browse, email and shop in confidence.




Norton 360 Version 2.0

Symantec’s newest security solution, Norton 360 Version 2.0 provides all-in-one protection for your PC. Combining Symantec’s reliable and well respected security utilities with their PC tune-up technologies, then throwing in some new antiphishing and backup tools and you’ve got one of the most complete and comprehensive pieces of security software available.
The many features of this package include antivirus and antispyware, file protection and backup, fraudulent website detection, firewall and performance optimizing functions to keep your computer running at peak speeds. The performance optimizing utilities that are part of Symantec’s Norton 360 Version 2.0 include the ability to find and fix problems that would cause your system to slow down. You can also clean the left over files from browsing the internet, such as cookies and temporary internet files.
As this is such a complete package of utilities, it is not surprising that it takes up more hard drive space compared to other antivirus packages. This should not be too much of a problem though, especially considering the huge variety of tools that are available in the package.
If you are an internet user and are looking for a security program to keep your information safe and your system virus free as well as keep your computer’s performance optimized, you’ll most likely not find such a complete and reliable set of features in one package than with Norton 360 Version 2.0.




Norton SystemWorks

Norton SystemWorks comes in 3 different editions; Norton SystemWorks Standard Edition, Norton SystemWorks Basic Edition, and Norton SystemWorks Premier. The software is designed to enhance the performance of your computer by blocking spyware, viruses and worms, and generally repairing and maintaining your computer’s health. Included are Norton AntiVirus, Norton Utilities, Norton GoBack, System Optimizer, One Button Checkup, and Process Viewer.
It’s a good bundle of the little tools you simply need for system maintenance. SystemWorks has a lot of components that you might be looking for when looking after your computer’s general well being, plus it even contains a hardware checking application (checkit diagnostics). It erases unwanted data from your pc and even integrates itself into Internet Explorer so that all trash can be deleted while you’re surfing online. Another nice feature is that is includes Norton AntiVirus.
The only real problem with SystemWorks is that it can take a long while to install. If you experience any problems then there is a customer care number that you can call.
Overall, Norton SystemWorks is a neat little package that should keep your computer in a healthy state. It contains a lot of useful tools and there’s always the ever reliable Norton AntiVirus included. It’s a multipurpose solution for a multitude of computer related problems.




Norton Ghost 14.0

Norton’s Ghost 14.0 is a program to backup your computer and protect your files. In the event of a system failure or if another serious problem you can recover the files you have lost. You also have the option to set your system settings back to earlier configurations in order to help reverse any issues.
This product creates an image of your hard drive, kind of like a photograph, and can revert to that image if a hard drive crash takes place. This really gives the user peace of mind as there is nothing worse than losing the contents of your computer because of a hardware failure. Imagine losing all of your photos and music as well as important documents. Norton Ghost’s easy to use interface protects the things on your computer you care about.
Due to the many tools that come with Norton Ghost, including backup, hard drive copying and more, some beginners may be slightly bewildered and put off by some of its functions. It should not be too much of a worry though as even though it has features that should please experts, new comers should find it easy to learn.
This product provides a useful and comprehensive set of functions that will protect your computer and your important files from getting corrupted or deleted. If you need your system to be kept secure then you will be hard pushed to find better backup software.