Software Review Norton 360 Review

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Product name
Norton 360 (22.21.11.46)
Installation (rating)
3.00 star(s)
User interface (rating)
3.00 star(s)
Accessibility notes
In general, the UI is well-organized, but it appears to be outdated and has a lot of room for improvement.
- 1 star deducted for the mismatch between My Norton interface (seems to be modern) and Norton 360 interface (seems to be outdated)
- 1 star deducted for the problematic Security History interface, which is prone to crashing when there are a lot of logs to display.
Performance (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Core protection (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Protection notes
According to the results of my testing and independent testing organizations, Norton offers best-in-class protection against all types of malware.
Scan engine: 4 stars. (Machine learning-based detection is great. For Signature-based detection, in some cases, a small change to sample will cause Norton to fail to detect. Detections like Trojan.Gen.X are solely based on sample hash. Also, in some cases, Norton is slower to respond to new threats than Kaspersky.)
Behavioral detection engine: 4 stars. (SONAR is doing a good job. It cannot, however, restore files that have been encrypted by ransomware. SONAR is reliant on a reliable internet connection.)
Firewall / IPS: 5 stars. Best-in-class.
Safeweb: 5 stars. It's nice and can effectively block online threats.
Positives
    • Minimal setup required
    • Low impact on system resources
    • Fast scans
    • Easy to use
    • Ransomware protection
    • Strong and reliable protection
    • Detects or blocks in-the-wild malware
    • Consistently high test scores
    • Effective malicious URL blocking
    • Virus signatures are updated daily
    • Excellent scores in independent tests
    • Multiple layers of protection
Negatives
    • High ongoing cost
    • Advanced users may want more control
    • Short on configuration options
    • Awkward interface
    • Includes paid-for components (paywall)
    • Frequent upgrade prompts
    • Higher than average false positives
Time spent using product
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)

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