All rites,
After 9 days, I can safely say that I DONT like this product.
But I dont think it is as bad as what the others before me say it was,
From my point of view, this suite's rather simple.
Not recommended for intermediate or pro users who want to tweak and run their antivirus suites to suit their needs.
The antivirus scanner's VERY disappointing, no option to scan individual files or folders, you'll have to run a full scan instead.
No scheduling!
The firewall's also quite limited, I couldn't add new program profiles like what I used to do in Norton Internet Security (NIS) so I'll have to hope that Norton 360 (N360) detects the program connecting to the internet and offer me the choice of allowing or blocking it, else, the program will just not connect to the internet. I also had problems specifying trusted IP addresses within my own network. Once again, if N360 doesnt detect it, the IP will just be blocked.
Never really had any opportunity to have the anti-phising feature tested.
The backup feature's a joke, I had disabled during my entire week of use.
So.......I'll most probably return this product. Lesson learnt; dont totally trust online reviews, even if it's from CNET, PCPro or PCWorld....Always read the user comments as well. And....no matter how tempting the 3 user license sounds.......RESIST IT.....it's a marketing gimmick.
PROS:
- If you're a total computing noob, then you should get it. Or you could get it for your 45+ year old uncles or aunts or even your grandpa or grandma who uses a PC
- Doesnt consume as much resource compared to NIS07, in my opinion.
- It's an install and forget application, everything is done in background and it doesnt really get in your face.
- Nice box
- Nice and simple looking user interface. Great for uncles and aunties.
CONS:- SAD Antivirus scanner.
- Firewall with limited settings
- Crappy backup
And now......
U know.
This post has been edited by arcan8888: Jul 25 2007, 11:04 PM