Norton 360 6.0 EN - 1 User/ 3PC

Norton 360 6.0 EN - 1 User/ 3PC From Symantec List Price: $89.99 Price: $32.00 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by Amazon.com 43 new or used available from $27.95 Average customer review:  (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

When it comes to your identity, your computer, and your files, you can never have too much protection. Norton 360 provides comprehensive, easy-to-use protection that defends against nearly any threat. It's the industry's fastest, lightest2 all-in-one security solution. Norton 360's PC Tuneup boosts overall performance and keeps your computer running at its best. Automatic online or local backup helps keep your important files and photos safe from loss. Plus, our exclusive Insight technology blocks up to 100% of viruses1 and our Social Media Scanner warns you of unsafe websites and Facebook posts so you can share links without worrying about passing on or receiving threats. Prevent cybercriminals from stealing your identity and money when you surf, shop, socialize, and bank online.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6 in Software
• Brand: Symantec
• Model: 21218835
• Released on: 2012-01-06
• Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.50" h x 5.25" w x 1.25" l,

Features

• Keep your computer running its best and protect your photos, music, and other important files from loss
• Prevent cybercriminals from stealing your identity and money when you surf, shop, socialize, and bank online
• Email, chat, and download files with protection from threats, cybercriminal attacks, and online scams

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Everything you need to care for your PC
By Robert St Arnault
There protections of every kind you can think of and some they simply think of for you, with backup and optimize "defrag" and adjustments for every function. I would not want to run my PC without it. The only negative is they could make it cheaper, but when you take into account it installs on 3 PCs it weight out. everything you do is protected and backup can be turned off or set to any destination. It even can connect to the network if you want to get the latest protections before they officially come out for virtually any threat. Hey you spend good money on your PC so why not take care of it right and protect it with Norton 360 (6.0 3 PCs). I could go on annd on but really you need this more than you know, and a trusted name in Norton helps.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Good virus protection, some IMPORTANT gotcha's
By Joanna Daneman
I'm required to use Norton on my home PC in order to access my work PC at home if I want to view it remotely. That's how our IT support has arranged things. So even if I might prefer a different brand of anti-virus, this is the one I use.

INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT

Norton installs easily. That's huge. I am not a PC guru though I do know how to do basic tasks. And I have to make sure any PC I use at home is updated and kept free of the mounting threat for viruses and malware, which are programs that enter your computer from a website and gather data or otherwise intend to harm you in some way. The fact I could get this installed in minutes, and that it has a 3 PC license made it a big selling point for me. Most of us have at least two in the house and a laptop, so 3 is a logical number of licenses in a package.

However, there have been reports that this software will not install well on older PC's. Mine are about 4 years old, and both use either Vista or Win 7, so I am in fairly good shape. But many many people have older PC's that run well and that they have not upgraded. There are reports that this software is not well-adapted to older systems, and may crash your system. I got away with it on my PC, but if you are running anything less than a 3 year old PC, I'd suggest you not mess with this unless you have some PC knowledge. (Trend Micro seems to be more forgiving of older PC's at least, in our hands.) So I bring it up, because even if I have a good result, YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY--that is, this may not be the software you want.

The improvements I noticed most is a backup option that helped me do a more regular backup task, something I had been lax about.

Another improvement is PC Cleanup, which lets you remove unused files from the registry. I do NOT hack the registry. I'm just out of date when it comes to Win 7 or Vista and the registry. I used to be able to handle deeper tasks years ago with XP but I just don't have time or bandwidth to become that knowledgeable about the operating system anymore. But if you install trial software, or have a software package you don't use anymore, it's advisable to remove it from the system and haha, the "remove software" feature of Windows doesn't remove everything left behind.

GOTCHAS

No Norton Anti-Bot included in this package, which is software that protects against "bot"Trojan programs. This is amazingly bad. You have to buy Norton Anti-Bot, a standalone application, separately and how many people know that they should do this, or feel good about ponying up another thirty quatloos to get important protection. A "bot" is a Trojan that is a kind of malware that installs itself and can open a door to virus or data mining from your computer. The older "Trojans" tricked you into installing them (you'd download, say, a cute game or screensaver and it would be a "Trojan horse" containing a harmful program inside. That's why you scan software that you intend to install.) In this case, the Trojan comes in as malware installed by a website automatically, and the Anti-Bot detects it. If you surf the web to sites you are not familiar with, or if you have other users (psst ...your children) you should have this. ***** UPDATE ***** Seems I am out of date--AntiBot has been replaced by protection that is included in the Norton Internet Security software.

Installation on older PCs: Reported to be not as good on older PCs. (I was ok.)

Spyware: if you search out the test reports, Norton is great on virus, in fact, it is at the top, but it is only middling good for spyware and misses many issues. For the average user who is not so savvy on spyware, this may not seem so important, but there are many malicious websites you can stumble on these days, even clicking once onto them and you will get something undesirable installed onto your PC. If Spyware is a concern, you may turn to other packages instead. You can add Ad-Aware Pro which is well-rated. I found Trend Micro better than Norton on warning me about potentially malicious sites; one site that passed through Norton was stopped by Trend Micro, but Trend Micro is said not to be as good for virus trapping as Norton.

Support: The online support, where you use the internet to access help files, requires that you enter personal information to access the database. Huh? Since most help moved to online format (with good reason; it's easier to maintain, keeps versions of software updated) almost all software packages you use let you simply go online and search the database for the help you need. Here, you have to log in and give your name. I think after you paid for and installed a licensed legitimate package, that should be freely accessible. Furthermore, unless your help is dealing with a "known issue", you will have to pay for telephone support for settings for your particular PC or firewall. Sometimes, the online help fails, especially during the initial install. If you cannot navigate and solve your own issue, you will have to pony up more cash to solve an installation. A workaround for many companies is a users forum and for example, I installed Magix MX and needed a setting to add a feature and the user forum NOT the database had the answer for me. Here, you are forced to call them if you cannot find your particular answer.

The tech support is about the cost of the software for one session, so if you are budget-minded and in trouble, you'll have to do an exhaustive internet search to save the dough. I realize that live technical support is an expensive burden to a software manufacturer, but I'd have preferred to see one call included for installation issues and let customers pay for additional support after installation, which seems fairer to me.

SUMMARY

Overall, a good package. Who should buy this? The average PC user, with a NEWER PC and intermediate knowledge of PC's a good candidate for this software. Be prepared to pony up for tech help if you need firewall help. If you are a basic PC user, I would suggest hiring a tech to help you through the installation and checking your home system, including wireless for security. While this will cost you, the cost of a breach in your PC security could lead to identity theft and other problems that would cost much more. Beware of some of the issues, such as older PC installation.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Great Anti-Virus Program
By T. West-Taylor
This is a great anti-virus program for 3 computers and it works well with laptops, desktops and netbooks which lasts for one year. It has been installed for over a month and no problems have developed.
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