pctechguide.com

  • Home
  • Guides
  • Tutorials
  • Articles
  • Reviews
  • Glossary
  • Contact

Norton Antivirus 2017 with Antispyware

norton antivirus

PROS: Norton automatically updates software virus definitions and tracks suspicious files.

CONS: Network and miscellaneous settings are too advanced for most entry level users.

OVERVIEW: This product checks websites and email for spam, spyware and identity theft. It will keep your computer up and running- like it should be.

Norton AntiVirus 2011 with Antispyware

Company: Symantec

Version: 18.6.0.29

 

Operating Systems: Vista(32 bit), XP(32 bit), Windows 7(32/64 bit)

Price: $39.95

What It Does

It will check all websites and email for spam, spyware and identity theft.

Product Details

A friend recently contacted me for computer help. Her problem- she could no longer connect to her Yahoo mail account using a popular web browser. A few questions later and it was determined she had contracted a browser bug. What did she do? After some research, she chose Norton Antivirus 2017 with Antispyware for several reasons.

One reason viruses are able to infiltrate is that the end user is not diligent in keeping their system updated. Norton does a great job at this. The system is CONSTANTLY sending updates. Now, the downside, if you have a slow or unreliable Internet connection you could be waiting for the

updates to complete or experience system sluggishness. As with most scanning applications, choose from either a Quick or Full Scan.

Norton

A Quick scan completed in just 2 minutes on a 288 gigabyte drive, not too bad.

Norton

A Full scan on the same drive lasted over hour, but it is looking at more detail on the drive.

Facebook, a social craze, can also be protected. Just launch the scan option and it will check Facebook links for malicious programs that could pose a potential problem.

Norton

Norton

The main menu of the system is interesting. At the bottom of the screen is a map which displays all the global incidents of where viruses are being detected and a stock market like ticker that shows all newly detected threats. An info link next to each launches a web page with more

detail:date of detection, type of problem(trojan, keylogger, etc) and which operating systems are targeted. That web page also provides a removal process, if your install of Norton is not protected. Norton does display a message whether your system is protected or not from that

threat investigated.

From the Status screen choose between Basic and Full Protection, which will remove any infections discovered from scans.

Norton

The Computer Settings menu is extensive. An On or Off slider switch enables or disables a feature. Options exist to exclude certain files and folders from the scan process.

For protection from spyware, Norton protects just about all the most annoying, trouble making risk. However, any of these can be ignored by removing the check mark.

Norton

Additionally, intrusion detection, email protection , web browsing are all automatically enabled on program start up.

With all the choices for each menu, a product tutorial, located under the Support menu, launches Symantec’s web page, where numerous tips and education on the program’s usage and virus personalities.

There is one feature that was particularly note worthy. The Application Rating list all the executable(program files) that have been determined to be “trusted” by Symantec and can be excluded from system scans. This will help to speed up the time it takes to complete a scan. You

are shown how many others in the world are using that product’s executable, it trustworthiness and how it effects systems resources, where many viruses can cause extreme overload problems.

Norton

Security

Installation requires system administration rights. Making changes to your account will require your to connect to the Symantec website, login with user name and password.

Installation

Installation is easy to complete.

Knowledge Level

Novice = 3 Intermediate = 2 Expert = 1

Technical Support

Online knowledgebase, chat, online community forum, and a web based help desk ticket system.

License Model

$39.95 covers installation on one computer.

Extras: 30 day free trial of Symantec Online backup.

Conclusion

Symantec has a long term position in the virus fighting space. They’ve thoroughly covered all the bases: web, social media, email, and proactive vigilance. A bit more than a can of bug spray, but for the money, it’s solid way to keep the electronic bugs out.

For a listing of all our reviews checkout the Antivirus Review Page.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Anti-Virus Reviews Tagged With: antivirus, antivirus reviews, antivirus software, norton, norton antivirus, norton antivirus 2011, Norton antivirus 2011 with antispyware, norton antivirus software

Latest Articles

Advanced Windows Backup

Click Start, point to All Programs > Accessories > System Tools, and then click Backup. The Backup or Restore Wizard is launched. Click Advanced Mode to vary the utility's default settings, to schedule tasks or to run the Automated System Recovery Wizard. Click on Tools … [Read More...]

How To Remove Remove Internet Antivirus 2017

Internet Antivirus 2017 is a false security client and a clone of several other rogues. Like all fake security clients you are going to want to remove Internet Antivirus 2017 as soon as you realize you are infected. This program is known to highjack a users browser and direct them to a … [Read More...]

MP3

While of only indirect relevance to sound cards, a place has to be found somewhere for a technology that took the PC world by storm in the first half of 1999 - and this seems to be the most appropriate. Derived from the original MPEG standard, MP3 - … [Read More...]

Comments

  1. Kyrat Vijoy says

    July 3, 2012 at 10:52 am

    OH Boy! Norton is one of the reliable anti-virus software. I have it in my laptop and have been using it for the past 4 years. I never had any problem with the anti-virus as it keeps updating by itself.

Artificial Intelligence is Shaping the Solar Energy Field

The global market for solar power is expected to be worth $194.75 billion by 2027. As demand for solar energy solutions rises, solar product … [Read More...]

9 More Great Microsoft Word Hacks to Boost Productivity

We mentioned a few great Microsoft Word hacks in our last post. We wanted to follow up and share some more that can help improve productivity. … [Read More...]

7 Great Microsoft Word Hacks to Bolster Productivity

Today we are going to show you 24 Word tricks to get the most out of this text editor. Although there are many alternatives, Word is still the tool … [Read More...]

The Growing Importance of AI in Forestry Preservation

Artificial Intelligence as a key to environmental and forest industry preservation There are different types of Artificial Intelligence. On the one … [Read More...]

Machine Learning: the Future of the Hotel Industry

Do you operate a hotel chain and want to calculate budgets automatically? Does your hotel need to predict next week's purchase orders or how many … [Read More...]

5 Pieces of Technology to Boost Your Business in 2021

Let’s face it; running a business is not usually easy. Whether you are self-employed and running your own one-person operation or employing many … [Read More...]

Guides

  • Computer Communications
  • Mobile Computing
  • PC Components
  • PC Data Storage
  • PC Input-Output
  • PC Multimedia
  • Processors (CPUs)

Recent Posts

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Branding that denotes products that have been certified as being interoperable. The scheme was originally operated by WECA - the … [Read More...]

Hard Disk MR Technology

In 1991, IBM's work on AMR technology led to the development of MR (magnetoresistive) heads capable of the areal … [Read More...]

Creating Color

Creating colour accurately on paper has been one of the major areas of research in colour printing. Like monitors, … [Read More...]

[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2021 About | Privacy | Contact Information | Wrtie For Us | Disclaimer | Copyright License | Authors