While power users may find additional options elsewhere, mainstream users will be able to easily comprehend and use these custom features. You can also control what happens upon scan completion, including turning off the PC or putting it into sleep mode. Running can be automated with specific parameters, like when the system is idle and on AC power, for example. Still, the average user will be okay with what Norton offers.įor example, you can create a custom scan, such as one that checks D:Files and E:More and skip certain scan types, like rootkits or tracking cookies, to save time. These competing programs offer more than just an archives scan, also allowing the user to specify the types of archives and the depth of nesting to support them (i.e., how many open archives). Norton missed the mark by lacking options for lower level scans, like Avast or Avira. plus a Custom Scan option to focus the scan on specific drives, folders or files to clear out malware. There’s a choice of available modes: Quick or Full. Checking your system is as easy as clicking Security -> Scans, to start a scan immediately. We found Norton’s scan tool simultaneously comprehensive and easy to use. Clicking on the buttons displays additional options, with total control of all the antivirus settings. The complete details of your PC’s protection status are cleanly displayed, which includes the timing for your last update and scan with buttons that get grouped into functional groups, including Security, Online Safety and Backup. Norton AntiVirus offers plenty of options and controls. Plus, this software comes with 2GB of free online storage although that is a very small amount of space.Įxamining our test PC’s background processes we found only three, including the Chrome extension host, consuming less than 50MB of RAM, and they ran perfectly fine with no system slow downs. And Norton did not negatively impact our system resources otherwise.
Thankfully, with the larger C: drives these days, this shouldn’t be an issue. With the suite fully installed, it occupied 1.6GB of disk space, more than many competitors. We consider them both valuable extras, but such software can be found as freeware, so Norton is only adding minimal value. The other extension, Norton Identity Safe, gives the functions of a password manager. One is Norton Safe Web, which warns users of dangerous websites. We also like that we were warned about a potential issue, and that the user gets to be the final arbitrator of which software goes on their system.ĭuring setup, Norton offers to install some browser extensions. Although, there was an option to keep it, which we appreciate. However, during our setup process, the software identified another antivirus software which was already installed, Bitdefender, and asked to uninstall it. Norton 360 with LifeLock Ultimate Plus: $35/month, $350/year, unlimited devices Setup and User Interface.Norton 360 with LifeLock Advantage: $25/month, $250/year, 10 devices.Norton 360 with LifeLock Select: $15/month, $150/year, five devices.Norton 360 Deluxe: $10/month, $100/yearr, five devices.Norton 360 Standard: $8/month, $80/year, one device.If you’re willing to pay more, note Norton also offers other antivirus packages: However, you’ll still have to pay upfront and having to request the refund is less preferred than a simpler free trial offer. A Norton rep told us there is a 60-day money-back guarantee. Unfortunately, there’s no free trial for Norton AntiVirus.
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