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Norton 360

Score6.8 out of 10

75 Reviews and Ratings

What is Norton 360?

The Norton products, including Norton 360, Norton Antivirus, and Norton Security, are consumer antivirus and privacy protection products. Features include password management, VPN, dark web and credit monitoring for individuals, and cloud backup for PCs.

Norton - Trustworthy

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used norton antivirus plus and norton 360 till 2022. Norton antivirus provided the best in class Antivirus software but norton 360 was better not just featurewise but also the performance. I liked antimalware protection, network security etc.

Pros

  • Antivirus
  • Antimalware
  • Internet Security
  • Firewall

Cons

  • Performance in comparison with McAfee
  • High memory consumption during scan

Return on Investment

  • Trust and peace of mind
  • No unnecessary popup for upgrade
  • Less cost of yearly subscription (well 3 yearly)

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Norton and Symantec Advanced Threat Protection

Other Software Used

SmartLockr, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Visual Studio

Norton: The best product to secure your Windows PC or Mac

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Overall Norton is an incredibly useful and trustable antivirus in the market and has a history in desktop and web security. I like to recommend it to anyone who works from home with a personal laptop, it helps you save your files from threats. I actually have been victimization it for two years and I don't have any regret to date for my desktop file protection and anti-malware engine mechanically updates itself for contemporary threats and quarantines them in contrast to different alternatives. It even has a VPN with unlimited information that helped Pine Tree State and my team to check several of our internet apps that supported country timelines.

Pros

  • Norton is a completely clean-to-apply software program that gives many capabilities and options.
  • Antivirus is included, and your protection is always up-to-date.

Cons

  • Some pop-ups may be stressful with inside the lengthy run.
  • Sometimes it can be confusing because there are a few different programs that are used for different things.

Most Important Features

  • Norton AntiVirus was easy to set up and use.
  • I downloaded the free trial and was really happy with how quickly I got my account set up and started using it.

Return on Investment

  • The problems solved with Norton Antivirus were that the Norton team blocked all viruses and malware.
  • I felt secure knowing that Norton had everything running smoothly, and that i was protected. I had no worries.

Alternatives Considered

Avast Business Antivirus

Other Software Used

Avast Business Antivirus, Kaspersky Cybersecurity Services, AVG AntiVirus Business Edition

Norton is the best and provides complete protection from all types of threats.

Pros

  • Norton works quite quickly and is efficient enough to detect threats
  • It is very easy and simple to install and is without any complications and irrelevant inquiries.
  • Norton is available at a very reasonable price in the market and is not heavy on pocket.

Cons

  • The user interface of this antivirus is not many users friendly.
  • A little bit difficult for beginners.
  • Sometimes it takes much time while scanning the whole system as compare to other software.

Most Important Features

  • Full system scan.
  • The firewall protection system.
  • VPN services.

Return on Investment

  • It is highly efficient software and detects any kind of malware within a fraction of seconds.
  • Easy deployment.
  • The speed of scanning sometimes goes slower.
  • UI needs to be more updated for a piece of better user knowledge.

Alternatives Considered

Avast Business Antivirus

Other Software Used

Avast Business Antivirus, Dropbox Business, Zoom Video Webinar

Norton Review

Pros

  • It protects us live against all kinds of malware.
  • It has an intelligent Firewall for Windows and Mac.
  • It has an easy to use Password Manager.
  • Submit a Cloud Backup.
  • SafeCam to block unauthorized access to the webcam.

Cons

  • As a counterpart, the system lacks protection against computer worms in P2P networks (peer to peer).
  • Customer service is not immediate.

Return on Investment

  • Positive return on investment.

Other Software Used

AWS Cloud9

Norton is your best in fighting attacks on your computers.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Norton adds a great value in relation to protecting our computers in the organizations from any sort of attack on our files. It provides a safer environment when browsing the internet and in downloading all files. It also performs a lot of updates almost daily which adds a great value.

Pros

  • Updates - regular.
  • Quarantine of files and it shows you what are the files.
  • It gives early warnings about any suspicious websites before opening.

Cons

  • Cost could be an issue. They could perform a free trial at the beginning for people to check.
  • It would be good if you can do an online free check of your computer.
  • While the updates are good sometimes your computer is attacked by a virus they did not expect.

Most Important Features

  • Automatic scanning
  • Updates.
  • Website check before opening.

Return on Investment

  • Norton has saved a lot as we had many attacks before on our servers therefore the investment came back with a good return.
  • Few users used to open websites that are suspicious and this caused few attacks therefore Norton helped us filter what is good and what is bad.
  • Saved time and cost on our.

Alternatives Considered

McAfee Data Center Security Suite

Other Software Used

McAfee Application Data Monitor, AVG AntiVirus Business Edition