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License:
Free to try; $39.99 to buy
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Downloads:
2,118,474
- Requirements:
Windows XP/Vista
- Limitations:
15-day trial
- Date Added:
November 08, 2008
Publisher's description of Norton AntiVirus 2009
Norton AntiVirus 2009 provides fast, responsive defense against all types of malicious software including viruses, spyware, worms, and other software threats. It protects your system without slowing it down. Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes help to ensure that you're protected from the latest threats.
Working quickly and quietly in the background, Norton AntiVirus requires little memory and system resources. The new Norton Insight relies on extensive online intelligence to target only those processes at risk, resulting in faster, shorter, fewer scans. And the new Norton Protection System employs a multilayered set of security technologies that work in concert to detect, identify, and block attacks. Version 2009 improves on product performance.
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Editor's review of Norton AntiVirus 2009
5.0 stars
- "Norton remains strong"
Symantec has been listening to its users, and this year the company delivers a slimmed-down and faster Norton AntiVirus 2009. Almost all the security vendors this year have recognized the changing threat landscape and have rethought traditional protection. Norton Antivirus 2009 is available as a full-function download, free for 15 days.
We especially like the Insight feature, which identifies "trusted" files and applications and doesn't waste time rescanning them unless there's been a change. No other product does this. The redesigned logic behind Norton AntiVirus 2009 clearly shows in CNET performance testing: it is faster and considerably lighter than last year's version. Norton continues to win awards in third-party effectiveness testing. Lagging behind, though, is Symantec's technical support. While Norton users now have free telephone support, Symantec still doesn't provide enough of a knowledge base, or even an adequate user's manual.
Once again, this year it emphasizes its premium services a bit too much. That said, Norton AntiVirus 2009 presents a remarkable transformation of a product and is worth a second look.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 334 votes
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7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.0
Pros: Nice looking interface and easy to use.
Cons: Norton came with my computer pre installed. Norton slows my computer down while in fullscan. It also slows down my boot up and boot down time and I am using 1 GB of memory. You can get better anti virus for free like Avast.
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6 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.0
"Slow, resource intensive and doesn't work properly"
Pros: Nice GUI, broad range of features, reasonably easy to use
Cons: Ridiculously resource intensive, slowing other applications to a crawl if running a scan. Full system scans are amazingly slow - I often just gave up. Still missed malware that other antivirus/antispyware programs picked up.
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6 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.0
"must be computer pro to deal with this"
Pros: In view of the cons have no positive opinion
Cons: Came pre-installed 30day trial, I renewed, pd $49 for 12 months, when I go to site, says my sybscriptioin has expired, and phising protetion off can't figure out how to turn on phising. Also, when chatting for help wait time long so I give up.
Summary: Customer support is non existing unless you have all day to resolve. Free protection comes with my IP, but being a dummy decided to pay for norton's pay version thinks it would be seamless--not so. The preloaded version was fine. Still will liketo ... read more >>
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6 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.0
Pros: Nothing at all
Cons: takes way to many resources, and it has conflict with a lot of programs. Exept virus witch letīs them all work just fine
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.0
Pros: Looks Good.
Cons: Memory Hog. This slowed my system to a crawl. Terrible customer service when my trial finished early. I had a hard time understanding the person as he obviously did not speak english.
Summary: I found out after reading a few reviews that free anti-virus software like Avast and AVG are as good as Norton. Don't waste your money on Norton. I use AVG and it uses a lot less memory.
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