Norton Internet Security Review
Norton is a well known and much respected name in the Internet security industry and although the Symantec Company could very easily continue to rest on its laurels, their new product Norton Internet Security 2012 demonstrates that the company is evolving both with the changing times and the new security challenges facing Internet users across the globe. Here I am providing a quick glimpse of this famous software, including a brief description, its many useful features and the numerous benefits awaiting the user as well as my personal insight.
What is Norton Internet Security and what you should expect
Norton Internet Security is a comprehensive security suite designed to keep your computer—and your personal data—safe from a wide variety of internet threats. It comes equipped for quickly locating and eliminating viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and spyware, and includes anti-phishing capabilities to protect your emails and other correspondence from prying eyes.
With the patented Norton Safe Web, Smart Firewall and Norton Reputation Service, you can rest easy knowing your information is safe from identity thieves and other online culprits, no matter where you decide to visit on the web. The program is extremely easy to install and convenient to use and even contains parental controls which can help parents block certain sites and monitor their children’s online activity.
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The main Features Norton Internet Security
There are a number of features which make Norton Internet Security one of the most sought-after online protection programs on the market today. These include:
- Norton Reputation Service. The Norton Reputation Service is a component of the software which “instantly checks where files came from and how long they’ve been around to identify and stop new malware and crime -ware fast.
- Comprehensive Online Protection. It uses several overlapping layers of protection to prevent viruses and spyware from “slipping through the cracks.”
- Norton File Insight. Norton File Insight will warn you whenever a file or application may be dangerous to download.
- Norton Pulse Updates. Norton Pulse Updates run quietly in the background updating new virus definitions every 5-15 minutes.
What are the advantages of Norton Internet Security
New viruses, spyware and malware are being created everyday by people with less-than-honorable intentions, and if it happens to you, it may end up costing you thousands of dollars to remedy the problem. To ensure it doesn’t, take a look at a few benefits reported with the use of Norton I S :
- Peace of mind from the threat of attack while surfing the net, opening email or communicating with a messaging program.
- The industry standard in virus protection without sacrificing computer performance.
- Comprehensive protection against identity theft, whether shopping, banking or conducting other sensitive transactions online.
- Automatic updates to keep you protected from new viruses
- Helpful and professional customer support
Installation and Ease of Use
The software can be downloaded online or with a disk in just a matter of minutes. All you do is agree to the installation on the start-up screen and the program installer will walk you through the rest. Once installed, you can immediately begin scanning for viruses, malware and spyware, or set up a schedule for the program to scan at a time when you’re not online.
When Norton detects a threat to your computer, whether it’s a virus, malware or spyware the program will instantly remove the threat and show you a small pop-up screen indicating that the problem has been corrected. If in removing the virus or other threat one or more programs need to be shutdown, Norton will send you a notification indicating how you should proceed. It really is that easy, just install the program, configure it using the recommended setting or make your own configuration and the program will do the rest.
Performance
Very few applications of this kind can boast the same type of performance as Norton Internet Security. The program runs quietly in the background and utilizes very little memory or other precious resources. In fact, it will even warn you if another program on the computer is “hogging” too many resources and will give you options as to how you want to take care of the issue. Norton Internet Security is so quiet, so efficient, that often times you’ll forget it’s even there.
Customer Support
Although, this product is very easy to use, if at any time you should have questions or concerns regarding the installation, use or troubleshooting, there are three levels of technical support that can assist you. Norton can be reached by phone, email or online chat to help with any and all issues relating to its products.
My Conclusions
These days there are plenty of options for your Internet security needs, but if you’re looking for a well-established company that knows Internet security inside and out—one that offer comprehensive protection from existing and future threats as well as performance and excellent customer service, you really can’t go wrong with Norton Internet Security.
Written by Steven